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Laboratory Services
 

Providing Diagnostic Information

The hospitals of the Blue Mountain Health System's two clinical laboratories are CLIA-certified and provide extensive services in all areas of laboratory medicine, including chemistry and therapeutic drug screening, toxicology, hematology, serology, microbiology, pathology and more. Anatomical and/or clinical board certified pathologists are available for consultation. All test requests from the simplest to the most esoteric are available through our laboratories. Stat services are available 24 hours a day.

Why choose Blue Mountain Health System's laboratory services?

  • We have a friendly, small town atmosphere which allows patients to avoid long waiting times and provides a personal feel.
  • Six convenient draw center locations are available.
  • State-of-the-art instruments are operated by trained technicians, 24 hours-a-day, 7 days-a-week.
  • The Gnaden Huetten Memorial Hospital and Palmerton Hospital clinical laboratories are both CLIA-certified and JCAHO accredited.
  • Comprehensive, quality control programs ensure accurate patient results.
  • Laboratory services are provided to patients of all ages, newborn to seniors.
  • Critical result values are called to physicians to guarantee the best patient care.
  • Confidentiality privileges are held to the highest standards.
  • Professional Department of Transportation urine collection and urine drug screening.
  • Collection sites for DNA testing.

We have six draw center locations for your convenience:

Blue Mountain Health System Palmerton Campus  

135 Lafayette Avenue
Palmerton, PA
610-826-1100

Monday through Friday 7 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Saturday 8 a.m. to noon
No holidays 

Blue Mountain Health System Gnaden Huetten Campus  

211 North 12th Street
Lehighton, PA
610-377-7083

Monday through Friday 6:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Saturday 7 a.m. to noon
No holidays

Gilbert Medical Center  

Route 209
Gilbert, PA
610-681-6364

Monday - Friday 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Wednesday 6:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Saturday 7:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
No holidays 

X-Ray & Laboratory Center - Hometown  
231 Claremont Ave.,  
Tamaqua, PA
570-952-7156
(Inside Carbon Medical Assoc.)
Monday - Friday 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. 
No Holidays 

Switchback Medical Center  

1580 Center Avenue
Jim Thorpe, PA
570-325-2705

Monday and Wednesday 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Tuesday and Thursday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Friday, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.
No holidays

X-ray and Laboratory Center - Jim Thorpe  
1122 North Street
Jim Thorpe, PA
570-325-8835
(Inside Carbon Medical Assoc.)
Monday and Wednesday  8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Tuesday and Thursday 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Friday 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.
No holidays