Areas of Service

The laboratory at MMC is made up of seven technical areas. These areas and their functions are as follows:

• Hematology – Blood cell analysis
• Microbiology – Growth of abnormal bacteria and fungus
• Blood Bank – Match of donor units with patients in need of blood transfusions
• Pathology – Diagnosis of abnormal, primarily cancerous, cells by processing tissues from surgery
• Chemistry / Special Chemistry – Diagnosis and treatment by using serum to analyze chemical components and enzymes
• Serology / Immunology – Detection of specific disease states by using antigen antibody reactions
• Urinalysis – Conducting chemical and microscopic exams of urine for diagnostic purposes