Laboratory

Operating at nine convenient locations, the Cooper Clinic Laboratory Department performs lab services ordered by Clinic physicians as well as referring physicians. The laboratory is staffed by phlebotomists and medical technologists who are certified by the American Society of Clinical Pathology.

Laboratory Certifications:
This department holds a certificate of compliance from the Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA) issued by the Arkansas Department of Health, Division of Health Facility Services.  The laboratory is inspected on a regular basis to ensure that all regulations and specifications of Clinical Laboratory Improvement Act (CLIA) are met. 

Laboratory Locations and Hours of Operation:

Main Clinic

6801 Rogers Avenue, 1st floor, Fort Smith
Monday – Friday
7:00 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.
479-274-2500
1-800-333-1305

St. Edward Mercy Centers of Excellence

7001 Rogers Avenue, 4th Floor, Fort Smith
Monday – Friday
8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
479-452-2044, Ext. 6129
1-800-333-1305

Fianna Hills Family Practice and Orthopedics

9101 Jenny Lind, Fort Smith
Monday – Friday
8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
479-274-6000, 1-800-333-1305

Eastside Family Clinic and Podiatry

7306 Rogers Avenue, Fort Smith
Monday – Friday
8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
479-274-5800, 1-800-333-1305

Hembree Regional Cancer Center

7301 Rogers Avenue, Fort Smith
Monday – Friday
8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
479-274-6200, 1-800-333-1305

Bailey Family Clinic

20 North Aster, Greenwood
Monday – Friday
8:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Saturday
8:00 a.m. – noon
Sunday
1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
479-996-4111, 1-800-333-1305

Paris Family Clinic

303 South 5th Street, Paris
Monday – Friday
8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
479-963-2132, 1-800-333-1305

Lab Results:
Test results will not be released to any patient by lab personnel.  Within two days of your lab test(s), the results will be made available to the ordering physician.  Your doctor will review the results and notify you (unless other arrangements have been agreed upon). The results of studies sent outside Cooper Clinic to reference labs (Quest Laboratories, Mayo Medical Laboratories, Athena Laboratories, St. Edward Mercy Medical Center Lab, and Sparks Regional Medical Center Lab) may take longer to receive.

Patient Instructions:
Click the links below for urine and stool specimen instructions.  In you have questions regarding other lab studies, call the lab location that will administer your test.

Directions for a 24-hour Urine Specimen | Directions for Stool Specimen

Fasting Required:
The following lab tests require that you “fast” 8 hours before your blood is drawn.  “Fasting” means that you do not eat or drink during that time period.
LIPID PANEL
LDL
HDL
TRIGLYCERIDES
GLUCOSE
GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST
CMP (Complete Metabolic Panel)
BMP (Basic Metabolic Panel)
RENAL PROFILE

Leaving a specimen:
When you drop off a specimen at any Cooper Clinic lab location, make sure that the container is marked with your name, date of birth, and the name of the ordering physician.  Also, please do not leave the specimen on an unattended counter; place it in the hands of a Cooper Clinic employee before you leave.

Please Tell Us:
If you have any of the following special conditions, please tell your phlebotomist at the time your blood is drawn:

1. Allergy to latex products
2. If your blood tends to clot quickly
3. If you have an EDTA antibody