UK St. Claire's laboratory offers state-of-the-art comprehensive
clinical and anatomical testing service for inpatients and outpatients.
UK St. Claire's laboratory is staffed by board-certified pathologists.
Technical staff includes medical technologists, medical laboratory technicians,
histologists and cytotechnologists registered through the American Medical
Society of Clinical Pathology.
UK St. Claire's laboratory is fully accredited and certified by:
The Joint Commission
Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA)
Tests Offered
UK St. Claire laboratory performs approximately 1 million annual
tests, specializing in the following areas:
Hematology is the study of blood, the blood-forming organs and blood diseases. Hematology
includes the study of etiology, diagnosis, treatment, prognosis, and prevention
of blood disease.
Clinical Chemistry is the science of chemical analysis of blood, urine, and other body fluids
to help in the diagnosis and treatment of disease. This area includes
the testing such as basic and comprehensive metabolic panels, and other
panels such as thyroid, renal, liver, lipids, cardiac, tumor markers and anemia.
Blood Bank We perform testing to determine the blood type of patients and to identify
compatible blood products for blood transfusions, along with a set of
tests and treatments to ensure and enhance quality. Approximately 2,000
blood products are transfused annually. All blood products are obtained from the
Kentucky Blood Center (KBC) in Lexington, KY.
Microbiology includes routine isolation and identifications of pathogens, antibiotics
susceptibility testing, DNA, PCR.
Pathology and Cytology: The SCH Pathology and Cytology Departments provide a wide array of services.
The pathology service is involved in the diagnosis of diseases through
the examination of tissue biopsies, as well as organs resected in surgery.
The cytology service provides diagnoses on non-gynecologic specimens.
In addition, on-site evaluations of biopsy material obtained within the
operating room, by CT or by ultrasound are also offered.
Occupational Drug Screens: The SCH lab maintains and performs drug screenings for numerous companies.
Drug screens are performed at the Main Hospital Outpatient Lab. An aAppointment
required. To make a Drug Screen appointment, please call 606-783-6721.
Community Health Screening: We perform community services featuring cholesterol and glucose screenings.
