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The Benson Hospital Laboratory is staffed 24 hours a day, 365 days a year to meet the medical laboratory testing needs of the San Pedro Valley Hospital District. The Laboratory is divided into two physical locations: a blood drawing room in the hospital located across from the Admitting Department, and a main laboratory where testing occurs located in a modular building on the northern face of the hospital across from the Emergency Room. These two locations are devoted to the testing needs of inpatients, outpatients, and emergency patients. Regular hours of operation are:
Chemistry
testing includes metabolic profiles, electrolytes, therapeutic drug testing,
endocrine testing, and various analytes useful to the physician's diagnostic
needs. These are carried out on Abbott platforms which include the
Architect 8000, and the Axsym. These platforms employ multiplex testing
with high throughput capabilities, excellent sensitivity and specificity, and
quick turnaround times. Cardiac testing includes these platforms and the
handheld I Stat platform which expands the cardiac menu and serves as a backup
to critical results. Hematology testing is mainly accomplished on the Cell
Dyne 3700, an Abbott based system that both counts and identifies blood cells.
Certain body fluids such as spinal fluid, joint fluid and body fluids are
counted and examined manually, using the microscope and a hemocytometer.
Urinalysis, Coagulation and Serology employ various combinations of automated
and manual techniques. In the area of Coagulation, Benson Hospital Laboratory
performs prothrombin and partial thromboplastin testing for Coumadin and heparin
therapy patients. We have many such patients, some of whom have results
sent to providers in other states and other countries. Microbiology
testing at Benson Hospital Laboratory is performed on a limited basis.
Gram stains, rapid strep testing, testing The
Blood Bank is perpetually stocked with 3 units of O positive, 3 units of A
positive, and 3 units of O negative packed red blood cells. When needed
urgently, the O negative stock can be administered immediately. For less
urgent cases, crossmatching and preparation of blood for administration usually
takes 1 to 2 hours. Fresh frozen plasma, cryoprecipitate, and platelets
are available through the American Red Cross and can be available for
administration within 2 to 4 hours. Other more esoteric blood products are
available through the Red Cross, and require longer times to delivery. Our
staff in the Laboratory consists of 4 Laboratory Assistants who work in the
Blood Drawing Room, and for limited purposes in the main Laboratory, and 6
Laboratory Technicians who perform the testing. The Laboratory Assistants
have all completed recognized programs in Phlebotomy/Lab Assisting. The
Laboratory Technicians have all completed recognized programs in Medical
Technology and are certified by either the American Medical Technologists,
American Society of Clinical Pathologists, or American Association of
Bioanalysts. The
laboratory is under the technical direction of a Ph. D. Clinical Laboratory
Director, and under the medical direction of a Board Certified, MD, Ph. D.
Pathologist. The
Benson Hospital Laboratory is licensed by the State of
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Results
are available to the ordering provider through a variety of methods. They
can be auto faxed, hand faxed, phoned directly to the provider, printed out and
hand delivered, mailed, or printed out remotely at the delivery site.
Of course, in this electronic age results are available to providers on line via
the hospital's information system. Patients can obtain copies of their lab
results by signing a release form in the Health Information department. With
the signed release, the patient may then receive a paper copy from the
Laboratory Technician on duty. The signed release and paper copy method is
the only way patients can obtain copies of their lab results. 
for influenza and respiratory
syncinctial virus, monocytosis, and select other infirmities are performed on
site. Cultures and sensitivities are sent out to reference laboratories,
with results available within 24 to 72 hours, depending on the organism grown.
This particular spectrum of testing has been designed to support the provider's
need for diagnostic timeliness so that treatment, when indicated, can be started
as soon as possible.