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BMC Laboratory
 Laboratory
services are provided for a wide range of diagnostic tests
that may be ordered by your physician. The lab at BMC
is open 8 am to 4:30 pm, Monday through Friday, with the
exception of holidays.
A new chemistry analyzer system has recently been installed,
which can perform more than 70 different tests, including
both routine and urgent testing. Results will be communicated
to your physician the same day.
The staff at BMC have more than 25 years of laboratory
experience, and bring to their work significant education
and training, including American Medical Technologist
(AMT) and American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP)
certifications and college degrees. The lab itself has
received its Clinical Laboratory Improvements Amendments
(CLIA) accreditation for another two years.
The laboratory performs tests for hospital inpatients
and supports the hospital's Emergency Department. Outpatient
testing is also provided for home health nursing services,
medical clinics, consultants, nursing homes, and out of
town physicians. Outpatients may register for tests at
the admissions office without an appointment, though a
written or faxed physician's order is required.
Opened in 1998 to serve physicians in the Bastrop area,
the BMC facility is under the supervision of the Smithville
Regional Hospital laboratory service. The BMC lab performs
testing for the Silver Pines Geriatric Center, as well
as supporting drug screening collections for more than
50 companies in the area. The BMC lab is also a collection
station for patients whose insurance company requires
the use of LabOne or LabCorp testing services.
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