The MaineHealth Franklin Hospital Laboratory is a state-of-the-art facility, providing a full range of diagnostic testing services in Farmington, Maine. Our highly-skilled team provides accurate, timely and cost-effective laboratory services while maintaining the highest level of care and respect for patients, providers and care team members.
Our laboratory is nationally accredited and regulated by the College of American Pathologists (CAP), the American Association of Blood Banks (AABB), the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Act (CLIA), the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and the Joint Commission for the Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO).
Advanced diagnostic technology, close to home
Our laboratory is a state-of-the-art facility providing a full range of diagnostic testing services to patients and clients in Greater Franklin County.
- We process approximately 250,000 orderable test procedures, 1,275,000 test results and serve approximately 75,000 patients every year.
- Using the latest equipment for all testing analysis, our laboratory consistently provides high quality, cost-effective, patient centered care.
- Our laboratory is fully automated and computerized with direct lines to most physician offices, clinics and nursing care facilities. This enables us to share patient reports directly to offices without delay.
Laboratory services
We offer an extensive range of services, including:
- Full-service blood bank
- Microbiology
- Pathology
- Chemistry
- Phlebotomy
- Coagulation
- Point of care testing
- Hematology
- Urinalysis
- Histology/cytology
Outreach programs
Our extensive outreach program provides courier service to physician offices and clinics within Greater Franklin County. The courier service makes approximately 35 stops per day, traveling over 1000 miles per week, from Livermore Falls to Kingfield and many stops in between. We provide an early morning phlebotomy service to area nursing care facilities.
Hours
We are open to outpatients Monday through Friday 7 am to 6 pm and Saturday 7 to 11 am. We serve patients on a walk-in basis and do not take appointments, except for glucose tolerance tests. A physician order is necessary for testing. Please stop to register at the Patient Registration desk before arriving in the laboratory.
Are you unsure how to prepare for your lab test?
Please contact the office of the provider who ordered your test.
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