{"id":10367,"date":"2023-09-07T08:48:38","date_gmt":"2023-09-07T15:48:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/samhealth.org\/?page_id=10367"},"modified":"2025-09-05T13:01:49","modified_gmt":"2025-09-05T20:01:49","slug":"resources","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/samhealth.org\/health-services\/all-services\/lab-services\/resources\/","title":{"rendered":"Lab Testing Instructions"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section id=\"block_0974b665ab2713989c1c9fc399c27264\" class=\"shs-block block-section grid-container has-blue-light-background-color\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-content\">\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-lab-test-instructions\">Lab Testing Instructions<\/h1>\n\n<\/div>\n\t<\/section>\n\n\n<nav id=\"block_7efe7d729156f2f392f6a222a92b2edf\" class=\"shs-block in-content-nav-links grid-container has-blue-midnight-background-color\">\n\t<button class=\"in-content-nav-title has-blue-midnight-background-color js-in-page-nav-toggle\">On This Page\t<svg id=\"icon_menu\" 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class=\"wp-block-heading\">Instructions for Patients &amp; Providers<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>If you need instructions for a specific lab test, you can download the instructions from this page.<br><br>Call your local hospital lab with any questions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-color\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th>Lab<\/th><th>Phone<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/samhealth.org\/find-a-location\/good-samaritan-regional-medical-center-neville-building-laboratory\/\">Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center<\/a><\/td><td><a href=\"tel:541-768-6198\">541-768-6198<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/samhealth.org\/find-a-location\/samaritan-albany-general-hospital-laboratory\/\">Samaritan Albany General Hospital<\/a><\/td><td><a href=\"tel:541-812-4150\">541-812-4150<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/samhealth.org\/find-a-location\/samaritan-albany-general-hospital-laboratory\/\">Samaritan Lebanon Community Hospital<\/a><\/td><td><a href=\"tel:541-451-7135\">541-451-7135<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/samhealth.org\/find-a-location\/samaritan-north-lincoln-hospital-laboratory\/\">Samaritan North Lincoln Hospital<\/a><\/td><td><a href=\"tel:541-996-7176\">541-996-7176<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/samhealth.org\/find-a-location\/samaritan-pacific-communities-hospital-laboratory\/\">Samaritan Pacific Communities Hospital<\/a><\/td><td><a href=\"tel:541-574-4775\">541-574-4775<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\n\t<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section id=\"Patients\" class=\"shs-block block-section grid-container has-blue-light-background-color has-full-bleed-image\" >\n\t\t\t<figure class=\"image\"\n\t\t\tstyle=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/samhealth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/specimen-cup-RECT.jpg)\" \t\t\t>\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"825\" src=\"https:\/\/samhealth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/specimen-cup-RECT.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Lab specimen cup and sitting on paperwork.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/samhealth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/specimen-cup-RECT.jpg 960w, https:\/\/samhealth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/specimen-cup-RECT-300x258.jpg 300w, https:\/\/samhealth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/specimen-cup-RECT-768x660.jpg 768w, https:\/\/samhealth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/specimen-cup-RECT-116x100.jpg 116w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/>\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-content\">\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Test Guidelines for Patients<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>If your health care provider has ordered a test requiring you to collect a specimen at home, please download the guidelines below for the test your provider has ordered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/samhealth.org\/patient-lab-form-24-hour-urine-collection-318?type=pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">24-Hour Urine Specimen<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/samhealth.org\/patient-lab-form-24-hour-urine-collection-318-span?type=pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Recogida de Muestra de Orina de 24 Horas<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/samhealth.org\/patient-lab-form-mid-stream-urine-collection-318?type=pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Mid-Stream Urine Sample<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/samhealth.org\/patient-lab-form-mid-stream-urine-collection-318-span?type=pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Recogida de una Muestra de Orina en Pleno Flujo<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/samhealth.org\/patient-lab-form-collecting-semen-sample-for-analysis-318?type=pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Semen Sample for Analysis<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/samhealth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Patient-Lab-Form-Collecting-Semen-Sample-for-Analysis-318.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Recogida de una Muestra de Semen para An\u00e1lisis<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/samhealth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Patient-Lab-Form-Stool-Collection-for-Culture-318.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Stool Collection for Culture<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/samhealth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Patient-Lab-Form-Stool-Collection-for-Culture-318-Span.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Muestra de Heces para Cultivo<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/samhealth.org\/patient-lab-form-stool-collection-for-occult-blood-318?type=pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Stool Collection for Occult Blood<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/samhealth.org\/patient-lab-form-stool-collection-for-occult-blood-318-span?type=pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Recogida de Heces para la Detecci\u00f3n de Sangre Oculta<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/samhealth.org\/patient-lab-form-stool-collection-for-ova-and-parasites-318?type=pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Stool Collection for Ova and Parasites<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/samhealth.org\/patient-lab-form-stool-collection-for-ova-and-parasites-318-span?type=pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Recogida de Heces para un An\u00e1lisis de Detecci\u00f3n de Huevos y Par\u00e1sitos<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/samhealth.org\/patient-and-clinician-lab-form-hemosure-stool-collection-318-span?type=pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Hemasure Stool Collection &#8211; en espa\u00f1ol<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\t<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section id=\"Clinicians\" class=\"shs-block block-section grid-container has-white-background-color\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<section id=\"block_ca59854b05a1fb7493489e96e394c412\" class=\"shs-block two-columns\">\n<div class=\"entry-content two-column-grid\">\n<div class=\"entry-content shs-block column\">\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"684\" height=\"684\" src=\"https:\/\/samhealth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/medical-lab-318-BGC.jpg\" alt=\"Lab technicians doing paperwork.\" class=\"wp-image-14621\" srcset=\"https:\/\/samhealth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/medical-lab-318-BGC.jpg 684w, https:\/\/samhealth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/medical-lab-318-BGC-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/samhealth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/medical-lab-318-BGC-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/samhealth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/medical-lab-318-BGC-425x425.jpg 425w, https:\/\/samhealth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/medical-lab-318-BGC-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 684px) 100vw, 684px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"entry-content shs-block column\">\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Guidelines for Clinicians<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Browse the categories below to find the guidelines you need for your patient\u2019s test.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-pap-collection-guidelines\">Pap Collection Guidelines<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/samhealth.org\/clinician-lab-form-collecting-conventional-paps-318?type=pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Conventional Paps<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/samhealth.org\/clinician-lab-form-collecting-liquid-based-paps-318?type=pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Liquid-Based Paps<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-pathology-collection-guidelines\">Pathology Collection Guidelines<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/samhealth.org\/clinician-lab-form-shs-autopsy-policy-318?type=pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Autopsy Policy<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/samhealth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Clinician-Lab-Form-Fine-Needle-Aspiration-Instructions-318.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Fine Needle Aspiration Instructions<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/samhealth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Clinician-Lab-Form-Non-Gyn-Collection-Guidelines-318.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Non-GYN Cytology Collection Guidelines<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/samhealth.org\/clinician-lab-form-pathology-specimen-collection-instruction-318?type=pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Pathology Specimen Collection Instructions<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-other-guidelines\">Other Guidelines<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/samhealth.org\/clinician-lab-form-critical-values-318?type=pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Critical Values<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/samhealth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Clinician-Lab-Form-Therapeutic-Drug-Draw-Time-Guidelines-318.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Therapeutic Drug Draw Time Guidelines<\/a><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<\/div>\n\t<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>View or download lab testing guidelines and  instructions for patients and clinicians.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":50488,"parent":10341,"menu_order":2,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_searchwp_excluded":"","_shs_workflow_notes":"Updated for Lab Services in Feb\/March 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