Our In-house Laboratory called Penang Adventist Hospital Clinical Pathology Laboratory Services plays an important integrated and crucial part of Penang Adventist Hospital. It was started on 1 October 2003. Since then we had been doing about 50,000 tests per month with a turn around time of 3 hours for all tests ordered.

Our team is committed in providing a friendly environment, coupled with prompt and accurate service that meets international standards for the community.

In the detection, diagnostic and treatment of disease, the Clinical Labo servicratory provides a range ofes, this includes:

In order to succeed as one-stop, state-of-the-art Clinical Laboratory, we have incorporated a Laboratory Information System which provides us with real-time bar-coding of all samples that is interfaced with our analyzers. Once results are validated, they are immediately transmitted via the Hospital Information System to who ever is authorized to view the results. Some of the analyzers available are:

ARCHITECT ci 8200

This analyzer is the first truly Integrated Clinical Chemistry and Immunoassay Analyzer to be installed in the Asia Pacific region. It delivers a faster turnaround time, with 83 Assays on Board, it has the ability to generate 1,400 tests per hour.

ci 8200 Analyzer

ci 8200 Analyzer

HAEMATOLOGY DEPARTMENT

CELL-DYN 3700

Cell-DYN 3700 Analyzer

In the haematology section the laboratory has a cell counter system, which is fully automated. It has a sample loader and can provide continuous closed sampling at any given time. The analyzer has a multi-parameter function and its technology incorporates the laser as an optical count and impedence count as an electrical impulse. To be more precise and accurate, these two methods interact or complement each other before a final result is reported.

TRANSFUSSION MEDICINE DEPARTMENT

DIA-MED GEL CARD SYSTEM (SWITZERLAND)

Dia-Med Gel Card Analyzer

In this department, the laboratory has a semi-automated Gel Card ID System. To ensure reliability and to enhance patient care the laboratory does all the cross-matching and donor screening for atypical antibodies in the Gel Card System. This system offers standardization, and a rapid, simple way to detect blood incompatibility and also to detect atypical antibodies present in the blood.

MEDICAL MICROBIOLOGY DEPARTMENT

Automated Vitek 32 Analyzer

In this department, the laboratory has installed the first automated Vitek 32 in the northern region.

Following the National Committee of Clinical Laboratory Standards (NCCLS), the analyzer automatically identifies the genus species of the bacteria present and the antibiotic sensitivity testing all at the same time. This saves time and ensures reliability of test results.

Lastly, our laboratory is participating in the Randox International Quality Assurance Scheme, where unknown samples are being analyzed and the results are sent to the United Kingdom for interpretation. This itself enhances the quality of our laboratory’s results and magnifies our mission statement which states that:

"We are committed in providing friendly, prompt and accurate services to our community, while meeting international standards."