Laboratory Services

GH Ernakulam has a modern Super Speciality clinical lab with all major specialities. It is the best major Hospital lab in public sector under Health Service Department and is easily accessible to ordinary people not only  from GH Ernakulam District but also from nearby districts. Laboratory has a competent team of pathologists, Microbiologist and Laboratory Technologists and other supporting staffs.

The lab is equipped with automated 6 part  Haematology analyzer and fully automated dry chemistry analyzer, Hormone analyzer, Prothrombine time analyser and HbA1c analyser based on high profile chromatography.

An array of Superspeciality tests are available 24×7 hours like
  • coronary profile test
  • Infertility profiles
  • Hormone panels
  • Vitamin panel
  • Arthritis care test
  • Electrolyte studies
  • Newborn screening test
  • Cancer Screening
  • Thyroid profile
  • Diabetic profile
  • Coagulation profile
  • Deficiency anaemia Screening
  • CBNAAT,TRUNAT for TB
  • Dialysis profile test
  • ART screening test
  • Detailed Preoperative test
  • All Intensive Care blood tests
  • Histopathology test
The lab is capable of doing all kinds of reactive as well as special test. All the tests are done at a reduced rate with pay off to various schemes. Lab performs sample collection round the clock, the collection area is located very near to  the casualty  easily accessible to OP patients. Specialized barcoding system and strict compliance of turnaround time in the lab test is to be appreciated. Apart from this we are actively involved in the implementation of national programmes, Malaria elimination,Tuberculosis and Leprosy elimination programmes. We are planning to upgrade lab upto  national level standards in quality and the maintenance. Further expansion of lab will be of help to ordinary people.

Department of  Microbiology

  Bacteriology testing of  samples like

  • Blood
  • Urine
  • Pus aspirate, tissue
  • Sputum
  • CSF
  • Sterile body fluids, breast milk
  • Mycology testing of above mentioned samples
  • Serology testing for communicable diseases ELISA tests like Dengue Ig M, Ns1, Leptospira Ig M, Hepatitis A, ANA Elisa
  • Widal test, Hepatitis B, C card tests as part of National viral hepatitis control program(NVHCP ) and Hepatitis B, C CLIA tests

Department of  Microbiology  act as the regional centre to coordinate the AMR initiative under DHS across the state. AMR surveillance in the district function on a unique ‘hub-and-spoke’ model, with District AMR lab at GH Ernakulum being the ‘hub’ that collects and tests samples from 13 government hospitals that are the ‘spokes’, thus avoiding the need for separate, expensive laboratories at each of these hospitals. District AMR lab (Microbiology lab ) at the Ernakulum General Hospital has been working to help diagnose secondary infections in COVID patients also , and determine patterns of drug-resistance. Ernakulam is the first district in the state to have comprehensive AMR Program as Hub& Spoke Model. Around 2000 culture sample processed at District AMR lab at GH Ernakulam and participating in WHONET AMR surveillance, the data is shared with NCDC through nodal centre.
Two national and one international research paper published from AMR centre and first D AMR Research centre under health service department to facilitate research work in AMR. Dr sivaprasad P S, State Nodal officer AMR Program, working two days a week at regional centre to coordinate the AMR initiative under DHS across the state. 

Dr. ARYA RV, MBBS, MD,         
Jr. Consultant, Microbiology

Dr. Sali Kurian, MBBS, DNB Pathology         
Jr. Consultant, Pathologist

Diagnostic Laboratory Services