The clinical and anatomic pathology laboratories at Lawrence + Memorial Hospital provide timely, quality, and accurate test results that are important to patients and physicians, and inform clinical decision-making.
The clinical laboratories are equipped with "cutting edge" instrumentation and information management technology, and employ a skilled and highly qualified team of managers, medical technologists, technicians, and phlebotomists.
The anatomic pathology department is staffed with five AP/CP board-certified pathologists and one pathology assistant. All areas of general surgical pathology, including bone marrows/lymph nodes, are covered. Areas of sub-specialization include gastrointestinal tract, liver, breast, and lung. Non-gynecologic cytology services, including rapid interpretation, are available. An in-house pathologist from 8a - 5p (M-F), 9a -12 noon (Sat). An on-call pathologist is available every day/weekend. Autopsy services are offered. The pathologists provide oversight of all Laboratory Divisions, including Pequot, Flanders and Shaw's Cove.
Lawrence + Memorial Hospital main lab and Pequot laboratory are accredited by the College of American Pathologists and Joint Commission, and participate in extensive internal and external quality control programs.
Lawrence + Memorial Laboratory is full service, operating 24 hours a day, 365 days.
Laboratory services include:
- Anatomic Pathology/Histology
- Blood Bank, including Transfusion Services
- Cytology
- Chemistry
- Hematology, Coagulation, Urinalysis
- Microbiology
- Immunology/Serology
- Phlebotomy
Four outpatient access sites located in New London, Groton, and
East Lyme:
Main Campus
365 Montauk Ave.
New London, CT 06320
860.442.0711 ext 2020, 2436
FAX: 860.444.4784
Mon - Fri. 6:30a - 6p
Sat. 7a - noon
Flanders Health Center
Latimer Brook Commons
Flanders Four Corners
339 Flanders Road
East Lyme, CT 06333
860.739.6437
FAX: 860.739.4556
Mon - Fri. 6:30a - 5p
Sat. 7a - noon
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Pequot Health Center
52 Hazelnut Hill Road
Groton, CT 06340
860.446.8265 ext 7021
FAX: 860.448.2543
Mon - Fri. 6:30a - 7p
Sat. 7a - 7p
Sun. 9a - 5:30p
Shaw's Cove Medical Building
4 Shaw's Cove
New London, CT 06320
860.437.8101
FAX: 860.701.0338
Mon - Fri. 8:30a - 5p
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Lawrence + Memorial Lab has an extensive outreach program.
Services include:
- Home Blood Draws: may be scheduled at the request of the physician for true homebound patients. To schedule, call 860.444.5101 (Lab Main Office).
- Specimen Drop Boxes: To request a box, call 860.442.0711 ext 3901, Audrey Turner, Outreach Manager, or Lab Director, Nicole Gomes, 860.444.3781.
- Courier services: To request routine or STAT pickup service, call Audrey Turner, (860) 442-0711 x3091. Lab couriers are scheduled from noon to 10p. Requests outside of these hours can be accommodated by calling 860.444.5101.
- Patient lab reports can be faxed, mailed, or printed to an office printer. These reports can be scheduled to print daily. To set up a report print schedule, call Audrey Turner or Nicole Gomes.
- Laboratory test menu is available on the L+M intranet. A CD of the Guide to Laboratory Services can be requested by calling Audrey Turner or Nicole Gomes.
Our Team
Victoria G. Reyes, MD FCAP
Director of Laboratories
Judith Portelance, MS, BS, DLM (ASCP)
Administrative Director of Laboratories
Elizabeth Harris
Manager, Blood Bank
Barbara Naillis
Manager, Chemistry
Pedro Ugarelli
Manager, Hematology
Jill Midgett
Manager, Microbiology