Laboratory Services
Altru's Laboratory provides physicians with concrete data to help determine a patient's diagnosis by testing specimens including blood and blood products, bodily fluids and tissue. Over 15,000 specimens are collected and processed within the Altru Health System each month. With up-to-date technology, Altru’s lab achieves greater efficiency, prompt resulting and improved patient care.
Services We Offer
At Altru, we strive to deliver high-quality, clinically impactful, and cost-effective laboratory diagnostic services that are crucial to providing world-class patient care. Altru Lab Services offers the following:
- Complete blood count
- Urinalysis
- Cholesterol panel
- Cultures
Lab Departments
- Pathology - Cytology and Histology
- Core Lab - Chemistry, Hematology, Coagulation & Urinalysis
- Microbiology & Molecular Diagnostics
- Transfusion
- Phlebotomy
Accreditations
- CAP
- CLIA
- FDA
- AABB
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