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LABORATORY SERVICES

Patient care, patient safety, patient satisfaction and quality in all their processes are the Motto of the laboratory staff at Ruby Hall Clinic. The laboratory is headed by Dr.Anjali Kelkar, with a team of Consultant Pathologists, Microbiologists, Biochemist and eight Resident doctors. The doctors are well qualified and trained at reputed institutes in the country and also have international experience. There are eighty technical, administrative and support staff.

The lab is NABL accredited, equipped with state of the art, fully automated equipment and functions 24x7. We have a test menu of over 500 tests and profiles and process over 3000 tests per day. Quality control systems are well implemented in the lab, including stringent internal quality control and participation in external quality assurance programs. The laboratory has a structured teaching programme for post graduation in Pathology and trains students for DNB in Pathology.

Our behaviour is agile, customer focused, transparent, performance oriented and the staff is united as one team. Quality, Integrity, Innovation, Accountability, Collaboration and Leadership are our values.

Our vision is ‘Empowering better health with diagnostic insights’

Our three goals are:

  • A healthier world
  • To Build value
  • Creating an inspiring workplace

Our out-patient dept & collection center is situated on the ground floor of the main hospital, and is open to walk- in patients. Free consultation & counseling is provided by the pathologists between 9am & 6pm for discussion of lab tests.

  • Some of the routinely done tests are:
    CBC/Haemogram, Blood sugar, Renal function tests/ Liver function tests, Lipid profile, Urine, Stool, Semen and Body Fluid examination, Hormone tests including Thyroid function tests, Cancer markers, Cardiac markers, Vitamin B12,Vitamin D, Tests for Thalassemia, Microbial Culture and Sensitivity testing, FNAC, Pap smear, Biopsy reporting. All tests for Tuberculosis, Meningitis, Dengue and H1N1 are performed.
  • Immunohistochemistry, Immunofluorescence and molecular pathology tests are done for biopsies - skin and kidney biopsies and various cancers.
  • Many profiles are tested, to name a few:
    Anaemia profile, Autoimmune profile, Cardiac profile (Heart risk test), Thrombophillia profile, PUO (Fever profile), Pneumonia profile, Tests for pregnancy/ infertility, Arthritis profile, Stroke profile, Thalassemia profile, Lipid profile, Transplant profile, Leukaemia profile
  • The lab also does tests for Organ transplantation, which includes HLA- Tissue typing, Cross-match and PRA test for Kidney, Liver, Heart and Bone Marrow transplants.
  • Bone marrow examination (Aspiration and Trephine biopsy procedure is done by our pathologists, also available on OPD basis.
  • We provide sample collection facility at the home, which can be booked by using our ‘App’ or website.

One has to experience the service to speak of it. Do give us an opportunity to serve you!

Following are some of the Routine Lab Tests available:

  • Haemogram / CBC
  • Blood sugar
  • Liver Function Tests (LFT)
  • Kidney Function Tests

Following are the available Profile tests

  • Anemia profile
  • Lipid Profile
  • Cardiac risk assessment profile
  • Renal (kidney) profile
  • Obesity work up
  • Diabetic profile
  • Tests for Stroke
  • Thalassemia work up
  • Bleeding disorders
  • Allergy profile
  • Antenatal check up & risk assessment for pregnant Women
  • Screening tests for newborns for inborn errors of metabolic disorders, Liver function tests with detailed work up
  • Pre operative work up
  • Cancer screening tests (including PAP smear)
  • Tumor markers for specific malignancies
  • Infertility profile
  • Thyroid profile
  • Tests for Osteoporosis
  • Confidential testing with counseling for HIV and other S.T.D.
  • Thromboelastography
  • Myeloma workup

Special Tests

  • Drugs of Abuse
  • Heavy metals such as Lead, and Mercury.
  • Rapid, reliable & complete work up of Tuberculosis tests using state of the art technology for identification,
  • 1st line & 2nd line drug sensitivity testing for T.B. in 4 days
  • Blood Cultures with reference to NCCLS guidelines
  • Anti Mullerian Hormone for POCD
  • Atypical Pneumonia Test by Immunofluorescence – detects 5 bacteria & 5 viruses in blood
  • Immunofixation electrophoresis
  • Bone marrow Examination

Tests for Various Infectious Diseases

  • Pneumonias
  • Urinary Tract Infections
  • Hepatitis markers
  • Malaria
  • Dengue
  • Typhoid

Molecular Biology Tests: PCR for

  • TB – DNA and RNA
  • HIV Viral Load
  • Hepatitis B Viral Load
  • Hepatitis C Viral Load
  • CMV Viral Load
  • Leptospira
  • HSV
  • HPV Screening on Vaginal swabs
  • HLA Tissue Typing for transplants

Histopathology

  • Routine biopsies for Cancer diagnosis
  • Special stains for diagnosing different disease conditions
  • Immunofluorescence tests
  • Lmmunohistochemistry for typing of different cancers
  • Molecular pathology viz. BCR ABL for leukemias
  • PAP smear examination

We offer 2nd opinion/review on slides for biopsies done outside.