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Laboratory

Laboratory Test Directory

The Marshall Browning Hospital Laboratory provides testing services to meet all needs. The friendly laboratory personnel, who are all CLIA (Clinical Laboratory Improvement Act) certified, welcome any patient with a physician's order for lab testing. In addition, corporate accounts may be established for those companies needing pre-employment or "on-the-job" drug screening.

CAP Accredited

This lab, which is accredited by CAP (College of American Pathologists) and The Joint Commission, performs the majority of all routine tests on site. Any specialty or highly specialized testing is submitted to a licensed reference lab that provides daily courier services for specimen pick-up and a computerized inquiry system for quick result access. The medical director is a Board Certified Pathologist who provides pathology services through local coverage.

The outpatient laboratory is open from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, and Saturdays from 7 a.m. to 12 noon. While these hours are designed to facilitate routine testing, the main lab is staffed 24 hours a day in order to cover any other emergency patient testing. Services for inpatients, outpatients, and pre-operative evaluations include such testing as CBC (Complete Blood Count) for routine as well as oncological patients undergoing chemo or radiation therapy; chemistry profiles for routine screening, cardiac and liver enzymes; and therapeutic drug testing. Additional services include coagulation testing with INR values for coumadin therapy.

Get Your Results

All test results can be phoned, faxed, or mailed upon physician request. A daily courier service is also provided at 11 a.m. and 4 p.m. for specimen pick-up and delivery of reports to all Du Quoin physician offices and nursing home facilities. Home health agencies are welcome to submit specimens to the hospital lab with an accompanying physician order. Please feel free to call and inquire about the testing services we provide at 618-542-2146, ext. 1311.

Community HealthCheck (Discounted Labs)

Marshall Browning Hospital offers deeply discounted lab testing for just $40 every Tuesday from 7:00 - 10:00 a.m. The testing is BY APPOINTMENT ONLY (no walk-ins). Testing includes:

BLOOD PROFILE
Complete Metabolic Profile
Complete Blood Count

LIPID PROFILE: Cholesterol, LDL, HDL, Triglycerides

THYROID FUNCTION: TSH

DIABETIC SCREEN: Ha1C

VITAMIN D LEVEL

PROSTATE CANCER SCREEN FOR MEN: PSA

Appointments can be made by calling 618-542-1015. Lab results will be on the MBH Patient Portal and sent to your provider. If you do not have a provider, we will schedule you with one of our providers. Patients should not eat or drink for 8 hours prior to testing.