Infection Control
Practitioner: Susan Varisco, BSMT (ASCP)

Phone: (985) 795-4331
Hours: 24 Hours a day, 7 days a week

The Infection Control Department's goal is to improve health and patient safety by reducing risks of infection. We want to educate hospital staff and the community to enable us to prevent the spread of infection.

Laboratory Quick Facts:
Riverside Medical Center Laboratory is a JCAHO accredited department that provides quality patient care with highly qualified personnel.

There are full-time technologists that work different shifts for 24-hour, 7-day a week coverage with phlebotomists on all shifts.

Each technologist operates as a Generalist performing all duties in the laboratory with the exception of Microbiology; there are specific technologists that perform Microbiology.

We offer all laboratory services including Chemistry, Hematology, Coagulation, Urinalysis, Microbiology, and Blood Banking.

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