Special Hematology Laboratory
The Special Hematology Laboratory at Bellevue Hospital Center/NYU Langone Medical Center performs many of the special tests for patients seen at the Hassenfeld Center. It aids in the rapid and accurate diagnosis of many blood disorders.
It is truly a ‘special’ laboratory. This laboratory is a full service facility providing complete testing in the areas of red cells and blood clotting performed on state-of-the-art equipment by highly-skilled technologists.
The laboratory performs tests for the evaluation of anemia (low blood counts), hemoglobinopathy (abnormal hemoglobin) and enzyme deficiencies of the red cell. In addition, tests necessary to evaluate and diagnose causes of excessive bleeding, excessive blood clotting and platelet (blood cells that assist in blood clotting) number and function are performed.
Because the laboratory is on the medical center campus, samples are delivered directly to the laboratory by the Hassenfeld Center’s messenger service with results for many tests available to the ordering physicians the same day. The average turn-around-time for results is less than 48 hours. This is much faster than what is offered by commercial, reference laboratories.
The repertoire of tests is upgraded frequently and expanded to incorporate new diagnostic capabilities to keep pace with advances in medical knowledge. The laboratory is accustomed to receiving samples from very small pediatric patients where the amount of available blood can also be very small.
This laboratory has adapted its technology to accommodate these small volumes, allowing many more tests to be performed on your child’s blood.
