Princeton Community Hospital's laboratory provides comprehensive inpatient and outpatient testing services in several areas. Clinical pathology services are offered in the blood bank as well as chemistry, hematology, coagulation, immunology, microbiology, urinalysis, and parasitology. Histology and cytology analysis are available through anatomic pathology.

The laboratory employs the latest technology to serve the practice needs of our physicians. Staff is composed of professional personnel including pathologists, medical technologists, medical laboratory technicians, clinical laboratory technicians, histologists and phlebotomists. This team acquires and analyzes patient specimens in a tightly controlled professional environment, with the goal of providing accurate test results to physicians in a timely manner.

The following tests require patient scheduling in advance:

Bone marrow procedures
Chromosome analysis
Glucose tolerance
Lactose tolerance
Semen analysis
Sweat chloride
Therapeutic phlebotomy
Others not specified

Laboratory services are also provided by PCH through the Medical Arts Diagnostic Center at the Medical Arts Building on New Hope Road. Specimens are sent to Princeton Community Hospital for testing.

Princeton Community Hospital’s Laboratory is CLIA certified and accredited by the JCAHO, American Association of Blood Banks and the State of West Virginia. For more information, call 304-487-7276.