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.
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Confidentiality privileges are held to the highest standards.
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Professional Department of Transportation urine collection and urine drug screening.
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Collection sites for DNA testing.
We have six draw center locations for your convenience:
| Blue Mountain Health System Palmerton Campus |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |