Core Laboratory

Clinical/Contact Information:
See the Core Laboratory page of the MGH Laboratory Handbook

The Core Laboratory is a full-service facility serving both adult and pediatric patients 24 hours a day. The test menu includes general chemistries, hematology, coagulation, blood gas analysis, therapeutic drug testing, endocrine testing, and comprehensive emergency toxicology and psychotropic drug testing services. The laboratory utilizes state-of-the-art technology, including a pneumatic tube transport system, automated analytic systems, and specialized information management to provide rapid services for critical care testing on a 24-hour basis.

The core laboratory consists of the following sections

• Central processing:  accessioning and pre-analytic processing for routine core laboratory, special core laboratory, immunology, diabetes, and all reference lab testing
• Routine core laboratory (chemistry, hematology, coagulation, blood gas, toxicology)
• Special core laboratory
  1. Special coagulation
  2. Molecular diagnostics
  3. Immunodiagnostics
• Yawkey laboratory (hematology, chemistry, coagulation)
• ED kiosk laboratory (cardiac markers, other Point of Care tests)