Pathology and Laboratory

The PMMGMPC Hospital Pathology Department is a tertiary hospital-based clinical laboratory located at corner Burgos and Mabini Streets, Puerto Princesa City. It operates 24/7 and laboratory staff report on a 3-shift duty. This is a fully automated facility and equipped with a laboratory information system. Services offered are Hematology, Clinical Chemistry, Immunology, Serology, Bacteriology, Microscopy, Molecular Diagnostic and Histopathology.  The laboratory has also a blood station.

The PMMGMPC Hospital Pathology Department aims to make available highly and exemplary quality test provider services to make sure that the results generated are accurate and released on time to continuously meet the requirements and preferably exceed expectations of the attending doctors, the patients and other clients.

 

MISSION

The PMMGMPC Hospital Pathology Department is committed to provide complete and accurate laboratory examination result with a high standard professionalism and ethical conduct of laboratory personnel.

 

VISION

To become a reference center for the laboratory examinations by providing complete and quality laboratory services.

 

SERVICES OFFERED

Hematology:  Routine tests offered include Complete Blood Count, Blood Typing, Peripheral Blood Smear, Reticulocyte Count among others; special test for coagulation is also available like PT, APTT, and Mixing Studies.

Clinical chemistry:   Comprehensive chemistry test is available in the laboratory like lipid profile, kidney profile, liver profile, electrolyte panel, and all metabolic profiles vital to the physician’s diagnosis. In addition, other services offered are special chemistry examinations such as insulin and C-peptide exclusive for diagnosis and monitoring of specific diseases like diabetes.

Immunology and Serology:  The laboratory’s high end analyzers feature the innovative electrochemiluminescence (ECLIA) assay, more specific compared to the standard CLIA, enables us to offer a wide array of routine and special test for the diagnosis of infectious and metabolic diseases  with a turnaround time of just 18 minutes, including a complete hepatitis profile, thyroid profile, anemia panel, fertility panel, lupus panel, the TORCH panel for screening of infectious diseases on pregnant women and neonates, an STD panel, as well as a complete tumor marker panel available only here in the entire province of Palawan.

Microbiology:  Features a fully automated system for culture and sensitivity test of blood sputum and other respiratory specimen, CSF, stool, urine and other miscellaneous specimen.

Microscopy:  Analysis of urine is performed with the new Cobas 6500 by Roche: a fully automated machine with a test strip reader utilizing reflectance photometry and a microscope analyzer using of course, the gold standard which is microscopy, automated and integrated side by side into a single set. Analysis of other body fluids and examination for parasites is also included in this section.

Blood Bank:  Has its own controlled blood storage with cross matching and antibody screening procedures using the latest gel technology. Component preparations and aliquoting are also offered.

Histopathology with Immunohistochemistry:  This section includes various tests such as, biopsy, Cytology and cell block, and Pap’s smear where automated tissue processing from fixation to staining is done. Immunohistochemistry like ER, PR, HER2, as well as CD markers like CD20, CD30, CD3, LCA, and S100 can likewise be requested.

Molecular Laboratory:  PCR technology for HBV DNA and MTB DNA detection performed in this section of the laboratory. The latest Film array systems using multiplex PCR technology is also available: this features a s wide variety of diagnostic tests including meningitis, pneumonia, blood, respiratory, and gastrointestinal panels which is revolutionary in the accurate diagnosis of the causative agent of infections-with results generated as fast as an hour. Moreover, detection of SARS-CoV 19 is made possible by utilizing a cartridge-type RT-PCR machine.

 

EQUIPMENT

Hispathology

•  Microtome for cutting tissue blocks for Biopsy and Cytology.

•  Automated tissue processor that operates from tissue fixation to dehydration.

•  Gel card method of blood typing, cross matching and antibody screening.

•  Blood bank refrigerator for blood storage with built-in thermometer and alarm system

 

Bacteriology

•  An automated bacteriology machine Phoenix M50 to identify the organism (ID) and automatically give the result of the sensitivity test approximately after 48-72 hours.

•  Automated machine for Blood Culture-Bacte FX40 gives an initial reading of results after 2 hours. 

•  An automated bacteriology machine Phoenix M50 to identify the organism (ID) and automatically give the result of the sensitivity test approximately after 48-72 hours.

•  Automated machine for Blood Culture-Bacte FX40 gives an initial reading of results after 2 hours.

 

Molecular

•  The latest innovation, cartridge-type PCR for the simultaneous detection and identification of multiple viral and bacterial nucleic acid.  Result is available after 1 hour.

 

Hematology

•  A fully automated 5-parts Hematology machine for complete blood count, platelet count and blood indices. Result is released after 5 minutes only.

 

Blood Gas Machine

•  An automated B-123 Machine that releases the following result in 2-5 minutes: Po2, Ph, pC02, SO2, cHCO3, Chloride, Potassium, Sodium, Ionized Calcium, Anion group.

 

Immunology

•  Automated machine used is E-400, for the examination of tumor markers,SARS-CoV 19 antibodies and antibody titer.

 

Molecular Laboratory for SARS-CoV 19 

•  This is newly built Molecular Laboratory that will house the RT-PCR to be used for the detection and confirmatory testing of SARS-CoV 19.

•  Will be in operation soon.

 

Clinical Chemistry

•  C3-11 is the automated machine used for all chemistry examinations including special chemistry.

 

Microscopy

•  UR 6500 is an automated machine for the examination of routine urinalysis.

•  The machine is equipped with a strip reader and a display in the monitor of the microscopic findings.

•  With this machine TAT is only 5 minutes.