The Benson Hospital Laboratory is staffed to meet the medical laboratory needs of the San Pedro Valley.

The medical laboratory tests blood, body fluids and specimens to get information about a patient’s health to help in the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of disease. The Benson Hospital Laboratory is licensed by the state of Arizona for Clinical Laboratory Improvement Act accreditation. The department is dedicated to providing competent, caring, timely, discreet and accurate testing to its clients.

Key Services

• Specimen collection and processing

• Hematology

• Chemistry including metabolic profiles, electrolytes, therapeutic drug testing and endocrine testing

• Urinalysis

• Serology

• Blood banking

• Limited microbiology

• Processing of send-out specimens to referenced laboratories

• Drug-screen collections

No appointment needed. Routine test results are available to physicians within 2 hours and urgent results are available within 1 hour.