Clinical Laboratory is one of MCU-FDTMF Hospital’s flagships in giving excellent healthcare services to its patients. Together with its hardworking staffS, the Clinical Laboratory upholds its deals in attaining the vision and mission through offering varied services and tests.
Services Offered
Hematology
Complete Blood Count, Platelet count, L.E. Cell Preparation, Malarial smear, Peripheral smear, Reticulocyte Count, and Coagulation Tests (PT,PTT) Bleeding Time, Clotting Time, Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate (ESR)
Clinical Chemistry
Routine Chemistry, Electrolytes Determination including Ionized Calcium and Magnesium, Glycocelated Hemoglobin (HLPC), 24 hours Urinary Protein, Creatinine Clearance and Potassium, and Troponin-T Quantitative
Clinical Microscopy
Routine (Urine and Stool), Body Fluid Analysis, Stool Concentration Technique, Pregnancy Test, Test for Ketones
Microbiology
Gram and Acid Fast Bacilli (AFB) staining, KOH and Wet Mount Examination, India Ink Staining, Culture and Sensitivity Testing
Blood Banking
ABO / RH Typing, Crossmatching, Coombs Test, Blood Component Preparation (Fresh Frozen Plasma (FFP), Cryoprecipitate, PRBC, Platelet Concentrate) Washing of RBC, Packing of Red Cell, Screening / Bleeding of Donors, Autologous Transfusion and Antibody Screening
Immunology/ Serology
Anti-Nuclear Antibody (ANA), Serum Complement (C3), Rubella IgG, Dengue Rapid Test and Dengue NS1, Hepatitis Profile, HIV, CRP, ASO, RF, Anti-TP, HCV
Histopathology
Surgical Pathology, Cytopathology, Autopsy, Frozen Section
Other Special Tests
- Thyroid Function Tests such as TSH, FT4, FT3, Tumor marker Tests such as Beta-HCG, CA 125, PSA, CEA, AFP, ANA and Salmonella IgG & IgM
- Confirmatory Center for G6PD
History
When MCU-FDT Medical Foundation Hospital came into existence in 1974, the Clinical Laboratory followed its growth from a simple laboratory unit to a sophisticated modern laboratory facility manned by physicians specialized in Clinical and Anatomic Pathology and skilled medical technologists providing quality results on different diagnostic laboratory and histopathology tests.
It started in 1975 when Dr. Antonia G. Cruz-Basa, a fellow in Anatomic and Clinical Pathology, American Board of Pathology and Philippine Board of Pathology was appointed Chief of the Clinical Laboratory Department. For 36 long fruitful years (1975-2012), Dr. Basa worked hard in improving the department’s facilities, upgrading its services using modern technology. She was instrumental in the formation of the first Committee of Blood Transfusion and to head in this among other committees.
In 2012, she was succeeded by Dr. Estela Marie C. Tanchoco, a fellow in Clinical Pathology and silver medalist of Ateneo Graduate School of Business Masters in Business Administration, Regis Program. Since her appointment, the department continuously enhances its services keeping pace with growth. Dr. Monica Yu-Tolentino was also appointed as the Head of the Anatomic Pathology, a section of the Clinical Laboratory, a fellow in Anatomic Pathology Philippine Society of Pathologists.
The MCU-FDTMF Hospital Clinical Laboratory also has an exceptional combined residency training program in Anatomic and Clinical Pathology with a 100% specialty board passing rate.
Today, the Clinical Laboratory is one of MCU-FDTMF Hospital’s flagships in giving excellent healthcare services to its patients. Together with its hardworking staff the Clinical Laboratory upholds its deals in attaining the vision and mission through offering the varied services and tests as follows:
Mission
The Department of Laboratories of MCU-FDTMF Hospital shall serve its medical community in terms of laboratory requirements for the promotion of health, prevention, diagnosis and management of diseases with excellence through highly qualified dedicated, committed Pathologists, Medical Technologists and other support personnel.
Vision
The Department of Laboratories of MCU-FDTMF Hospital shall be the best in laboratory services and a frontrunner in new laboratory technologies.
