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Lab Sections: Info for Providers

We provide services at the following locations: Children's Mercy Adele Hall Campus, Children's Mercy Broadway, Children's Mercy East, Children's Mercy Northland and Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas.

Test Catalog

Use our online Test Catalog to find specific information about our testing; including collection details, performing locations, turnaround times and more.

Children's Mercy Adele Hall Campus Lab Sections

Histology

(816) 234-3827

7 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday - Friday

Anatomic Pathology

(816) 234-3234

8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday - Friday 


Histology staff and a Pathologist are on call outside normal hours, call (816) 234-3230


We provide comprehensive pediatric anatomical pathology services including Surgical Pathology, non-GYN Cytopathology and Autopsy services. Subspecialty pediatric pathology services include GI pathology, hematopathology, renal pathology, dermatopathology and neuromuscular pathology.

Support services provided through the Histology Lab include: comprehensive histology, histochemistry, immunohistochemistry, immunofluorescent and electron microscopy.

(816) 234-3833 - Chemistry

(816) 234-3831 - Hematology 

Services available 24 hours a day

(816) 234-3983

8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday-Friday

(816) 394-7500

8 a.m. – 4:30 p.m., Monday-Friday

8 a.m. – 2 p.m., Saturday

View requisition forms

(816) 234-3095

7 a.m. - 3:30 p.m., Monday-Friday

Microbiology

(816) 234-3386

Services available 24 hours a day

Virology

(816) 234-3060

5:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m., Monday-Friday

Molecular Infectious Diseases

(816) 234-3060

5:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m., Monday-Friday

Toxicology Laboratory

(816) 234-3295

Normal business hours: Sunday 9 p.m. – Friday 10:30 p.m.
Weekends: staff are on call

  • Non-CMH patient testing is available for STAT acetone, ethylene glycol, volatiles panel, methanol, isopropanol & ethanol.  All other testing will be held until normal business hours

  • CMH patients – refer to Cerner order comments for details


Toxicology offers a wide range of testing including drugs of abuse, meconium drug screening, ethanol and volatiles, comprehensive drug screenings by GC/MS and forensic testing.  The lab also offers blood lead testing, sweat chloride analysis and several esoteric tests including: HVA/VMA, oxcarbazepine, copper, zinc, zinc protoporphyrin and ethylene glycol.

Biochemical Genetics (Newborn Screening Follow-up) and Special Chemistries Laboratory

(816) 983-6900

8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday - Friday

Weekends: available for Immunosuppressant testing

(816) 234-3232

Services available 24 hours a day and include:

  • Type and screen of recipients

  • Cross-matching of red cell products

  • Direct antiglobulin testing

  • Selection and preparation of all blood products

  • Management of blood products to reduce recipient's exposure to the minimum number of donors

  • Review necessity for transfusion and appropriate volumes

  • Single donor unit used repeatedly for small volume transfusions to neonates

  • Packed RBC and FFP from a single donor for a given recipient

  • Review of all transfusion reactions and recommendations for prevention

  • Coordination of services with the Community Blood Center and American Red Cross

Satellite Laboratories 

  • Satellite laboratory provides basic services on site

  • Testing collected but not performed at the satellite location is sent to the Adele Hall hospital laboratory

  • Collections requiring transport to Adele Hall may be held until the following day

  • Testing instrumentation and methods are complimentary between locations

  • Information provided in the Test Catalog apply to all Children's Mercy locations

  • Collection hour can be found on our Laboratory Services page for families

(816) 960-8460

Testing personnel

8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Monday - Friday 

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(816) 478-5211

Testing Personnel

8 a.m. - 8 p.m., Monday - Friday 

10 a.m. - 8 p.m., Saturday - Sunday 

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(816) 413-2520

Testing personnel

8 a.m. - 8 p.m., Monday-Friday

10 a.m. - 8 p.m., Saturday-Sunday

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