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 Phone: (907) 729-4172

 Anchorage Native PCC
 4320 Diplomacy Drive
 Anchorage, AK 99508

LABORATORY

The laboratory at the Anchorage Native Primary Care Center (PCC) handles most of the “lab” orders that come from clinic providers there. It is a full-service center and is accredited by the College of American Pathologists and Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations.

The PCC laboratory handles routine lab tests in the following areas:

• hematology
• chemistry
• serology

The lab also handles various specialized tests, such as RPR (for syphilis) and semen analysis. However, it is not equipped for testing in the areas of microbiology, hepatitis, blood coagulation or drug screening. Although these tests are “sent out” to another lab, the PCC lab prepares the samples for proper follow-through.

The laboratory is staffed by clinical lab scientists, medical laboratory technicians and a pathologist. Although they do not interface directly with SCF customers, they are frequently consulted by PCC clinic providers and nurses to help evaluate test results and to determine which tests might be most appropriate for the evaluation of presenting symptoms or conditions.