Contact
Revere Healthcare Center Laboratory
300 Ocean Ave., Revere, MA 02151
Phone: (781) 485-6190
Fax: (781)-485-6104
Director: Roger Pasinski, MD (781) 485-6350
Sr. Technical Director: Nancy Stanganelli, (617) 724-7112
Supervisor: Laurie A. Nelson, MT (781) 485-6194
Phlebotomy and Specimen Collection Hours
Monday – Thursday: 8:30 AM to 8:00 PM
Friday: 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM
Saturday: 8:30 AM – 12:00 PM
Specimen Testing Hours
Monday – Thursday: 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM
Friday: 9:00 AM – 4:30PM
Description
Specimen Collection
Patients must have a valid identification (Picture ID preferred) and orders in Epic. If the ordering provider is not part of the Partners network, then a written order is required and must include the following information:
- Name and unit number
- Type of specimen
- Tests requested
- Provider’s full name, telephone number and location
- Diagnosis code(s)
Providers
If a provider wishes to order a test not performed by the Revere HealthCare Center Lab, the specimens will be collected and forwarded to the appropriate laboratory for testing.
Criteria For Specimen Refusal
The laboratory reserves the right to refuse a specimen under any of the following conditions:
- Specimen not labeled with patient’s name and unit number.
- Name on specimen and requisition do not agree.
- Specimen exceeds stability requirement.
- Urine specimens more than 1 hour old and un-refrigerated.
- Quantity Not Sufficient (QNS) for testing.
- Specimen unsuitable for testing.
- Date of Specimen unknown.
- Specimen arrives without a valid order.
- Improperly sealed or leaking container.
MGH Revere Laboratory Testing Menu
- CBC
- Differential
- Urinalysis
- Urine hCG
- Rapid RSV
- Rapid Influenza A & B
- Whole Blood Glucose (POCT)
Results
Results are accessible in Epic and available by calling 617-724-LABS (5227). Tests performed at the Revere HealthCare Center Laboratory are offered on a routine and STAT basis. The use of STAT is reserved for tests that are for urgent care. Those results which fall outside of the Revere HealthCare Center Lab critical limits will be called to the provider or care unit in accordance with the MGH Critical Values Policy.
