Clinical Laboratory

Under the supervision of board certified pathologists, the Clinical Laboratory offers a full spectrum of test procedures seven days a week, 24 hours a day.

Services provided include:

• bacteriology
• blood banking
• chemistry
• hematology
• histology
• immunology
• parasitology
• special chemistry
• toxicology
• urinalysis

Normal hours of operation:
The Laboratory is open Monday through Thursday, 7 a.m.-5:30 p.m. and Friday from 7 a.m.-5 p.m. Patients can easily access the Lab by parking in the VVMC lot on Candy Lane, and entering the hospital through the main entrance. Patients first must sign in at the Registration area (to the right of the Information desk) where they will be given an order sheet and identification wristband. Following the registration process, patients check in down the hallway to the right of Registration on the right hand side.

After hours and weekends:
Patients needing Laboratory services after hours and on weekends must present to the Emergency department, where they will register and be directed to the main Laboratory.

The VVMC Clinical Laboratory is accredited and inspected by the College of American Pathologists (CAP). The CAP Laboratory Accreditation Program is an internationally recognized program and the only one of its kind that utilizes teams of practicing laboratory professionals as inspectors. Designed to go well beyond regulatory compliance, the program helps laboratories achieve the highest standards by inspecting a complete array of disciplines and testing procedures. Upon successful completion of the inspection process, a laboratory is awarded CAP accreditation and becomes part of an exclusive group of laboratories worldwide that have met the highest standards of excellence.

Additionally, the Laboratory is certified through the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) program to receive Medicare and Medicaid payments.