Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

477867849The Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at MedStar Washington Hospital Center provides comprehensive clinical and anatomical pathology services in all areas essential to support a large metropolitan acute care hospital. Pathology is the study and diagnosis of disease through examination of organs, tissues, bodily fluids and whole bodies (autopsies).

Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Services

  • Clinical chemistry
  • Microbiology
  • Parasitology
  • Blood banking
  • Hematology
  • Urinalysis
  • Flow cytometry
  • Diagnostic immunology

Anatomic Pathology services are offered in:

  • General surgical pathology
  • Gynecological pathology
  • Hematopathology
  • Immunopathology
  • Neuropathology
  • Cytopathology
  • Dermatopathology

A 24-hour STAT Lab offers a complete range of STAT tests for critical care patients and offers point-of-care testing at a variety of sites.

Under the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, outpatient labs are provided by LabCorp.

Location:
Physician Office Building across from the pharmacy.

Hours of operations:
Monday – Friday from 7 am – 5:45pm.

Accessibility:
If patients are driving, the Yellow park garage is the closest way to go to the lab. Services are provided for general, geriatric, pediatric and te handicap population.

Contact information:
Phone number: 202-882-2195
Fax number: 202-882-2197.

Location Information

Call 202-877-3627 (3627)

MedStar Washington Hospital Center
110 Irving Street, NW
BCW-17
Washington, DC 20010