The Department of Pathology and Clinical Laboratories at Jamaica Hospital is a state-of-the-art, full-service laboratory that performs approximately 1.5 million tests annually to help detect, diagnose and prevent disease. The department includes the clinical divisions of Anatomic Pathology, Blood Bank, Chemistry, Hematology, Microbiology and Phlebotomy. Among the wide range of testing performed in the Pathology Department are biopsies, PAP smears, blood typing for transfusions, glucose and cholesterol levels, blood counts, culturing of infectious disease organisms and serology testing. The laboratory is fully computerized and boasts such technologies as voice recognition, barcoding of specimens and electronic remote reporting of results. There is an active blood drawing station that has been serving the needs of the community for many years. The clinical laboratory operates 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
