Laboratory Services at Home covers all tests that require a laboratory environment. In addition, we provide this service in the comfort of your home. Your results are shared with you and your physicians on the same day.
Laboratory Services at Home includes blood collection by specialist nurses at your location. For example, we can visit your home or workplace. Without the need for the individual to go to a hospital or laboratory, delivering the blood taken to the laboratory under appropriate conditions, and sharing the results with the patient/patient’s relatives/patient’s physician. This service is generally used for patients who are difficult to transport to the hospital. However, anyone can benefit when needed. The person does not need to be sick or have a physical disability to benefit. In addition, patients with chronic diseases may also use this service.
In cases where the individual does not feel well enough to go out, does not have enough time to go to the hospital, or the location of his/her place is not suitable, the service can be performed at home.
Why is Laboratory Services at Home Important?
Symptoms, course, and treatment of many diseases can be determined according to blood test results. The reason for a home blood test is to be able to see the course of the disease of people with such disease and to direct the treatment.
Laboratory Services at Home is very important for patient care. Therefore, a home care nurse should support the process.
Our home health team can assign the nurse upon your physician’s request.
Is Laboratory Services at Home Safe?
Home laboratory service is provided only by the home care and health services that are legally authorized to provide this service.
These institutions, licensed by the Ministry of Health, are responsible for acting in accordance with the laboratory operating procedure, storing and delivering the samples collected under appropriate conditions, and delivering the most accurate results.
After taking a blood sample at home, the collected samples are delivered to the laboratory within max. 2 hours (except for the tests that require urgent delivery such as pro DNP, blood gas).
Who Performs Laboratory Services at Home?
Blood collection is performed by confident nurses who are experts in collecting blood samples.
Laboratory Services at Home is an application that requires experience. Because the vessels of many patients who need this service may be thin, worn, or not visible at all, due to the treatment or age.
In such cases, the superior ability of the nurse will ensure the successful completion of the service and ensure patient satisfaction.
How is the Laboratory Services at Home Organized?
The services are provided according to the “laboratory operating procedure.” According to this procedure:
In line with the request coming from the patient/patient’s relative/patient’s physician, an appointment is booked for the appropriate day and time.
The appointment time is organized by considering whether the requested tests need to be done on a full or empty stomach, and the patient/patient’s relatives are informed accordingly.
The home care nurse brings all disposable materials required for bloodletting. (laboratory tubes, tourniquet, alcohol swap, injector, plaster, cotton, medical waste bin, etc.)
Barcodes containing patient information are placed on the tubes.
Against any risk of infection, the blood samples collected in compliance with hygiene rules are placed in sample containers and transferred to the laboratory environment with appropriate storage conditions.
Complete blood count and biochemistry results are concluded within a few hours on the same day. Delivery of the results of hormone tests and cultures will take a few days. The home care unit will inform you in detail about when the results will be received.
The results of the tests performed in a laboratory environment will be sent to the e-mail addresses provided by the patient/patient’s relatives and will also be reported to the patient’s primary physician.
Advantages of Laboratory Services at Home
The service provides the patient with comfort since it is performed in the patient’s environment.
It provides convenience to patients’ relatives.
The in-home service saves time from traveling to a hospital or a center.
There is no need for transportation vehicles (ambulance or patient transport vehicle, etc.) that may be required for the transfer of the patient under heavy traffic conditions.
It enables the patient to receive professional healthcare from reliable specialists.
It prevents the individual from going into a patient and hospital psychology.
Measures are taken against possible hospital or laboratory infection risks.
Consider Having Blood Tests Done Twice a Year for Early Diagnosis Purposes…
Apart from the diseases, it is important for healthy men and women aged 65 and over to have routine blood counts and biochemistry tests done twice a year and for the results of such tests to be evaluated by a physician.
In this way, it is ensured that the presence of a possible disease is detected early and treatment is planned. For this reason, do not neglect to have your blood tests done twice a year over the age of 65.
Take the First Step Toward Convenient, Safe Testing
With Laboratory Services at Home, you can benefit from expert care without leaving your home. Whether for regular health monitoring or physician-requested testing, our licensed medical team ensures accurate results and a smooth, stress-free process.
To learn more or schedule your home appointment, please contact us today.