Laboratory
Services
When you are not feeling well, your physician
will want to find out as quickly as possible what
is causing your illness. You can depend on our Clinical
Laboratory Services for fast and precise information
to assist in diagnosing your illness.
Our lab is accredited by the College of American Pathologists,
the highest level of accreditation available for a clinical
laboratory. This is your assurance that you are receiving
the highest quality of laboratory services.
Under
the direction of board-certified pathologists, our
highly-skilled technicians work in a modern, computerized
lab. We provide a full range of services to inpatients
and outpatients. Inpatient, hospital outpatient and
emergency services are
available 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
Within
our full-service laboratory are the following departments,
with a brief explanation of their varied
functions:
Phlebotomy - the collection of blood from
the patient;
Processing - the distribution of the specimen
for testing;
Hematology - a counting of red blood cells,
white blood cells, blood clotting factors and hemoglobin
as
well as urinalysis;
Chemistry - tests on the blood and body fluids;
Microbiology - the identification of microorganisms
that cause disease;
Blood Bank - typing and cross-matching patients
for transfusion with blood products from the Central
Kentucky Blood Center.
Pathology is another department that is part
of the Clinical Laboratory. Histology and
cytology are departments within Pathology. Histology
deals with processing tissues for the diagnosis of
illness,
while cytology involves screening slides for abnormalities
(such as Pap smears).
Outpatient
Draw-Sites
When
your physician recommends routine laboratory tests,
you can visit either our hospital outpatient services,
one of our Family Medical Center laboratories or one
of our outpatient draw-sites.
Laboratory Services for blood draws and urine specimen collection are now available on the second floor at 440 Whirl-A-Way Drive in Danville. Services are available Monday through Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Appointments are not necessary.
Ephraim
McDowell Diagnostic Center is
located at 101 Daniel Drive in Danville. It
is open Monday through Friday from 7:00 a.m. to
7:00
p.m.
Family Medical Centers
Danville
Family Physicians
is located at 109 Daniel Drive in Danville.
Outpatient draw services are available Monday through
Friday from 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Harrodsburg
Family Medical Center
is
located at 1509 Louisville Road in
Harrodsburg. It is open Monday through Friday from 8:30
a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Homestead
Family Medicine is located
at 79 Bob-O-Link Drive in Springfield.
It is open Monday through Friday from
8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Liberty
Family Medical Center
is located at 511 Middleburg Street in
Liberty. It is open Monday through Thursday from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. and Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
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