Pathology

Accreditation

• College of American Pathologists (CAP)
• American Association of blood Banks (AABB)
• Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
• American College of Surgeon Commission on Cancer (Tumor Registry)
• Joint Commission on Accreditation of Heath Care Organizations (JCAHO)

Annual Workload

• Surgical Cases – 12,000
• Cytology & FNA – 25,000
• Electron Microscopy – 100
• Autopsies – 26
• Blood Donor Drives – 130
• Workload: Total CPT Units - 122,000/Month

Services Provided

• Anatomic Pathology Services
• Surgical Pathology, gross and microscopic examination, routine & special stains
• Immunohistochemistry staining is sent to referring lab in California Cytopathology of Gyn & Non-gyn, including Fine Needle Aspiration (FNA)
• Bone Biopsy Interpretation
• Electron Microscopic Examination
• Autopsy Services including Medicolegal/Forensic Autopsy

Clinical Pathology Services

• Inpatient and Outpatient Phlebotomy Services
• Routine and Special Hematology
• Flow Cytometry
• Routine and Special Chemistry Testing
• 24-hr daily Stat Clinical Laboratory Testing
• Medical Toxicology and Drug Monitoring
• Point-of-Care (POCT)/Waived Testing
• Routine and Special Microbiology Testing
• Routine and Special Mycobacteriology & Mycology Testing
• Routine and Special Parasitology Testing
• Routine and Special Virology Testing
• Routine and Special Immunology Testing
• Shipping and Referral Testing for any request not performed in-house

Transfusion Medicine Services

• Typing, cross match, antibody identification and transfusion for packed cells, whole blood, plasma, platelets, cryoprecipitate, RhoGam

Blood Donor Program

• Platelet and Plasma Pheresis
• Collection of Blood/Blood Drive – 365 days
• Component separation, testing and training

Tumor Registry

• Maintains 10,000 active files
• Conducts approx 20 multidisciplinary tumor board meetings per month

Contact Us

Tripler Central Appointment Line

(888) 683-2778 (888-MTF-APPT)

Nurse Advice Line

1-800-TRICARE, option #1

Outpatient Phlebotomy Lab

Centrally located on the 4th floor G-wing near mountainside entrance, 4G714
Open Monday-Friday 7:30 am-4:30 pm

Glucose tolerance testing requires advance scheduling by phoning 433-6664

Stat Lab

Phone Number: (808) 433-6159

Stat Lab Location

2nd floor G-wing, 2G016

Open 24hrs daily for Stat Clinical Laboratory Testing

Blood Bank Lab

Phone Number: (808) 433-6828

Blood Bank Lab Location

2nd floor G-wing, 2G007
Open 24 hrs daily for Transfusion Services

Blood Donor Center

Phone Number: (808) 433-7120

Blood Donor Center Location

2nd floor A-wing, 2A207

Hours of Operations

Monday thru Friday: 8:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. 
Arrangements for Blood Drives may be made by calling (808) 433-7120

Anatomic Pathology Lab

Phone Number: (808) 433-5276

Anatomic Pathology Lab Location

2nd floor, A-wing, 2A119

Hours of Operations

Monday thru Friday: 7:30 a.m.- 4:00 p.m. for specimen drop off

Consultations

On Call Pathologist available 24 hrs/365 days