Specimen Collection

If you collect specimens at your facility, please read the Identification, Labeling, and Specimen Rejection policy, Routine Blood Collection and Processing instructions, and the Specimen Transport page.

To help you collect and process quality specimens for testing, download the Container Guide-Blood, Container Guide-Non-blood, Centrifuge Operators Manual, and instructions for preparing Platelet Poor Plasma.

Special Specimen Collection Procedures

Infectious Testing - Bacterial
Infectious Testing - Viral
Catecholamine Testing
Drug Testing Chain of Custody Procedure
Glucose Tolerance Testing
Fine Needle Aspiration
Gynecological Cytology
Non-Gynecological Cytology
Histopathology
Metals Analysis

Convenient Patient Service Centers

Please download the 'Patient Service Centers' brochure for directions, maps, and hours for each location.

Patient Collection Instructions

For tests collected by patients, download the appropriate patient collection instruction by clicking the link in the download section on the right.

Specimen Transport and Shipping

To view specimen transport policies and procedures, click here.

 

Elmhurst Memorial Healthcare Network

This site is part of the Elmhurst Memorial Healthcare network of Web sites, which covers a variety of topics using the same philosophy: When it comes to medical care, we know that you have a lot of options. And we want you to know that you’re more than a patient to us. You’re an individual. We would appreciate the opportunity to provide you with state-of-the-art medical care and down-to-earth, personalized attention.