Medical Laboratory and Lab Testing Services

No. Our outpatient lab offers walk-in lab testing services, so you can visit at your convenience without scheduling an appointment.

Lab testing provides essential data that helps your provider diagnose conditions, monitor chronic diseases, and evaluate how well treatments are working. In fact, a standard statistic is that 70% of the measurable data in a patient's medical record are laboratory results. 

When your lab work is performed at the Wilson Medical Center Laboratory, the results become part of your comprehensive medical record and are used to make important diagnostic and treatment decisions that affect your health.

During regular hours (Monday–Friday, 7:00 AM – 5:00 PM), check in at the main entrance registration desk. After hours and on weekends, please check in through the Emergency Room of our hospital lab. 

Our satellite clinics are also sample collection sites. Check our Locations page for addresses and open hours for the clinic nearest you. You may walk in without an appointment, but make sure you have your doctor's order if you have an outside provider. 

Yes. Each visit to our medical lab requires registration to verify your insurance, create a visit record, and obtain consent for treatment.

Some lab tests require fasting, which means you should not eat or drink anything except water for a specified period before your test. Your provider will give you exact instructions based on your lab testing needs. 

Generally, all glucose, cholesterol or lipid testing require an 8-12 hour fast.

It depends on the medication and the type of test. Always follow your provider’s instructions regarding medications before your lab testing appointment.

Turnaround times vary depending on the type of medical testing performed. Some results are available within hours, while others may take several days. Your provider will receive results as soon as they are ready.

Yes. You can request a copy of your results through our Medical Records Department. Proper authorization is required to release your laboratory records, giving us legal permission to give you a copy of your laboratory results. Results are not usually ready immediately, so you may need to come back to the laboratory to get your results.

Please bring your physician’s order (if applicable), a valid ID, and your insurance information to ensure a smooth check-in process at our outpatient lab.

Yes. Our outpatient lab accepts orders from outside providers. Simply bring your lab order, and our team will complete your testing and send results to your provider.

Only your provider can interpret your results and what they mean for you. For general information on laboratory tests and what they mean, go to https://www.testing.com/news/labtestsonline-org-is-now-testing-com/. 

We know it looks like a lot, but it's really not! A typical tube holds about 1 teaspoon of blood. A typical person has about 14 pints of blood in their body, which is about 1,344 teaspoons. Even if we collect more than one tube of blood, you can see that it's not very much compared to how much you have in your body.

If your doctor has ordered laboratory tests with instructions to fast, that means that you must not have anything to eat or drink for a specified period before your test is collected. Certain laboratory test results are inaccurate following the ingestion and digestion of food or drink. Blood sugar (glucose) and triglycerides are two examples of tests that are affected by food and drink. Your doctor will tell you how many hours to fast prior to your test (usually 8, 12, or 14):

Do not eat or drink anything (except water) during the time period stated before you go to the laboratory to have your specimen collected.

You may drink water, but no juice, tea or coffee.

Continue to take any medications unless instructed otherwise by your physician.