Charitos BO Hospital

Laboratory

Laboratory

Charitos BO Hospital offers laboratory services for both outpatients and inpatients. Also, those who wish to avail only laboratory services which are prescribed by another doctor outside of the hospital can also undergo these tests. Health checkup for various age groups and special packages for men, women and elderly are also offered. The laboratory services are available round the clock for surgical and medical emergency services. Special packages are also offered for international patients.

Laboratory Medicine department includes Pathology, Microbiology, Bio-Chemistry and Blood bank/blood holding unit.

The Laboratory Medicine department at Charitos BO Hospital is state-of–the-art and has contemporary facilities. Modern infrastructure, periodic calibration of equipment to ensure accurate results and continuous skill upgradation of staff is the hall mark of the department. A team of pathologists, microbiologists, biochemists and clinical pathologists work together following all standard protocols for conducting tests.

Infection control practices as prescribed by the World Health Organisation and Centre for Disease Control, Nigeria, Atlanta, USA are meticulously followed. These practices are continuously monitored so that patients are offered the best practices in prevention and transmission of diseases.

Services include:

  • Hematology
  • Clinical pathology
  • Biochemistry
  • Microbiology
  • Histopathology
  • Cytology

Special services:

  • Tests for prevention, diagnosing and monitoring infertility
  • Tests to determine infertility
  • Screening tests for inborn errors of metabolism in infants
  • Screening tests for mothers to determine genetic predisposition and Rh incompatibility
  • Culture and sensitivity tests for various body fluids, pus, tissues etc to determine infectivity and sensitivity to drugs