Medical Laboratory Testing Services are an essential part of a patient’s total health care.
The medical laboratory testing services at Madison Healthcare Services have a high complexity testing laboratory, and are staffed by highly educated and trained medical laboratory technicians. Laboratory services are available to patients seven days a week. After-hours and emergency testing is available 24 hours a day by on-call personnel.
Laboratory Testing Services Offered
Our lab is responsible for all sample collections, including blood collections for all of our patients in the hospital, clinic, and nursing home. We perform intricate testing on all types of samples using state-of-the-art technology and strive to keep current on new and upcoming technology. Just this year, we added a new specialized analyzer called the e411, which performs cardiac testing, specialized diabetes testing, thyroid function testing, PSA’s for prostate cancer screening and Vitamin B12 and Ferritin assays for iron testing.
We perform nearly 80,000 tests per year in our lab, including tests like White Blood Counts, Influenza testing, coagulation studies, to the intricate chemistry tests used to diagnose many diseases. The medical laboratory serves as a transfusion service for individuals needing blood or blood products and we work closely with the American Red Cross. The lab provides breath alcohol screening and DOT pre-employment drug screen collections to many employers in the area. Direct access lab testing is also available for certain tests without going to a physician’s office or clinic.
Cardiology Testing
Madison Hospital Laboratory is also responsible for performing EKG’s, Holter and Event Monitoring for cardiac patients. We work with the Central Minnesota Heart Center in St. Cloud to provide cardiology services to our patients.
In 2009, the Laboratory moved into a new space. The expanded lab provides a specimen collection area, with space for performing EKG’s, and a large central laboratory to house state-of-the art analyzers. Along with the new lab, we also converted our stand-alone Laboratory Information System into a facility wide Electronic Medical Record.
Schedule an appointment with your provider if you have health concerns to discuss health concerns that may require lab work.