UPSHS Video Tour - Nzh'o Na'ch'idle'ee Medical Center (Laboratory)

The 65,000 square foot Nzh'o Na'ch'idle'ee Medical Center serves a population of about 3,000 people on the Jicarilla Apache Indian Reservation in northern New Mexico. Opened in 2004 outside the town of Dulce, 3 hours north of Albuquerque, it is a fully modern medical center that offers a range of services including dentistry, optometry, urgent care and x-ray, laboratory, audiology, physical therapy, behavioral health, and a pharmacy.

The Jicarilla lab supports the primary and urgent care functions of the overall Health Center and averages 20 to 30 patient visits per day with over 100 lab tests completed on a daily basis. A wide range of tests are performed including cardiac lipid profiles, thyroid test, metabolic profiles, hematology, and diabetic testing including the HgbA1C. Lab tests run through the Dade Behring Chemical analyzer and ACA Hematology analyzer are integrated with the clinic's computer software, allowing providers to receive lab results on their desktop PCs. All urine testing is completed using the automated Clinitek system. For more complex bacteriology testing, a courier service delivers daily to an offsite lab.

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