Traditional gastrointestinal pathogen detection includes many bacterial, viral, and parasite tests that require clinicians to order many different tests that have various sensitivity and turn-around-time (TAT). As a result, pathogen detection can be delayed or missed, if the correct tests are not ordered. This ongoing study is evaluating the time-to-diagnosis of gastrointestinal infections using the FilmArray Gastrointestinal (GI) Panel test (BioFire Diagnostics, Salt Lake City, UT, USA) compared to conventional methods. The Filmarray GI test is a multiplex PCR test with targets for 22 gastrointestinal bacteria, viruses, and parasites. The study is also comparing the FilmArray GI test to conventional stool cultures, to evaluate the impact of the FilmArray GI test on clinical decision-making. In this interim analysis, the sample population was composed of 167 outpatient or recently admitted (<3 days) patients who had stool specimens submitted for the FilmArray GI test. The time from collection to result for the FilmArray GI test was compared to stool culture. Results from our interim analysis found that the mean time from collection to a FilmArray GI result was 9.8 hours, while the mean time from collection to first actionable stool culture result (if positive) was 62.9. The time from collection to final stool culture result was even longer (77.2 hours). We also found that the FilmArray GI test identified many more pathogens than stool culture: 38% of the samples were positive by FilmArray GI, while only 5% were positive by stool culture. Thus far, the FilmArray test has demonstrated more rapid results and higher sensitivity than stool culture. Ongoing work is evaluating the clinical impact of the FilmArray GI test, but this interim analysis shows that it is more rapid and sensitive than traditional stool culture. As such, it appears to be a promising test for promptly detecting gastrointestinal pathogens.