LABORATORY
The Laboratory at St. Martins Hospital provides quality outpatient and inpatient laboratory services, including blood work and specimen collections. Our lab provides full diagnostic services in the areas of hematology, blood banking, chemistry, urinalysis, and microbiology. The laboratory operates 24 hours per day, seven days per week.
As a full-service lab, we are committed to an exceptional standard of patient care testing. The lab is accredited by the Catholic Heath Service and operates within the standards set by the Joint Commission.
Clinical Laboratory Services
The laboratory uses state-of-the-art equipment and employs highly skilled technologists that are easily accessible to answer questions. Most testing is performed in-house including:
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Outpatient transfusion services
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Fully automated chemistry and hematology analyzers offering a variety of testing
Results
A physician-to-physician communication is vital to optimum patient care. Our competent staff is easily available for case discussion and review at any time. Finalized reports are faxed to designated numbers upon completion, with follow-up hard copies by personal delivery or collecton. Telephone calls are made by biomedical scientist or laboratory technicians to clinicians on rush cases and whenever an unexpected malignant diagnosis is rendered by the lab.
