Central Laboratory Services
Central Laboratory Services supports all the Clinical Laboratories by processing and distributing all samples which enter the Clinical Laboratory Complex. The following duties and processes are overseen by Central Laboratory Services.
Requesting laboratory tests
All laboratory tests must be requested by a physician or other approved person, i.e. nurse practitioner, with privileges at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia or its affiliates. The test orders must be written on the patient's chart and should be ordered through the Hospital Information System (HIS). If not ordered through HIS, the sample must be sent along with an appropriate manual requisition.
Specimen receiving
Specimens delivered to the Clinical Laboratories are received in Central Laboratory Services, Room 5188 Main Building. All specimens that arrive in Central Lab Services are sorted according to the laboratory section and/or priority status. Exception: Blood Bank specimens should be delivered directly to the Blood Bank, Room 5125 Main Building.
Specimen transport
All specimens MUST be transported in sealed biohazard transport bags and must be accompanied by a specimen requisition. Only ONE patient test order should be placed in each bag.
Specimen storage
Central Laboratory Services stores all specimens for all Clinical Laboratory sections which are closed (i.e. after hours, weekends, and holidays). These specimens are stored in accordance with directives supplied by each laboratory section.
Patient test reports
Inpatients
- Activity Reports are printed for all completed tests performed on inpatients. The reports are printed daily and are sorted by patient location. Activity Reports are available by 2:00 a.m. in Central Laboratory Services. All inpatient Activity Reports are printed on white paper.
- Summary Reports are printed after all tests are completed. Discharge Summary Reports are printed on all discharged patients after all test results are entered in the LIS. The reports are printed on pink paper and are sent directly to Health Information Management.
Outpatients
- Activity Reports are printed for all completed tests performed on outpatients. The reports are printed daily and are sorted by outpatient location. Activity Reports are available by 6:00 a.m. in Central Laboratory Services. All outpatient Activity Reports are printed on white paper.
Location and hours
Room 5188, Main Building
(215) 590-5221
Hours of Operation
24 hours, 7 days a week
Meet our team
Director
Dean Carlow, MD, PhD
(267) 426-5537
Core Lab Manager
Vipul C. Shah, BS, MT(ASCP), CLSup(NCA)
(267) 425-5885
Assistant Supervisor
Carl Lassiter, BA, MT
(215) 590-2277