Laboratory

What Is The Laboratory?

At Schoolcraft Memorial Hospital, we are proud to provide our patients with access to state of the art medical analysis and diagnostics in our hospital laboratory. Our laboratory houses all of our high tech equipment used in blood analysis, microbiology culturing, and pathology diagnosis.

What Does The Laboratory Do?

The laboratory is responsible for analyzing all biological samples that may be requested by your doctor. This can include things like blood samples, stool samples, saliva swabs, urine samples, and more. Samples are collected by certified laboratory employees and/or nurses or doctors.  

Analysis can involve separating out certain compounds to identify levels of essential components and hormones, culturing bacteria and viruses to diagnose infections, and assessing physical characteristics of the sample to determine any abnormal pathologies.

Who Needs Work Done By The Laboratory?

Laboratory work will be involved in almost all patient treatment programs at Schoolcraft Memorial Hospital, as it provides doctors insight into what is happening inside the body without requiring surgery.

Laboratory results can determine which antibiotics should be used, whether a patient has a chronic or acute deficiency in any vitamin, or if there is an imbalance indicating a specific disease or cancer. .

What Laboratory Services Do We Provide?

At Schoolcraft Memorial Hospital, we are proud to offer a wide range of Laboratory services to suite all patient needs. While we provide many different services and procedures, some of the most common procedures we perform include:

  • Microbiology
  • Mycology
  • Parasitology
  • Virology
  • General Immunology
  • Routine Chemistry
  • Urinalysis
  • Endocrinology
  • Toxicology
  • Hematology
  • ABO&RH group
  • Transfusion services
  • Compatibility testing

Laboratory nurse in manistique drawing blood from patient

What Are The Laboratory Hours of Operation

The laboratory is staffed 27/7

The laboratory’s out-patient office is open from 7:00am to 6:30 pm Monday through Friday.

DOT drug screening and breath alcohol analysis for accidents can be performed at any time per contract.  For after hours, contact the ED to contact the On-Call Lab staff.

Holiday lab coverage is provided by the On-Call staff for the entire 24 hours.

The laboratory’s out-patient office is closed on Holidays.

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Everyone in the ambulatory care/outpatient surgery were great!! They all made me feel very comfortable and did a great job!!! thank you to the whole outpatient staff and Doctor Rayner..I would recommend Schoolcraft or patient to anyone in need of surgery

Reviewer: Jeremy Sitkoski

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5 out of 5 stars

The care that was provided by The nurses (Cindy, Felicia Ruth) and staff was exceptional. The entire staff was very friendly and made you feel welcome. We received a call from Felicia the next day to check on my husband to check his pain level and do a follow up. The surgery area from check in to check out was well organized, clean, and up to date. Thank you to all of you for what you do so well and everything beyond your normal duties.

Reviewer: Maureen DesChamps

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5 out of 5 stars

Dr Vix was great!! Personable & efficient!!
I give him a 5 out of 5! I'm not a Doctor type of person, but he made me feel comfortable right out the gate. Very friendly and professional! Got right to the point and really helped me figure out what was causing my pain! Excellent visit and Doctor!!
Very pleasant personality very informative!
DOCTOR Rayner Absolutely 💯 Great... Bedside manner fantastic.... Made a nervous Grandma at peace... Amazing outcome... Job well done. I recommend highly... Thank you...
Dr. Niemela diagnosed and did surgery on a tendon tear and bone spur on my foot. There had been pain for over a year with each step, and it was more severe as time went on, and even waking me throughout the night. The successful surgery eliminated the pain immediately! No pain to speak of, and the follow-up care was top notch. Thank you Dr. Niemela and staff! Photo one week after surgery.
Dr Stephen clear and chearful in his diagnoses, treatment and directions to the patient.
Very thorough & explains everything he’s doing. Chloe is very friendly checking up on me.
It's always a pleasant visit when see I Dr. Hoevee and this was no exception. And shout out to Clio who is also great!
Very thorough in explaining and seemed like he generally cared
Knowledgeable, Quick & Personable
Dr. Vix and Dr. Foltz are proactive and reactive. They jump into action and get you the care you need right away. There is no waiting periods regardless of shift change or time of the day. They are attentive and efficient. I only wish we had more physicians like them at transfer hospitals. We certainly receive the best care at SMH with the ER staff and nurses.
Always willing to listen and develop plan that works for me. Excellent care and explanations - very positive experience!
Cheryl Lohse
Dr. Steven A. Vix was great
Dr Vix is warm, compassionate professional.
I received excellent care from the three medical professionals that I saw that day. Kind, thorough and carefully checking to be certain that all my questions were answered.
We were just in the ER for my wife with back pain. Everyone was absolutely wonderful. All of the staff were in checking on my wife. This was one of the best hospital experiences we have ever had.
On time appointment. Staff attentive and helpful. No negative issues during the visit.
She was great answered all my questions
Very efficient !
Thorough and pleasant t to talk with!
Listens, Explains, Pleasant, On time
Dr. Ranier did a tonsilectomy for our daughter. He and his staff were so kind and caring that our daughter fell in love with them all
I met Dr. Vix in the Emergency Room and he is the best doctor I've ever seen. His bedside manner is so kind, gentle, amd reassuring. He took his time and really made me feel listened to. He explained his treatment decisions and logic clearly, and left room to ask questions. He made sure that I understood and agreed with it before doing anything. He was very kind, and he and all the staff were very caring about my comfort while waiting.
I've been very pleased so far working with Dr Bambach, and really the whole staff at Schoolcraft.
Dr houve is great so is his nurse Cleo
Doctor Hoeve is very compassionate and very thorough. He listens and answers all of your questions. Never rushes through the appointments. We are fortunate to have him here in Manistique.