The main lab is located on the second floor of the hospital building and is open 24 hours a day. The outpatient drawing site is located on the first floor of the hospital.
While the lab is open 24 hours we encourage patients to come between 7am and 3pm so we can follow-up with the doctor’s offices during business hours, if needed. Patients should first check-in at the first floor admitting desk prior to having their blood drawn.
After 3 pm and on weekends patients may come to the second floor admitting and laboratory for blood work.During the hours of 7am-3pm, the main lab will accept outpatients that are heading to MOD, and also those in wheelchairs or other physical disabilities.
Please keep in mind that we provide stat and urgent services for ER, MOD, ICU, MS3, surgery and nursing homes in the main lab, and may have to attend to these matters first before we answer your knock at the door.Please be patient.
We have also been going to the Lake Linden Health Center on Wednesday mornings from 9a.m.-10:30a.m. for those outpatients who find this location more convenient.Lab orders from any caregiver will be serviced at this center.
Main Lab Phone: (906) 337-6550 Pat Murley, Lab Manager: (906) 337-6551 Fax: (906) 337-6552 pmurley@kmmc.org
The KMMC lab in-house testing includes hematology, chemistry, microbiology and blood banking that meets our community needs on a routine and emergent basis. We have a reference lab courier available Monday through Friday for specialized testing needs of our patients.
Preparing For Your Lab Visit
Please bring your insurance card and lab order(s) with you to each visit. Check in with admitting before proceeding to the lab area. If your health care provider has requested that you fast before your blood draw, they will indicate how long your fast should be (typically 12-15 hours) and give you instructions for taking medications during your fast. You are permitted to have a glass of water during fasting. Caffeine or nicotine is not recommended.
If you have questions about the specific instructions for your lab work, please contact your physician directly.
Blood Drives and Donations
KMMC blood inventory is supplied by Marquette General Hospital Upper Peninsula Regional Blood Center. KMMC can only accept blood donations during scheduled blood drives. Blood drives are scheduled several times throughout the year, typically in June, August, and December. For a schedule of upcoming blood drives, please contact the Lab Manager.