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Laboratory Services

Experience and a dedication to quality patient care is the goal of laboratory services at HSHS Good Shepherd Hospital.

Our team is highly qualified, experienced, dedicated and committed to making your experience a pleasant one – while ensuring meticulous attention to your safety and care.

Laboratory Services focuses on meeting patient needs whether it is making arrangements for a blood draw to fit your busy schedule or answering questions about specific tests. Additionally, we are committed to fast reporting back to the provider who referred you for the lab tests initially. We understand the information we provide is essential to helping you and your doctor move forward with your care plan. 

Laboratory Services

Aside from standard blood tests to check cholesterol and other health issues, we provide cholesterol screening, urine drug screens, HIV testing, blood banking, thyroid profiles, blood alcohol testing, RSV testing, MRSA screens, C-Difficile testing, bacterial culture identification and sensitivity testing.

We also provide area employers with drug screen chain of custody collections for pre-employment, post accident or random drug testing, influenza A&B testing and rheumatoid arthritis testing.
Main Phlebotomy Outpatient Services
  • Monday-Friday | 7:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
  • Saturday | 7:00 a.m. to noon.
  • Sunday | Closed 

The laboratory performs testing 24 hours per day; 7 days per week to assure your test results will be available in a timely fashion. Some tests your doctor orders will be performed at HSHS Good Shepherd Hospital.

Occasional tests will be referred to HSHS St. Mary's Hospital, HSHS St. John's Hospital, Quest Diagnostic Laboratories or Mayo Medical Center.

The Laboratory can be reached at 217-774-3961 ext 5600.

Our Laboratory Manager can be reached at ext 5630.