The Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine

The Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine is dedicated to the provision of diagnostic laboratory services in an appropriate, accurate, timely and cost-effective manner. This Laboratory Services Test Catalog is an external-facing platform which provides general information on the department and detailed instructions on the correct procedures for collection and transport of specimens to be submitted to the laboratory.

The Catalog has been expanded to include the full test menu for both ChristianaCare and Mayo Medical Laboratories.

LABORATORY UPDATES:

Strike Up the Band

Effective 10/21/2024, the laboratories across ChristianaCare will stop reporting bands as a part of manual differentials in most clinical settings except for NICU babies. Bands and segmented neutrophils will be counted and report together as Segs. Additionally, the labs will also stop calling band alerts on ED and OB Observation patients. This decision was made in collaboration with clinical service line leaders and laboratory physicians following latest recommendations and guidelines from laboratory medicine societies.