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Broughton Hospital
Morganton, NC

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Laboratory Services

 The Medical Laboratory, a clinical support service of Broughton Hospital, performs laboratory tests,as requested by physcians and consulting physcians, for patients admitted to Broughton Hospital. These tests aid the physcian in the diagnosis  and treatment of disease. The laboratory performs over 340,000 laboratory tests annually. Testing includes Hematology, Urinalysis, Chemistry, Serology, Bacteriology, and Blood Banking, EKGs, and Phlebotomy.  The laboratory has five consulting pathologists and is directed by Dr.  Peter Keyser. The laboratory is accredited by JCAHO, and performs proficiency testing with the College of American Pathologists.

The laboratory utilizes reference laboratories with Specialty Laboratories, North Carolina State Laboratory, Wake Forest School of Medicine, and Quest Diagnostics to perform specialized laboratory tests for our patients at Broughton Hosptial.

Mark Berry

Mark Berry

Laboratory Supervisor

The mission of the Medical Laboratory is to deliver high quality laboratory services to the medical staff of Broughton Hospital by providing them with accurate, timely, and useful diagnostic therapeutic laboratory test results, so that each patient's unique care needs are met.

The laboratory provides 24/7 coverage and utilizes state of the art diagnostic testing equipment to provide accurate diagnostic test results.

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