Important Announcements

Nondiscrimination Statement Update

Boston Medical Center Health System complies with applicable Federal civil rights laws and does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, national origin (including limited English proficiency and primary language), religion, culture, physical or mental disabilities, socioeconomic status, sex, sexual orientation and gender identity and/or expression. BMCHS provides free aids and services to people with disabilities and free language services to people whose primary language is not English.

To see our full nondiscrimination statement, click here.

Campus Construction Update

Starting September 14, we’re closing the Menino building lobby entrance. This, along with the ongoing Yawkey building entrance closure, will help us bring you an even better campus experience that matches the exceptional care you've come to expect. Please enter the Menino and Yawkey buildings through the Moakley building, and make sure to leave extra time to get to your appointment. Thank you for your patience. 

Click here to learn more about our campus redesign. 

Hematology Service Line Photoshoot Nov 2023

The Department of Laboratory Medicine at BMC is part of the Division of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine. The department is responsible for:

  • All clinical laboratory testing throughout BMC
  • Assuring appropriate test reliability
  • Specimen collection
  • Reference laboratory referrals
  • Result reporting
  • Laboratory information systems
  • Oversight for point-of-care testing

The department is divided into multiple sections, each with its own medical director and technical supervisor. 

Hours of Operation 

STAT Testing: 24/7 

STAT turnaround time is one hour or less from time of receipt in the laboratory.

Non-Stat Testing 

The schedule varies with the complexity and frequency of non-STAT testing. Routine turnaround time is six hours or less from time of receipt in the Laboratory. 

Contact Information 

The main laboratory has 24/7/365 staffing. Please call 617.414.4054 to reach the laboratory.

  • Office hours for the laboratory are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Please call 617.638.7800 during this time.
  • Administrative leadership is always available on call at 617.638.5795, pager #1027, or pager #6650
  • The laboratory medicine resident is on call at 617.638.5795 or pager #4564.

Laboratory Phone List  

Lab

Phone Number

Main Lab, 670 Albany Lab

617.414.4060

Main Lab Blood Bank

617.638.7844

Microbiology

617.638.7890

Menino Blood Bank

617.414.4141

Menino Blood Gas Lab

617.414.4067

Patient Fact Sheets for Laboratory EUA Testing

Patient fact sheets are available for COVID-19 tests that have only been approved by the Food and Drug Administration under an emergency use authorization (EUA). These fact sheets should be given to patients who undergo testing in BMC labs.