Laboratory
About this Service
The Laboratory provides medical and diagnostic services/testing, as ordered by physicians, to support diagnosis and treatment. Testing not available on-site is contracted through a reference laboratory.
To preserve confidentiality, and to ensure proper interpretation, lab results are only released to the ordering provider, but patients may also review them via the MHS GENESIS Patient Portal.
Special Notes
- Fasting Tests: If your doctor has requested a test that requires fasting (Glucose or Lipid Profile), you should not eat, smoke, or drink (except for water) for 12 hours prior to blood collection. Please drink plenty of water.
- Pregnancy testing requires a doctor’s order and a first morning void urine specimen. Results are available on the same day.
Lab Requests from Outside Physicians
Naval Health Clinic New England Laboratory and its affiliated Branch Health Clinic Laboratories do not accept or process lab orders from non-military providers. If you have a laboratory order from a civilian provider, please select a lab within the TRICARE East network following these instructions:.
- Search the TRICARE East Region provider directory.
- Select the LabCorp button or Quest Diagnostics button, OR Select “By Specialty or condition” and search for “Clinical Medical Laboratory” by locality.
Note: Please bring in your completed laboratory test results to the nearest NHCNE Medical Records to ensure appropriate documentation into your health record. If you have questions, please contact TRICARE East at 800-444-5445.