Our Vision To be the Western Colorado and Eastern Utah laboratory services provider of choice.

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2 Community Hospital provides laboratory services focused on patient-guest care. We are committed to providing accurate, timely, cost-effective, laboratory testing for your patients. Our knowledge and expertise provides the information you need to help your patients maintain or return to good health. Our Vision To be the Western Colorado and Eastern Utah laboratory services provider of choice. Our Mission Community Hospital Laboratory is dedicated to providing timely, high-quality results, and unparalleled customer service. Our People Our professional staff of board-certified pathologists, technologists, histotechnicians, and patient-guest support personnel are highly trained and dedicated to putting the patient-guest first. We offer excellent clinical consultations and assistance in problem solving. Call our Customer Service partners at Dean M. Havlik, M.D. Dr. Havlik is a graduate of the Medical College of Pennsylvania and served his pathology residency at the University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center. He is the medical director of the Community Hospital Laboratory and he specializes in anatomic, clinical and forensic pathology. Robert A. Kurtzman, D.O. Dr. Kurtzman is a graduate of Des Moines University College of Osteopathic Medicine and Surgery. He completed his general and forensic pathology training in Detroit, Michigan. He has been practicing at Community Hospital since Tara L. Marshall, M.D. Dr. Marshall completed her medical school and pathology residency training at the University of Washington School of Medicine. She is board certified in anatomic and clinical pathology and has special expertise in gastrointestinal and hepatic pathology.

3 Our Benefits Effective and efficient health care requires the willingness to find solutions through new approaches. Community Hospital, in conjunction with Mayo Medical Laboratories, provides you with quality, cost-effective diagnostic options that are local and responsive to the changing health care landscape. Our laboratory benefits health care providers and their patients by offering: Convenience We offer STAT availability 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Comprehensive in-house test menu for prompt laboratory service and timely reporting. Most routine testing is completed the same day. We provide rapid reporting by Quality Health Network (QHN), fax, courier or mail. Our service area reaches from Western Colorado to Eastern Utah and we provide daily courier services, STAT and on-call pickups. We offer outreach services for inpatient, outpatient, physician offices, nursing homes and assisted-living facilities. Consultation Prompt follow-up for clinical and anatomic pathology. Timely consultation regarding test selection. Clinical Excellence Test protocols and menus are tailored to meet the scientific and clinical needs of patientguests and medical professionals. Decreased turnaround time allows for expedient patient-guest care and reduced diagnosis time. A large menu of tests and panels are available. Test methodologies and interpretation consistently represent the highest quality of care. Quality continuing medical education programs are provided in collaboration with Mayo Medical Laboratories. Customer Service Our service is efficie nt and courteous in meeting our patient-guest needs. Our customer service team is exceptionally responsive to business client concerns. Our local pathologists and laboratory professionals offer consultative support and are highly accessible. Competitive Pricing Competitive pricing established on all tests Patient, insurance, or client billing options Client Services Routine reporting on status of testing in progress Resources provided for specimen and specialhandling requirements Available to discuss fees or billing policies Availability of unlisted tests is provided quickly by phone Convenient procedures for adding tests to specimens already in-house Our Primary Reference Laboratory Community Hospital utilizes Mayo Medical Laboratories for its esoteric testing needs. Mayo Medical Laboratories, the reference laboratory for Mayo Clinic, is a distinctive leader in the field of esoteric testing and offers consultations with its physicians and scientists. This collaboration strengthens our efforts to provide exceptional laboratory services and patient care to Western Colorado and Eastern Utah.

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5 Our Services Laboratory Services Community Hospital offers comprehensive laboratory services including routine and STAT testing. We provide a broad range of tests using advanced instrumentation and technically proven methodologies that delivers rapid and accurate laboratory results. We have been serving health care providers and their patients in Western Colorado and Eastern Utah for more than 60 years. Anatomic Pathology Cytopathology, including ThinPrep technology Fine-needle aspiration biopsies and procurement of some superficial lesions Histology Immunochemistry techniques Surgical pathology Frozen section analysis for immediate diagnostic information to surgeons Hematology Peripheral blood and bone marrow studies Diagnostic and therapeutic monitoring of blood disorders Coagulation Wide range of hemostatic testing Testing for hereditary bleeding and thrombotic disorders Clinical Chemistry, Urinalysis, and Immunoassay Extensive repertoire of chemical analyte quantification through state-of-the-art instrumentation Nucleic acid testing (polymerase chain reaction) Microbiology Extensive range of organism identification and susceptibility testing Expert consultants in areas of bacteriology, mycology, mycobacteriology, parasitology, and virology

6 Community Hospital 2021 N. 12 th Street Grand Junction, CO Laboratory Telephone Number: Laboratory Fax Number: Community Hospital is proud to serve the health care needs of Western Colorado and Eastern Utah. Our quality standards include accreditation by The Joint Commission, American Orthopedic Association (AOA), College of American Pathologists (CAP), and Clinical Laboratory Improvements Amendments certification (CLIA). Community Hospital Laboratory provides services 7 days a week, 24 hours a day for inpatients, outpatients, and emergency services. MC0000