Global Hospital’s Microbiology department provides accurate and reproducible results on clinical material within the shortest possible time. This has been achieved by round the clock laboratory services, online reporting and use of state of the art equipment.

Quality control and quality assurance are strictly implemented and usually authenticated by reproducible result from other laboratories in India & abroad. The department is actively involved in infection control activities of the hospital. From time to time guidelines on different topics are issued which are complied periodically in the Hospital manual.

The Histopathology laboratory provides opinions on all kinds of cases from Gastrointestinal, Cardiovascular, and Orthopedic, Urology, Gyneac and Respiratory Medicine and highly specialized areas are such as Neuropathology, Oncology and Transplant pathology. Frozen section studies including Neurosurgical cases are done routinely.

With fluorescent, Polarizer, SLR attachments for photography and Digital Camera attachment for live image capture, scanning and image feeding into the computer / video camera through DC and the attached software. The image can be scanned, projected to any other system anywhere in the world so as to enable Histopathology / Cytology discussion (Telepathology).

Global Hospital’s laboratory provides Round the clock routine services with interpretations by competent Pathologist. State-of-the-art Blood Cell Counter with backup, calibrated daily using internationally accepted Quality Control material.

• Complete workup of hematological malignancies.
  
• Haemoglobinopathies.
  
• Workup on thrombophilia.
  
• Platelet function and aggregation studies.
  
• Thallasemia.
  
• Deficiency Anaemias.
  
• Bleeding Disorders.
  
• Leukaemias.
  
• Haemolytic Anaemias.
  
• Red Cell Fragility.
  
• Auto Immune Disorder.
  
• Red cell Serology.
  
• Constant interactions and consultation with Clinical experts.

The state-of-the-art immunogenetics and histocompatibility testing provides services for solid organ and stem cell transplantation,clinical trials, immunological monitoring and disease diagnosis.

Global Hospital being a premier tertiary care hospital of India attracts patients from all over the globe. Many critically ill patients land up into the hospital from far off places. The department of Transfusion Medicine provides blood support to theses patients. The department collects blood from Voluntary and Replacement (Relative and friends of patients) blood donor only. Strict donor selection criteria are followed by hospital to ensure good health to the donor and good quality blood products. Good manufacturing practices and Drug law are strictly adhered, to ensure quality in all facets of Transfusion services. All necessary precautions are taken to ensure safest possible blood for the patients. We do not offer Zero Risk Blood.

The department tests blood for Hepatitis B Core Antibodies in addition to the legally mandatory tests to decrease the risk of post transfusion Hepatitis B. This centre also certified center for carrying out test for diagnosis of HIV infections in normal and patient population (Elisa and western Blot Test). Optimal patient care is assured by, maintaining a healthy inventory of blood components to ensure blood support in emergencies. Global Hospital has an active Aphaeresis unit and runs round the clock facilities for Platelet Aphaeresis, Plasma aphaeresis, Lymphocyte Harvesting, Blood and Plasma Exchange.

Blood Cell Separator - ASTEC 204

Equipment Features

• Fully automated with unsurpassed donor/patient and operator safety.
  
  
• Wide range of protocols covers the requirements of the blood bank as well as of oncology and hematology units.
  
  
• High component purity.
  
  
• High collection efficiency
  
  
• Simple, user-friendly operation