Pathology is the study of cells, organs, tissue and bodily fluids to diagnose disease and track disease processes. Pathologists utilize a variety of technologies in a laboratory setting to determine presence and extent of disease. Physicians utilize information provided by Pathology when developing a patient’s treatment plan.
Fort Sanders Regional Laboratory is a full-service primary reference laboratory providing a wide variety of routine and specialized testing services which include:
- Cardiology
- Endocrinology
- Gastroenterology
- Hematology and Oncology
- Infectious Disease
- Obstetrics and Gynecology
- Urology and Nephrology
- Microbiology
- Neurology
- Coagulation
- Immunohematology
Operating 24 hours a day, seven days a week, including STAT testing on demand, Fort Sanders Regional Laboratory is ready to provide expert service whenever it is needed. With an extensive outreach program for physician offices, nursing homes, and other allied healthcare facilities, quality laboratory testing is always convenient.
Trained in a hospital setting, the professional laboratory staff at Fort Sanders Regional understands that patient care comes first. Working in the local community, they serve the health care needs of a diverse group of customers. Comprised of pathologists, state and nationally accredited medical technologists, and other support personnel, they provide the most responsive and dependable testing services available.
Fort Sanders Regional Laboratory is accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO), licensed by the state of Tennessee, and certified by the Department of Health and Human Services under the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) to provide testing services. View CLIA License
here.
For more information on Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center’s Laboratory Services, please call (865) 541-1117. For information on outreach laboratory services, please call 541-2940.