INR Tests available at Veterans Memorial Hospital Laboratory; Steps to take
INR testing available at VMH ... INR testing is regularly completed by the Veterans Memorial Hospital Laboratory while offering flexible scheduling for those patients with busy schedules. Patients are encouraged to ask their provider if their other labs can be drawn and tested locally for their own convenience as well. Pictured above is the anticoagulation machine at Veterans Memorial Hospital routinely used to check INRs for patients. Submitted photo.
The Veterans Memorial Hospital Laboratory has the ability to draw and locally run many of the lab tests regularly ordered by physicians. INR testing to test the thinkness of the blood is a very routine test that can easily be satisfied at the local Lab.
“It is important to work together with your healthcare provider to come up with the best plan for monitoring your INR and adjusting your dose,” states Beth Fitzpatrick, M.T., Laboratory Supervisor at Veterans Memorial Hospital. “To schedule an INR at Veterans Memorial Hospital, first have your physician complete a written referral. Your physician’s office will give you a copy of the referral to bring into us or they can fax it to our lab. It is important to schedule your INR for testing according to your healthcare provider’s instructions.”
INR testing can be scheduled by calling the Veterans Memorial Hospital Laboratory direct line at 563-568-5594 or the main hospital number at 563-568-3411. The Laboratory will conduct the blood collection which should only take 10-15 minutes. The Lab will promptly notify the provider or the anticoagulation clinic of the results. The Laboratory also offers flexible scheduling for anyone with a very busy schedule.
Patients are encouraged to ask their provider if their other labs can be drawn and tested locally for their own convenience as well as INRs. For more information, call the Veterans Memorial Hospital Laboratory at 563-568-3411.
