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Pathology - Alaska

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  • Mission: To provide prompt, highly accurate, clinical and anatomical pathology results, in a caring, cost-effective and professional environment.
  • Scope of Practice: Provides complete clinical pathology services for the MEDDAC-AK and 5 satellite clinics by the performance of technical laboratory procedures in Hematology, Urinalysis, Blood Bank, Clinical Chemistry, Special Chemistry, Microbiology, and Serology on a 24 hour-a-day/ 7 days-a-week basis. BACH laboratory tracks, monitors, performs and sends out legal/forensic toxicologies; prepares and sends specimens to reference laboratories, (either military or civilian, depending on need) when testing is not available in the laboratory and receives the results of such testing; performs daily quality control according to manufacturer's instructions, departmental SOPs, Clinical Lab Improvement Program (CLIP), College of American Pathologists (CAP), and JCAHO accreditation standards. Provides anatomical pathology services for the MEDDAC-AK and its satellite services by performance of Histology, Cytology, (pap smear, fluid cytology, cytology reading and interpretation), Surgical Pathology (microscopic, gross, frozen sections), bone marrow in limited manner, touch preps on a regular day-shift schedule. BACH AP laboratory performs Quality Control procedures according to manufacturer's instructions, departmental SOP's, and CAP accreditation standards; prepares and ships QC and consultation samples for pathology peer review. Provides transfusion services which meet the needs of the blood transfusion service of the FDA, AABB, and CAP.
  • Location:  Bassett Hospital 1st Floor
  • Hours of Operation:  0730-1630
  • Appointments:  361-5261

 


 Quick Phone List
  Central Appointments - 361-4000
  Behavioral Health - 361-6059
  Child Day Care - 361-5612
  Dental Clinic - 361-5135
  * EENT - 361-5212
  EFMP - 361-5825 / 5959
  Immunizations - 361-5456
  Inclement Weather - 361-2123
  Internal Medicine - 361-4000
  * OB/GYN - 361-4000 x4
  * Ortho/Podiatry - 361-5198
  Pediatrics - 361-4000 x32
  * Surgery - 361-5163
 Benefits Advisor - 361-5656
 Emergency Room - 361-5144
 Information Desk - 361-5172
  Toll Free - (800) 478-5172
 Laboratory - 361-5377
 Occupational Health - 361-5182
 Optometry - 361-4000 x1
 Patient Advocate - 361-5291
 Pharmacy Refills - 361-5803
 * Physical Therapy - 361-5237
 * Radiology - 361-5117
 Social Work Services - 361-6284
 TRICARE - 1-877-988-9378.
 VA-Clinic - 361-6370

 * Referral Required for Appointment


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