New Tests Available at Brookings Health System to Test Prostate & Blood Iron Levels
- March 26, 2013
Brookings Health System in Brookings, SD, recently added four blood tests to its laboratory providing quicker diagnostic abilities to health care staff and making it more convenient for patients to monitor anemia; hemachromatosis, a condition of too much iron in the body; and prostate health locally.
“Our laboratory operates around the clock. By having these tests in-house, we speed up the turn-around time for patients and provide our health care team with timely results they need to diagnose and treat patients,” said Laboratory Director Debra Thomas.
Three of the tests, Ferritin, Iron and Total Iron Binding Capacity (TIBC), are most frequently ordered as a group to test patients’ blood iron levels to determine if iron levels are too high or low.
The fourth test, Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA), is a test used to monitor the health of the prostate for either diagnostic purposes or screening.
“We have many outpatients who live in Brookings and surrounding areas who need PSA levels tested regularly as part of follow-up. Now they don’t have to travel to receive the tests,” Thomas said.
Brookings Health System’s laboratory provides the latest technology and tests for accurate and efficient lab results. It is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. For more information on Brookings Health System’s lab, please call (605) 696-7704.
About Brookings Health System
Brookings Health System, located in Brookings, South Dakota, includes a 49-bed hospital, the 79-bed Brookview Manor nursing home, and Brookhaven Estates apartments. It is a non-profit, city-owned facility that offers the community a full range of inpatient, outpatient, and extended care services. The emergency room is staffed 24 hours a day and provides around the clock medical-nursing care for patient needs ranging from minor injuries to life threatening crises. For more information about the services offered at Brookings Health System, please call (605) 696-9000 or visit us on the Web at brookingshealth.org.