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Laboratory Testing

Torrance Memorial Medical Center offers a full range of laboratory testing on a 24-hour basis for inpatients. Outpatient laboratory services are not scheduled. Patients may walk in to complete their tests Monday through Friday from 7 am to 10 pm, and Saturday and Sunday from 8 am to 12 pm and 12:30 to 4:30 pm. For oral glucose tolerance testing, outpatients should plan to arrive between 7 and 8 am weekdays and 8 to 9 am on weekends. Patients must bring their physician's orders and their insurance cards.

Results of lab tests are sent to the patient's physician. Patients may obtain their results from the Health Information Management department (also known as Medical Records department) Monday through Friday during the hours of 7:30 am to 4 pm. Test results may be obtained from the Laboratory Monday through Friday from 7 am to 10 pm and from 8 am to 4:30 pm Saturday and Sunday. Patients will be required to complete a HIPAA-17 form before receiving results. Test results cannot be provided by fax or telephone.

The Lab is located on the second floor of the Outpatient Center. Parking is available in the West Parking Structure off of Medical Center Drive. For more information about Laboratory services, call (310) 517-4646. For information on autologous blood donation, click here.