HealthCare Clinical Laboratories is a service of St. Joseph's Medical Center and a member of Catholic Healthcare West. The laboratory is a full service operation providing a comprehensive listing of clinical laboratory procedures. HealthCare Clinical Laboratories is locally owned and operated and is committed to providing quality laboratory work through a program of accreditations and internal and external proficiency testing. The Medical Directors are board certified Pathologists in both Clinical and Anatomical Pathology, which enables the laboratory to provide timely consultation on laboratory results.

The goal of St. Joseph's Medical Center and its many services is to provide comprehensive high quality medical care in a caring and cost effective manner to the medical communities of San Joaquin and adjacent counties.

QUALITY CONTROL AND ACCREDITATION

The laboratory subscribes to national proficiency testing programs from the College of American Pathologists (CAP) and internal quality control samples which are frequently interspersed with patients samples to detect any deviations in accuracy.

The laboratory is also accredited by the College of American Pathologists which is a rigorous peer review of the laboratories’ standards of practice. The California Department of Health Services inspects and certifies HealthCare for Medicare and Medi-Cal testing. The Medical Center based Blood Banking Department subscribes to proficiency testing.

In the event of unusual or unexpected results, please contact the Medical Director or Technical Staff Supervisor. Often the test can be repeated if adequate specimen is available with no further charges being incurred. Serum specimens are retained for fourteen (14) days under refrigeration.

GENERAL INFORMATION AND SERVICES

Patient Service Centers
For the convenience of you and your patient, the laboratory operates several patient service centers throughout the Stockton, Manteca, Modesto, Lodi, Tracy, Merced and San Andreas areas. These facilities provide blood drawing and specimen preparation for procedures performed in the main laboratories. The facilities are staffed with laboratory certified phlebotomists. The patient service centers can collect all specimens.

STAT Laboratories
HealthCare Clinical Laboratories operates four STAT labs-two in Stockton, located at St. Joseph's Medical Center and ICC: Immediate Care Clinic, HealthCare Clinical Laboratories in Manteca and HealthCare Clinical Laboratories in Merced. These labs have a selected test menu.

Stockton Locations:

ICC: Immediate Care Clinical Lab
Address: 1801 East March Lane, Suite D-470
Hours: 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., Mon. thru Fri.
8:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., Saturday, Sunday and Most Holidays
Phone: (209) 954-3132

St. Josephs Medical Center
Address: 1800 N. California Street
Hours: 24 hours daily
Phone: (209) 467-6330

Merced Location:

Address: 3377 G Street, Suite A
Hours: 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Mon. thru Fri.
           8:00 a.m. to 12 noon Sat.
Phone: (209) 725-7760

Manteca Location:

Address: 293 East Commerce Avenue
Hours: 6:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Monday through Friday Saturday 7:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Phone: (209) 825-9541