Lab Test Instructions

Instructions for Patients & Providers

If you need instructions for a specific lab test, you can download the instructions from this page.

Call your local hospital’s lab with any questions.

Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center: 541-768-6198
Samaritan Albany General Hospital: 541-812-4150
Samaritan Lebanon Community Hospital: 541-451-7135
Samaritan North Lincoln Hospital: 541-996-7176
Samaritan Pacific Communities Hospital: 541-574-4775

Test Guidelines for Patients

If your health care provider has ordered a test requiring you to collect a specimen at home, please download the guidelines below for the test your provider has ordered.

24-Hour Urine Specimen
Recogida de Muestra de Orina de 24 Horas

Mid-Stream Urine Sample
Recogida de una Muestra de Orina en Pleno Flujo

Semen Sample for Analysis
Recogida de una Muestra de Semen para Análisis

Stool Collection for Culture
Muestra de Heces para Cultivo

Stool Collection for Occult Blood
Recogida de Heces para la Detección de Sangre Oculta

Stool Collection for Ova and Parasites
Recogida de Heces para un Análisis de Detección de Huevos y Parásitos

Hemasure Stool Collection

Specimen cup and paperwork

Lab technicians doing paperwork.

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Guidelines for Clinicians

Please browse the guideline categories below to find the guidelines you need for your patient’s test.

Blood Collection Guidelines

Blood Collection Instructions
Blood Tubes Used in Lab Testing

Coagulation Specimen Collection Guidelines
Fine Needle Aspiration Instructions

Pap Collection Guidelines

Conventional Paps
Liquid-Based Paps

Pathology Collection Guidelines

Autopsy Policy
Fine Needle Aspiration Instructions
Non-GYN Cytology Collection Guidelines
Pathology Specimen Collection Instructions

All Other Specimen Collection Guidelines

Specimen Collection Instructions
Hemosure Stool Collection
Inpatient 24-Hour Urine Collection

Other Guidelines

Critical Values
Therapeutic Drug Draw Time Guidelines

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