{"id":339,"date":"2023-05-16T02:43:56","date_gmt":"2023-05-16T02:43:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dbhds.virginia.gov\/facilities\/swvmhi\/?page_id=339"},"modified":"2025-07-08T16:04:01","modified_gmt":"2025-07-08T16:04:01","slug":"laboratory","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dbhds.virginia.gov\/facilities\/swvmhi\/about-us\/departments\/laboratory\/","title":{"rendered":"Laboratory"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Departmental Objective<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p>The Medical Professional and Laboratory Staff seek to provide high quality psychiatric and medical services to all patients. By doing so the facility assists in maximizing the function of the patients, restoring and maintaining their health, and allowing for their return to the community. The Medical Professional Staff and the Laboratory Staff seek to continuously provide the highest quality psychiatric and laboratory services to all patients at all times. The College of American Pathology (CAP) accredits the laboratory at SWVMHI.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-rounded\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"767\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/dbhds.virginia.gov\/facilities\/swvmhi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/05\/KaylaMeade-767x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Kayla Meade - Lab Supervisor\" class=\"wp-image-509\" style=\"width:214px;height:285px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dbhds.virginia.gov\/facilities\/swvmhi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/05\/KaylaMeade-767x1024.jpg 767w, https:\/\/dbhds.virginia.gov\/facilities\/swvmhi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/05\/KaylaMeade-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/dbhds.virginia.gov\/facilities\/swvmhi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/05\/KaylaMeade-768x1025.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dbhds.virginia.gov\/facilities\/swvmhi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/05\/KaylaMeade.jpg 1108w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 100vw, 767px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size\"><a href=\"mailto:kayla.meade@dbhds.virginia.gov\" data-type=\"mailto\">Kayla Meade<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Lab Supervisor<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">276-706-3492<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-rounded\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"347\" height=\"464\" src=\"https:\/\/dbhds.virginia.gov\/facilities\/swvmhi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/05\/Hamm.jpg\" alt=\"Tina Hamm - Administrative Assistant to the Lab Supervisor\" class=\"wp-image-510\" style=\"width:197px;height:263px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dbhds.virginia.gov\/facilities\/swvmhi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/05\/Hamm.jpg 347w, https:\/\/dbhds.virginia.gov\/facilities\/swvmhi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/05\/Hamm-224x300.jpg 224w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 347px) 100vw, 347px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size\"><a href=\"mailto:tina.hamm@dbhds.virginia.gov\" data-type=\"mailto\">Tina Hamm<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Administrative Assistant to the Lab Supervisor<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">276-706-3420<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Departmental Objective The Medical Professional and Laboratory Staff seek to provide high quality psychiatric and medical services to all patients. 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