Laboratory Services

Pikeville Medical Center's Laboratory provides accurate and timely laboratory results to assist our Medical Staff in the diagnosis, monitoring, and treatment of our patients.

New Lab Collection Site
To enhance patient convenience for those only needing to visit the hospital for to get lab work done, PMC is pleased to introduce the new lab collection site based in our new Outpatient Diagnostic Center. The Outpatient Diagnostic Center's Laboratory Collection Site hours are from 7am-5pm and is located across the street from the hospital in the riverfill parking area.  Registration is available without visiting the main hospital and outpatients needing lab work only should go directly to the Outpatient Diagnostic Center on the riverfill parking lot.

Blood Bank: Involved in blood typing, detection of antibodies, and crossmatching of blood for transfusion.	Chemistry: Performs a multitude of tests for the detection and monitoring of diseases.
Hematology: Performs tests to evaluate cell counts, cellular morphology, and clotting ability.	Microbiology: Performs cultures and tests to identify agents responsible for infections.
Pathology: Histologic technicians process and prepare a variety of tissues for gross and microscopic examination by the pathologist.	Urinalysis and Serology: Performs tests on urine to identify chemical and morphologic abnormalities, as well as pregnancy.