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Ancillary Services
Pharmacy
The Pharmacists at Meadows Regional
Medical Center work closely with your
Physician, Nurse, and other healthcare
professionals to ensure that the
medications you receive are selected
and administered in the safest and most
effective manner.
For your protection, please do not bring
or take medications from home while
you are in the hospital unless requested
to do so. If you bring in medication from
home for verification of dosages, please
ask a family member to take it back home
while you are in the hospital, unless your
doctor has given specific orders for you to
take your own medicine. If your physician
writes orders for you to use your own
medications, they should be given to your
nurse so a pharmacist can identify them.
Please contact the Pharmacy at
extension 5091 with any questions you
may have about your medications.
Laboratory
Most patients admitted to the hospital
have laboratory tests as a routine part of
their stay. The information we gather from
the tests completed in our laboratory is
important in helping your doctor give you
the best possible care. Only your doctor
can order these tests. Meadows Regional
Medical Center Laboratory offers the
services of a fully accredited laboratory.
.We are licensed by the State of Georgia
and accredited by CAP (College of American
Pathologist). We have a board-certified
pathologist located in the laboratory to
meet the needs of both our patients and
doctors.
We provide services for both inpatients
and outpatients twenty-four hours a day,
seven days a week. We perform many tests
on site. However, we also have the option
of sending tests out to larger accredited
reference laboratories. We also provide
services to other smaller local hospitals,
performing tests, which they do not have
the ability to perform at their facilities.
The phlebotomist is the person
responsible for drawing a patient’s blood,
collecting urine and specimens on swabs.
The specimens are sent to the lab for
testing.
The laboratory offers services in the
areas of:
• Chemistry – Test for the chemicals
present in blood. These tests may include
cardiac enzymes, hormones, lipids such as
cholesterol, blood sugar, and many more.
• Hematology – Processes whole blood
to do a full blood count. Provides
hemoglobin, hematocrit, white blood
count, and platelet count. Helps diagnose
and monitor infection, sickle cell disease,
leukemia, and other illnesses.
• Urinalysis – Test urine for many analytes.
Helps to diagnose urinary tract infections,
monitor diabetes, and kidney function.
• Serology – Allows testing for Flu, Strep
throat, Mono, RSV, Rheumatoid Arthritis,
and many more illnesses.
• Microbiology – Receives clinical
specimens including swabs, feces,
urine, blood, sputum, spinal fluid, and
more. Microbiology helps to identify the
specific cause of infections and determine
the most effective antibiotic to use for
treatment.
• Coagulation – Requires blood samples.
Tests are performed to determine blood
clotting times and coagulation factors, in
addition to monitoring blood thinners.
• Blood Bank – Determines blood types
and performs compatibility testing for
blood to be transfused. Our Blood Bank
is a regional distribution center for the
American Red Cross. It provides services
and products to other local hospitals.
• Surgical Pathology – Tissues removed
during surgical procedures are examined
microscopically by the pathologist. Intraoperative
frozen sections are sometimes
necessary to help the surgeon determine
adequacy of resection or extent of
surgical procedure. A board certified
pathologist is onsite and available for
consults.
Radiology
At Meadows Regional Medical Center,
we are dedicated to providing the latest
technological advances with the precision
necessary for the most accurate diagnosis.
Keeping you healthy is our primary concern,
and our specially trained staff takes every step
to provide the comfort and assurance you
need with the quality services you can trust.
A diagnostic imaging procedure is an
important tool that will aid your physician
in the diagnosis of your health problem.
Imaging procedures are often the best way
to detect disease, prevent illnesses from
becoming serious, and to hasten recovery by
providing important information that helps
your physician choose the best treatment for
you or your loved one.
The Imaging Department at Meadows
Regional Medical Center offers the latest in