Announcements

Most Patient Service Centers Closed Labor Day, Monday, September 6

Check out the locations section of the website for holiday hours.

Discounted Laboratory Services now Available in Florence

Hundreds of uninsured Florence area residents will benefit from discounted medical laboratory services available through PeaceHealth beginning August 9.

Summer Issue of Test Talk is Out!

Health Care News

Trends in Emergency Department Visits Involving Nonmedical Use of Narcotic Pain Relievers

The estimated number of emergency department (ED) visits involving nonmedical use of narcotic pain relievers increased 111% between 2004 & 2008 according to the DAWN Report.

Physician Updates & Alerts

Second Generation Antiepileptic Drug (AED) Levels by Tandem Mass Spectrometry

PeaceHealth Laboratories is pleased to be the first laboratory in the Pacific Northwest to offer High Performance Liquid Chromatography/Tandem Mass Spectrometry (HPLC/MS/MS), the most accurate and sensitive testing method, for medication detection and quantitation of second generation antiepileptic drug levels.

Heparin/Platelet-Factor 4 AntibodyTesting Now Performed In-House for Bellingham Laboratory

PeaceHealth Laboratories in Whatcom County is now offering faster turnaround time on tests for heparin-induced thrombocytopenia (HIT), a potentially devastating complication of heparin therapy.

Hemoglobin A1C Recommended as Tool to Diagnose Diabetes

New A1C Glycemic Goals for Adults and Children.