Laboratory and Pathology Services

Outpatient lab testing is available at many locations on a walk-in basis, if your provider has ordered the lab work or if you have your paper order form for the lab draw/blood work.

About Our Laboratory and Pathology Services

Mount Nittany Health’s fully accredited lab located at the Mount Nittany Medical Center was upgraded in 2023. Pathologists, technologists, and support staff provide lab results to physicians for conditions, diagnosis, and injuries.

Our pathology staff works with physicians to determine what tests should be performed for you. We help standardize screening tests, making diagnosis as cost-effective as possible. Pathologists also help interpret lab results.

Our Approach

It is important to us that you review your lab results with your physician. There are times when an unusual result on a lab report may be expected, can be easily explained, or just indicates the need for additional testing.

All results should be looked at within the context of your health history, clinical signs, and symptoms. Your primary care physician is the best person to provide this big-picture perspective. For this reason, all Mount Nittany Health labs require a physician’s order. We only test for the specified prescription.

Please discuss any concerns with your physician prior to your test.

Laboratory and Pathology Services

Mount Nittany Health’s laboratories offer lab testing on-site, including:

• Chemistry analysis of blood, urine, and bodily fluids for management of diabetes, endocrinology disorders, fertility and pregnancy, kidney disease, liver disease, lipid (cholesterol) disorders, nutritional disorders and autoimmune disorders
• Hematology analysis for monitoring Coumadin therapy, and diagnosing and treating blood cell disorders and coagulation disorders
• Microbiology analysis
• Infectious disease testing for Lyme disease, hepatitis, HIV, strep throat, syphilis, chlamydia, and gonorrhea
• Semen analysis
• Therapeutic drug monitoring for seizure disorders and heart medications
• Tumor antigens (markers) for certain cancers

Additional Services

• Autopsy pathology
• Transfusion services (blood banking)
• Surgical pathology services, including tissue analysis for diagnostics
• Cytology services, including processing Pap smears submitted by physicians and fine needle aspiration cytology

Lab tests that cannot be performed here are available through partner reference laboratories, so all your testing needs are covered.

For additional information see our Specimen Requirement Manual.

NOTE: We do not collect blood donations, but are happy to direct you to a local donation site. We also do not collect Pap smear samples on-site. Contact the OB/GYN department to arrange for a test.