The 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