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 8 am - 5 pm (M-F), 9 am - noon (Sa). An on-call pathologist is available every day/weekend. Autopsy services are offered. The pathologists provide oversight of all Laboratory Divisions, including Pequot Health Center, L+M Cancer Center, Flanders Health Center and L+M Medical Office Building, New London.
Lawrence + Memorial Hospital Main Laboratory, Pequot Laboratory and L+M Cancer Center 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:
Services include: