Laboratory Services

Seventy percent of today’s medical decisions rely on laboratory test results, underscoring the crucial role of clinical laboratories in health care. At Yavapai Regional, our clinical labs are staffed by experienced pathologists and medical technologists who excel in analyzing test results. This team is dedicated to providing timely and accurate services in both our hospital-based and outpatient laboratories.

Our laboratories have earned accreditation from the College of American Pathologists and the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Act (CLIA).

Services

  • Arterial Blood Gases
    • An analysis of the blood’s oxygen and carbon dioxide levels performed in order to measure lung and metabolic function.

     

  • Blood Bank
    • A facility at which donated blood is categorized by blood type and then separated into components and stored for use in transfusions.

     

  • Coagulation
    • A test that measures the blood’s clotting ability. This test is used to assess the need for blood-thinning medications or to determine how well those medications are working.

     

  • General Chemistry
    • This includes comprehensive testing of the metabolic system to measure blood sugar (glucose) levels, electrolytes (salts and minerals), and fluids as well as to test kidney and liver function.

     

  • Hematology
    • This is the study of blood samples for diagnostic or therapeutic (healing) purposes.

     

  • Histology
    • Using microscopes, pathologists study tissue and cell samples to assist with medical diagnosis.

     

  • Immunology
    • These types of tests detect diseases or problems of the immune system.

     

  • Microbiology
    • This is the study of bacteria, viruses, and other causes of infection.

     

  • Pathology
    • The laboratory examination of tissue samples for diagnostic purposes.

     

  • Therapeutic Drug Monitoring
    • Testing performed to measure the concentration of a specific medication in a patient’s system in order to determine the proper dosage.

     

  • Toxicology
    • This is the study of poisons, illegal drugs. and other harmful substances in the body.

     

  • Urinalysis
    • The analysis of urine samples to detect and assess disease or infection.