Courtesy West Mountain Family Health
Hudson Headwaters Health Network and Glens Falls Hospital have opened a new laboratory services facility at West Mountain Family Health.
The renovated lab officially opened in September at 161 Carey Road in Queensbury.
Glens Falls Hospital operates three phlebotomy draw stations at the site, designed to provide efficient service for patients. The new, expanded lab’s hours are Monday through Friday, 6 a.m. to 5 p.m.
According to Hudson Headwaters’ CEO Dr. Tucker Slingerland, the leadership team at Hudson Headwaters has developed partnerships with many health care organizations throughout the region to collaborate and develop creative ways to provide health care.
“We consistently explore strategies to increase access and improve patient experiences. Our partnership with Glens Falls Hospital allows for increased hours of lab services, which results in greater convenience for our community members,” said Slingerland. “We are grateful for the opportunity to plan and complete this service with Glens Falls Hospital.”
The Glens Falls Hospital laboratory allows patients to have samples taken for testing in support of both primary care services and specialty care. Testing can be ordered by a patient’s primary care provider or a specialty physician and any patient with a valid provider order can access these services at West Mountain Family Health.
Patients do not need to be patients of Hudson Headwaters to receive lab testing.
According to hospital CEO Paul Scimeca, the organizations have experienced positive outcomes after developing laboratory services at Hudson Headwaters’ Moreau Family Health and Women’s Health in Glens Falls.
“Glens Falls Hospital and Hudson Headwaters share a commitment to providing quality health care to the communities throughout this region,” he said. “The partnership at West Mountain Family Health improves access to both primary care and lab services for local residents and their families, while making it even easier to access additional testing. We look forward to continuing to partner with Hudson Headwaters to support the needs of our community.”
Hudson Headwaters is a nonprofit network of 21 community-based primary care health centers, plus a traveling mobile health center, caring for more than 115,000 patients from Saratoga County to the Canadian border, an area of roughly 7,200 square miles.
The network’s comprehensive services include primary care, urgent care, pediatrics, women’s health, behavioral health, dentistry and other specialties along with laboratory and imaging services. Learn more at hhhn.org.
Glens Falls Hospital, a member of the Albany Med Health System, maintains a service area that spans 6,000 square miles across five counties. Founded in 1897, It operates an advanced health care delivery system featuring 20 regional facilities.
The main hospital campus is home to the C.R. Wood Cancer Center, the Joyce Stock Snuggery birthing center, the Breast Center and a chronic wound healing center. It has over 2,300 employees and a medical staff of over 550 providers. For more information visit www.GlensFallsHospital.org