Laboratory

Routine/Stat Outpatient Testing Hours of Operation
Monday–Friday 7am to 7pm

Routine/Stat Inpatient and Emergency Room Testing Hours of Operation
24 Hours a Day / 7 Days a Week

All-Inclusive Facility- For All Your Laboratory Needs

Kern Valley Healthcare District Laboratory provides clinical laboratory services to inpatients and outpatients in the Kern Valley area. Our laboratory is under the directorship of Dr. Fangluo Liu, who is board certified in Anatomical and Clinical Pathology. From the beginning, we have had a clear vision of what we must do to provide the medical community with laboratory services of the highest quality. Our vision is guided by our total quality commitment to offering our clients quick and accurate results. We collaborate with excellent reference Laboratories to ensure all your testing needs are met.

Our laboratory and personnel are licensed by the State of California. The Laboratory is certified by CLIA on a biannual basis. We do extensive proficiency testing in each department of the laboratory multiple times a year to ensure quality accurate results. In addition to the licensures and extensive external quality assurance programs, our internal team monitors the quality of each department daily. Our goal is to meet the needs of the clients that we serve with a high level of standard.

Kern Valley Healthcare District is pleased to propose the following outline of services provided by our laboratory. We are confident that with our ongoing commitment to Total Quality, our extensive services, and our adherence to the many different needs of our varied clients, Kern Valley Healthcare District Laboratory is, and will continue to provide excellent service.

Testing Capability

Kern Valley Healthcare District Laboratory offers a wide range of testing capabilities from routine to complex. We currently perform over 400 individual assays at our laboratory. The following is a partial list of the tests that we perform in each department along with a sample of what our reference laboratories can offer.

Routine/Stat Testing Hours of Operation
24 Hours a Day / 7 Days a Week

Pathology and Cytology *

*sent to our Reference laboratories

These are just a few of the tests done in-house. For any tests that need to be referred to a Reference Laboratory, we utilize Quest Diagnostics Laboratories and Bakersfield Memorial Hospital for the majority of our sent-out specimens.