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General Information

Main Line Health Laboratories (MLHL) provides clinical laboratory testing for the patients of Lankenau, Bryn Mawr, Paoli and Bryn Mawr Rehab hospitals. MLHL has also developed an extended network to provide reference laboratory service to physician practices, long-term facilties and other hospitals throughout Southeastern Pennsylvania—from Philadelphia to Pottstown. MLHL was established in 1995 as a nonprofit subsidiary of Main Line Health.

Our Mission and Goals

The mission of Main Line Health Laboratories is to be the preeminent clinical laboratory provider in the Delaware Valley, known for quality service and customer satisfaction.

The goals of MLHL are to provide accurate, precise and timely results that are requested and used appropriately for a good patient outcome, at low cost and with high degrees of quality and value. Our Quality Assurance/Performance Improvement Plan helps us achieve these goals by continuously identifying high volume or potentially problem-prone areas, measuring and assessing current performance, improving processes, and evaluating and documenting the effectiveness of the improvements.

The MLHL Performance Improvement Plan is administered by a Performance Improvement Committee that is chaired by the laboratory medical director and consists of administrative directors and the supervisors of various laboratory departments of Chemistry, Hematology, Immunology, Microbiology, Blood Bank, Support Services, Client Services and a representative from Laboratory Information Services. The team focuses on test result quality, phlebotomy, courier service, specimen accession and processing and client services. This continuous improvement program has demonstrated increased precision and a conscientious effort to support our clients with excellence in laboratory services.