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.