General Information:

• Personnel
• Philosophy, Values, and Mission
• Policies—Saint Francis Medical Center
• Requests/Reporting
• Critical and Toxic Values

Specimen Information:

• Specimen Collection and Preparation
• Venipuncture, Fingerstick and Heelstick Procedure
• Guide to Tube Types
• Preparation and Collection Instructions for 24-hour Urine Specimens
• Preparation, Collection and Preservation Instructions for Stool Specimens

Microbiology Information:

• Swab Selection and Transport Guide
• Endocervical Sample Collection Guide
• Preparation and Collection Instructions for Pinworm Specimens

Antibiogram Information for Saint Francis:

• All Sources - Inpatients
• Urine Culture Isolates - Inpatients
• Blood Culture Isolates - Inpatients
• Respiratory Culture Isolates - Inpatients
• All Sources - Inpatient ICU
• All Sources - Outpatients
• Urine Culture Isolates - Outpatients

Regional Laboratory Requisitions:

• BF Urine Stool Swab Pap Requisition
• Blood Test Tube Requisition
• Cerebrospinal Fluid Requisition
• Pathology/Cytology Requisition

Web Links:

• Mayo Medical Laboratories

Mayo Clinic Laboratories

• Policies
• Terms of Use