services:
laboratory services
The goal of our laboratory is to meet the health care needs of our patient population and provide the medical staff with diagnostic tests that are timely and accurate.
The laboratory meets the high expectations of the accreditation agencies including The Pennsylvania Department of Health, College of American Pathologists, and the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
The blood bank receives blood products from the Central Blood Bank of Pittsburgh, and works closely with the ITxM Diagnostics of Pittsburgh to assure blood product safety, screening, and diagnostic reliability.
Clinical laboratory testing includes state-of-the art instrumentation with every analyte tested. More importantly, it includes the expertise of Medical Laboratory
Technologists/Technicians who are highly-trained professionals. Their knowledge of Chemistry, Biology, and Bacteriology helps integrate the field of laboratory medicine into specific test results that are utilized by physicians to care for their patients.
Reference laboratory testing, for those tests not performed at Ohio Valley, is also available with comparable results and turnaround times of less than 48 hours for most analytes from Quest Diagnostics.
Clinical Laboratory Departments Include:
- Chemistry
- Special Chemistry
- Hematology
- Microbiology
- Blood Bank
- Urinalysis
- Coagulation
- Pathology
A board-certified pathologist directs the daily microscopic examination of surgical specimens; rendering definitive diagnoses that are used by treating physicians for the best care of their patients. Tumors are studied by the pathologist using various histochemical and immunohistochemical stains that better define the diseases studied microscopically.
Skilled histology technicians provide such staining and tissue preparations.
The Laboratory Operates 24 hours a day/ 7 days a week.
Outpatient Blood Draw hours are:
Monday – Friday / 6:30 AM - 7:00 PM / Register at Outpatient Registration on the 2nd floor
Saturday / 7:00 AM - Noon / Register at Out Patient Registration on the 2nd floor
Sunday / 8:00 AM - Noon / Register at the Emergency Room on the 1st floor
Patients may also participate in the Health Check Blood Screening Program for a fee of $25.00. These screenings are held every other month. From a single blood specimen, we will perform 32 tests to detect current and potential heath conditions that include anemia, diabetes, liver disease, kidney dysfunction and gout. Upon completion of the testing, copies of the report are sent to a physician designated by the patient and also to the patient.
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