1775 Thompson Rd, Coos Bay, Oregon 97420
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Your health results are important, and we make sure to analyze them carefully, ensuring we not only help you find answers but help you find them accurately. Our laboratory team consists of highly skilled pathologists, clinical scientists, medical technologists, provide efficient, prompt comprehensive laboratory services.
We provide the around-the-clock analysis essential to accurate diagnosis and treatment. Our laboratory provides full-service diagnostic testing for both inpatients and outpatients. Accredited by the College of American Pathologists, our medical laboratory scientists, and medical laboratory technicians are trained to perform, assess, and report hematology, coagulation, blood bank, chemistry, urinalysis, and microbiology tests.
To contact the lab at Bay Area Hospital call 541-269-8071.
Bay Area Hospital’s lab was renovated in 2001 when the new Emergency Department was expanded. In 2024, a brand-new state-of-the-art Ortho Vitros 7600XT automation system was installed streamlining lab analysis and reducing processing time.
The laboratory offers COVID-19 testing options for inpatients or those who have a provider’s referral (in the form of Antigen or PCR) with same day results.
The pathology department processes tissues and biopsies to determine if there is a malignancy or other disease processes going on. Pathologists determine their findings using various techniques including microscopes, special stains, and genetic testing.
Microbiologists culture specimens from potential infection sites looking for bacterial, fungal, and/or viral infectious agents. Infectious bacteria can then be tested against different antibiotics to determine effective drug treatments.
This department performs blood types on patients that may need to receive a transfusion due to blood loss or anemia. The technologist will “crossmatch” the patient’s blood with the donor’s blood to find compatible blood products for the transfusion. Our blood donor supply comes from the American Red Cross, which routinely holds blood drives in our community.
This department performs complete blood counts (CBCs) and differentials on blood and body fluids using automated analyzer microscopes. CBCs are one of the most common laboratory tests requested by providers because providers obtain information such as white blood cell count (WBC), red blood cell count/hemoglobin, and platelet count all at once.
Industrial drug screen collection services are also available. More extensive referral resting is provided by Mayo Clinic Laboratories and our other reference lab partners.
This department performs complete blood counts (CBCs) and differentials on blood and body fluids using automated analyzer microscopes. CBCs are one of the most common laboratory tests requested by providers because providers obtain information such as white blood cell count (WBC), red blood cell count/hemoglobin, and platelet count all at once.
This department uses automated analyzers to test for metabolic chemicals, hormones, and drugs from plasma and serum. Some common tests include: cholesterol, lipid panels, potassium, cardiac markers, pregnancy, thyroid, and substance use testing.
Bay Area Hospital’s laboratory is affiliated with the Oregon Institute of Technology as a site for Medical Laboratory Scientist (MLS) externship students as a teaching lab.
Our outpatient lab services are available 24 hours a day 7 days a week. Laboratory services can only be provided with an order from a licensed health provider. Orders can be faxed to 541-269-8373.
If orders are being placed by a physician outside of our area, please call the lab at 541-269-8071 to confirm we have received your orders.
Results are sent to the ordering provider and are available to the patient through MyChart.