The Campbell County Memorial Hospital (CCMH) Laboratory provides testing
to aid physicians in the diagnosis and treatment of disease and serves
as a reference lab for many local physician offices and veterinary clinics
in Gillette, Wyoming.
The CCMH Laboratory currently performs more than 240 different tests and
collects more than 450 other lab tests to be sent to reference labs.
Lab professionals perform and evaluate medical laboratory tests that correctly
detect, diagnose, and help prevent diseases, thus saving countless lives
every day. Since these pros often work behind the scenes, few people know
how they aid physicians in the diagnosis and treatment of disease, every
day. The CCMH Lab staff is either certified Phlebotomy Technicians or
Medical Technicians/Technologists. The key word here is certified –
all have undergone specialized training to provide the services they provide.
With Allergenex by Spiriplex, your doctor can now test for more than 60
of the most common food and environmental allergens with a simple finger prick.
What is Allergenex? Campbell County Health’s Laboratory offers an allergy test that requires
a much smaller blood sample with more comprehensive results: Allergenex
by Spiriplex.
When a provider orders the Allergenex allergy test, only four drops of
blood are needed. The sample is tested for 68 of the most common food
and environmental allergens, like dust mites, weeds and grasses, eggs
and peanuts. Patients as young as six months old can be tested, and each
sample is tested separately three times for better accuracy.
The test also detects sensitivity, or things the patient is slightly allergic
to, which can be difficult to diagnose if the patient isn’t experiencing
significant symptoms. The test results, along with the patient’s
history, physical exam, and symptoms, help the provider create a successful
diagnosis and treatment plan.
Blog: Allergy Testing that's Easier for the Patient
Anyone who has had allergy testing has probably been through the experience
of going to a lab and having blood collected from their arm, with the
blood tested separately for each allergen, (the substance that may be
causing the allergic reaction). Or the patient has an allergy “scratch
test” where different allergens are tested by scratching a small
incision on the patient’s skin. These methods of allergy testing
take time, may involve a trip to the lab, and the provider must select
the specific allergens to be tested. Sometimes it takes many different
tests to determine exactly what allergies the patient has.
Campbell County Memorial Hospital's Laboratory implemented a new allergy
test nearly two years ago that requires a much smaller blood sample with
more comprehensive results. When a provider orders the Spiriplex allergy
test, Allergenex, only four drops of blood are needed. The sample is tested
for 68 of the most common food and environmental allergens, like dust
mites, weeds and grasses, eggs and peanuts. Patients as young as six months
old can be tested, and each sample is tested separately three times for
better accuracy.
Community wide blood draws and wellness testing is available Monday-Friday at
Wellness in the Energy Building at 1901 Energy Court, Suite 125, Gillette, Wyoming
-- located off Boxelder Avenue, behind Common Cents and Wendy's.
Learn more.
Lab Test Catalog
Find a list of lab tests available at Campbell County Memorial Hospital
using this
online application, powered by Mayo Clinic Laboratories. Find testing information by searching
or browsing the listings alphabetically.
The Pathology department processes specimens from the surgery department
and local physician offices. These include body fluids and tissue from
biopsies or organs. The specimens are checked for abnormalities to aid
your physician in diagnosis and treatment.
Learn more
Contact
Find the CCMH Laboratory at: Location: Campbell County Memorial Hospital, 501 S. Burma Avenue, Gillette,
Wyoming 82716. The Lab is located on the first floor in their newly remodeled,
more patient friendly area.
Hours: 7 am-5:30 pm, Monday-Friday; Closed, Saturday and Sunday
Phone:
307-688-1200 Fax:
307-688-1224 Manager:
Lynn Todd, M.T., ASCP
For questions or concerns about safety or quality of care, please contact
Lynn Todd, Laboratory manager, at
307-688-1200 or
lynn.todd@cchwyo.org.
