Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

Pathology and laboratory medicine at Le Bonheur provides diagnostic and evaluation services with a pediatric focus. Our staff uses state-of-the-art laboratory equipment that accommodates small, pediatric-size samples. Pathologists and clinical staff are specially trained to work with infants and children, and in detecting and interpreting test abnormalities and disease states that are specific to children.

Experienced pediatric pathologists with clinical and anatomic pathology experience perform a complete range of diagnostic laboratory services including pediatric pathology, molecular pathology, dermatopathology, cytology, gastrointestinal pathology, hematopathology, and transfusion medicine. Pathologists work with gastroenterologists, infectious disease specialists, neurologists, and surgeons to provide the best diagnostic services. Phlebotomists are specially trained to obtain blood samples from pediatric patients. Pathologists provide both inpatient and outpatient services, and serve as a regional reference laboratory for many procedures.

Services are provided at Le Bonheur’s downtown location and at Le Bonheur’s Urgent Care locations. Services include:

• Bedside collection
• Culture collection
• Gastrointestinal collection
• Pediatric tumor pathology
• Specimen collection
• Sweat chloride collection