Certified Full-Service Laboratory

prestigeer.org is well-equipped with a full diagnostic laboratory on-site offering an extensive menu of in-house testing. The results yield indispensable information during er cases.

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On-site Certified Full-service Laboratory

Prestige ER is equipped with a certified full-service laboratory which provides a wide range of clinical laboratory services. Our on-site lab operates 24/7, offering accurate results to our emergency physicians within minutes.

What Is a Certified
Full-Service Laboratory?

Clinical labs that perform a range of tests used for human diagnostic purposes as part of the emergency medical services of a freestanding ER are required to meet federal quality standards that ensure the accuracy, reliability, and timeliness of patient test results. Only those clinical laboratories that meet these standards can be considered certified laboratories.

Our laboratory has been certified under the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) guidelines and is fully inspected on a regular basis by the pertinent authorities. This ensures that our testing procedures are compliant with federal regulations are all times.

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Full-Service laboratories are diagnostic labs that which offer services in 3 or more of the following areas:

  • Chemistry
  • Hematology
  • Microbiology
  • Blood Banking
  • Anatomic Pathology (surgical pathology)
  • Cytopathology

What Tests Does the Certified Full-Service Laboratory at Prestige ER Perform?

Prestige ER is committed to offering quality and compassionate emergency medical services to the residents of Plano, Texas. Our on-site laboratory offers all the testing necessary for our emergency physicians to accurately diagnose a variety of illnesses and medical conditions and as a result provide pertinent care.

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Our laboratory employs a dedicated staff of certified Medical Technologists and Medical Laboratory Technicians that operates 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. The lab is equipped with advanced laboratory testing instrumentation, the most common tests conducted by our on-site laboratory include:

  • Cardiac Enzyme Testing
  • Complete Blood Counts
  • Kidney Function Testing
  • Liver Function Tests
  • Rapid Strep
  • Urinalysis
  • Pregnancy Testing
  • Flu or RSV (respiratory syncytial virus) Testing
  • Venous Blood Gas Testing
  • Mononucleosis Testing

Why is Having an
On-Site Full-Service Laboratory Important?

Correctly diagnosing a patient who enters the emergency room is vital in saving lives, while some illnesses or injuries are not life-threating others like cardiovascular incidents are, the faster an emergency doctor receives the test results for a patient, the faster they can reach a decision on the best course of treatment.

Fast and accurate results are critical in improving the overall experience of a patient’s visit to the ER, quick, quality lab results reduce the time spent in the emergency room and can potentially save a patient’s life.

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