Fletcher Allen, a Vermont university hospital and medical center, serves all of
Vermont and the northern New York region. Located in Burlington, Fletcher Allen is a regional, academic healthcare center and teaching hospital in alliance with the University of Vermont.
About Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
The Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine supports the common vision of Fletcher Allen Health Care and the UVM College of Medicine: teaching, research and medical service are inseparable.
A Resource for Patients & Families – Patient Service Centers at Fletcher Allen Health Care
When
a health care provider tells you or a family member it is necessary to
have a laboratory test, you may have a sample collected in the office or
you may be asked to come to Fletcher Allen to have the sample
collected. Fletcher Allen laboratory operates an extensive
courier network throughout the state of Vermont and into New York to
pick up samples from area offices and other Hospitals. We
also have several conveniently located Patient Service Centers where you
can come to have your sample collected by an experienced certified
phlebotomist.
Fletcher Allen's clinical laboratory does
more than 2.5 million tests a year, including more than 30,000 surgical
cases. The laboratory offers clinical consultation from
board-certified and subspecialized pathologists in all major
subspecialties of pathology.
A Resource for Hospitals and Clinicians – Pathology and Clinical Laboratory Services
In
addition to serving as Fletcher Allen's laboratory, the department also
serves as a reference and consultative service for many hospitals in
the North East.
Fletcher Allen Laboratory is a member of the Northeast Community Laboratory Alliance (NECLA),
a regional affiliation comprised of all of the hospitals in Vermont..
Through a coordinated delivery system, NECLA is designed to support
local and regional health care providers while supporting each hospital
member’s outreach activities without limiting their primary loyalty to
their hospital and its alliances. NECLA was formed in 1996 and is partnered with Mayo Medical Laboratories.
Our Web site offers a comprehensive guide to our services and contact information. Please contact our customer service professionals at (802) 847-5121 with any specific inquiries.
A Resource for Health Professionals of the Future - Medical Education in Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
The Department is closely integrated with the University of Vermont College of Medicine and Medical Laboratory and Radiation Sciences. We offer training programs in the following areas:
- Integrated anatomic and clinical pathology residency
- Cytopathology fellowship
- Dermatopathology fellowship
- Surgical Pathology fellowship
- School of Cytotechnology
Students in the schools of medicine and medical technology at the University of Vermont rotate through our clinical services.
