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LCHS Opens New Blood Draw Service Satellite Location
Published: October 26, 2023
at 07:00 p.m.
By: Press Release from Lewis County Health System
FOR IMMEDIATE
RELEASE
October 26, 2023
LCHS Opens New
Blood Draw Service Satellite Location
 LOWVILLE,
NY─ Lewis County Health System (LCHS) recently opened a Laboratory
Blood Draw Service at Lowville Medical Associates (LMA), 5402 Dayan Street,
Lowville.
"We are
pleased to partner with Lowville Medical Associates to provide easier
access for patients and the community to obtain blood draw services,"
stated Chief Operations Officer Kerry Herbine.
"The LCHS Laboratory team went above and beyond to meet the regulatory
requirements needed to open the newest satellite location and ensure that
the blood draw services remain available for Lowville Medical patients and
the community."
Phlebotomist
Kerry Makuch joined the LCHS Laboratory team and continues to staff the
blood draw center. Anyone can utilize the satellite location; you don't
have to be a patient of Lowville Medical Associates. Walk-ins are welcome.
The phone number is 315-376-1207, and the fax is 315-377-4014.
According to
Laboratory Manager Randy Mullin, "The satellite blood draw service
provides quality lab draw services with a doctor's or other health care provider's completed and signed lab order. The specimen
samples are collected, transported to, and processed in the Laboratory at
LCHS."
The Lewis County
Health System Laboratory is accredited by the Joint Commission on
Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO). JCAHO is the world's
leading healthcare accrediting body and is responsible for setting national
patient care standards. The Laboratory undergoes JCAHO's rigorous
accreditation process every two years and has consistently maintained
accreditation thanks to the high standard of Laboratory staff.
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In photo left to
right – Steven Lyndaker, M.D, Lowville Medical Associates, Kerry Makuch,
LCHS Phlebotomist, and Randy Mullin, LCHS Laboratory Manager.
Note- This story
was updated on October 27, 2023 at 01:40 p.m. to
include an updated fax number for the satellite location.
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