Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
Proven Expertise for Safe, Accurate Diagnostic Testing
Laboratory tests are an essential part of medical care. Health care providers rely on these tests to monitor your health, diagnose conditions and track treatment.
University of Vermont Health provides comprehensive pathology and laboratory medicine services and serves as a reference and consultative service for many hospitals and health care professionals across the region. With a system of hospitals across Vermont and northern New York, you have access to high-quality laboratory services no matter where you live.
Whether you need a blood draw or are facing a life-changing diagnosis, our team of more than 500 employees including pathologists, technologists, phlebotomists and support staff are here for you. We work diligently to deliver exceptional customer service and partner with your medical providers to guide your care.
Why Choose UVM Health?
We offer:
- Specialized expertise: Pathologists are physicians who evaluate body tissues to diagnose diseases and oversee the laboratories. Our pathologists have extensive training and experience in subspecialty areas of pathology and bring a high level of expertise to your care.
- Range of services: Our test catalogs include more than 2,000 different tests. Your provider may collect specimens and send them to us, or you may visit one of our sample collection locations for a blood draw, urine collection or special test.
- Commitment to quality: Our laboratories are dedicated to meeting established standards for personnel, quality and safety and are fully accredited by state and federal regulatory agencies.
- Rapid results: We analyze most specimens locally, which helps us get results to your provider as quickly as possible. You also have access to these results as soon as they are available through your MyChart patient portal account.
Pathology & Laboratory Medicine Services
Anatomic pathology diagnoses diseases based on tissue and fluid samples collected from patients. Services include autopsy, cytopathology, genomics, histology, surgical pathology and electron microscopy.
Laboratory medicine includes diagnostic services for patients, referral support for regional consultations and reference laboratory testing.
Blood draws and outpatient labs allow health care providers to order tests that require the collection of blood, urine, fluids or tissues from patients.
Autopsy is an examination of a person’s body after they have died. It provides information about the disease processes that contributed to a person’s death.
Lab Services for Hospitals and Clinicians
UVM Health's Pathology & Laboratory Medicine serves as a reference and consultative service for hospitals across the region.
Advancing Medicine & Quality of Care
We strive to create a better care experience for our patients by advancing the field of medicine through research and cutting-edge treatments.
We can better care for our patients through our commitment to training the next generation of health care professionals.
Our participation in clinical trials allows us to offer our patients immediate access to treatments that are not widely available and to improve care.
Awards & Certifications
Northeast Community Laboratory Alliance
UVM Health participates in the Northeast Community Laboratory Alliance (NECLA) and serves as the regional NECLA reference laboratory in partnership with the Mayo Clinical Laboratories in Rochester, Minnesota. Our partnership supports our mission to provide high quality, patient-centric care.
Locations near you
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75 Beekman Street
Plattsburgh, NY 12901
101 Adirondack Drive
Ticonderoga, NY 12883
828 U.S. 11
Champlain, NY 12919
89 Plaza Boulevard
Plattsburgh, NY 12901
75 Park Street
Elizabethtown, NY 12932
1 South Prospect Street
Lobby, Level 1
Burlington, VT 05401
792 College Parkway
Fanny Allen Campus, Medical Office Building
Colchester, VT 05446
111 Colchester Avenue
Main Campus, East Pavilion, Level 2
Burlington, VT 05401-1473
130 Fisher Road
Berlin, VT 05602-8132
115 Porter Drive
Middlebury, VT 05453-8423