Laboratory Services
Laboratory Services
Laboratory Services
Danville Regional provides a wide array of laboratory services, including:
- Cytology and Hisology (PAP smears and microscopic examination of tissue)
- Blood Bank services (Transfusioin and Blood Donor Center)
- Hemotology/Specimen Receiving and Processing (Complete Blood Counts and microscopic examination of blood and body fluids)
- Chemistry (routine chemical analysis of blood for kidney, heart and liver disease; testing for drug abuse)
- Microbiology (bacterial, fungal and TB cultures; testing for susceptibility to antibiotics; parasitology examination; serology testing)
- Phlebotomy (blood collection services)
All of our laboratory services are fully licensed and accredited by the College of American Pathologists and The American Association of Blood Banks.
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