Our lab hours are Mon-Fri 9 am – 5 pm. We obtain and send out lab specimens to several different labs depending on your insurance company. Our lab is equipped to run our own specimens for a CBC (complete blood count), PT (prothrombin time), PTT (partial prothrombin time), sed rate, reticulocyte count, glucose, and urinalysis.

Our lab is CLIA certified, certified by the State of New Jersey, and COLA. Our lab techs are Linda Nikithser and Gloria Artis.

GOOD NEWS

Drs. Forte, Schleider & Attas, P.A. has met all criteria for Laboratory Accreditation by COLA, a national healthcare accreditation organization. Accreditation is given only to laboratories that apply rigid standards of quality in day-to-day operations, demonstrate continued accuracy in the performance of proficiency testing, and pass a rigorous on-site laboratory survey. Drs. Forte, Schleider & Attas, P.A. has earned COLA accreditation as a result of a long-term commitment to provide quality service to their patients.

COLA is a non-profit, physician-directed organization promoting quality and excellence in medicine and patient care through programs of voluntary education, achievement, and accreditation.

COLA is approved by the federal government and sponsored by the American Academy of Family Physicians, the American Medical Association, the American College of Physicians-American Society of Internal Medicine, the College of American Pathologists, and the American Osteopathic Association.