Most patients admitted to the hospital have laboratory tests as a routing part of their stay. The information we gather from the tests completed in our laboratory is important in helping your doctor give you the best possible care. Only your doctor or provider can order these tests. Evans Memorial Hospital Laboratory offers the services of a fully accredited laboratory. We are licensed by the State of Georgia and accredited by The Joint Commission. We have a board-certified pathologist to meet the needs of both our patients and doctors.

We provide services for both inpatients and outpatients twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week. We perform many tests on site. However, we also have the option of sending tests out to larger accredited reference laboratories.

The phlebotomist is the person responsible for drawing a patient’s blood, collecting urine and specimens on swabs. The specimens are sent to the lab for testing.

The laboratory offers services in the areas of:

· Chemistry-Test for the chemicals present in blood. These tests may include cardiac enzymes, hormones, lipids such as cholesterol, blood sugar, and many more.

· Hematology-Processes whole blood to do a full blood count. Provides hemoglobin, hematocrit, white blood count, and platelet count. Helps diagnose and monitor infection, sickle cell disease, leukemia, and other illnesses.

· Urinalysis-Tests urine for many analytes. Helps to diagnose urinary tract infections, monitor diabetes, and kidney function.

· Serology-Allows testing for Flu, Strep throat, Mono, RSV, Rheumatoid Arthritis, and many more illnesses.

· Microbiology-Receives clinical specimens including swabs, feces, urine, blood, sputum, and more. Microbiology helps identify the specific cause of infections and determine the most effective antibiotic to use for treatment.

· Coagulation-Requires blood samples. Tests are performed to determine blood clotting times and coagulation factors, in addition to monitoring blood thinners.

· Blood Bank-Determines blood types and performs compatibility testing for blood to be transfused.

Help improve health care in our commiunity through Georgia's rural hospital expense tax credit opportunity!

Evans Memorial Hospital is partnering with the Georgia HEART Hospital Program to implement this exciting new rural hospital tax credit.

What is the Georgia HEART rural hospital organization ("RHO") expense tax credit?

The Georgia General Assembly passed legislation that enables Georgia taxpayers to receive a state income tax CREDIT for 100% of the amount they contribute to qualified rural hospital organizations (up to the limits set forth below).
There is a cap of $60 million in available tax credits per year under the program.

How much can I contribute for a tax credit?

If you pay Georgia income taxes, you are eligible to receive a tax credit for contributing to Evans Memorial Hospital from January 1 through June 30 of each taxable year, as follows:
- Individual Filer - 100% of the amount contributed, up to a limit of $5,000
- Married Filing Jointly - 100% of the amount contributed, up to a limit of $10,000
- Pass-Through Entity - 100% of the amount contributed, up to a limit of $10,000, so long as they would have paid Georgia income tax in that amount on their share of taxable income from the pass-through entity
- C-Corportation or Trust - 100% of the amount contributed or 75% of your Georgia income tax liability, whichever is less

On July 1, if any of the $60 million cap remains available, the above limits for individual and married filing joint taxpayers are waived.

How do I sign up to contribute?

Complete and submit your 2020 HEART Tax Credit Form at www.georgiaheart.org
Georgia HEART will submitt your tax credit pre-approval form on your behalf to the GA Department of Revenue (DOR), in the order in which it is received.
Within 180 days of receiving DOR tax credit pre-approval, send a check made payable to Evans Memorial Hospital to Gerogia HEART for deposit to the hospital's account.
Georgia HEART will send you instructions on how to file your contribution confirmation with the GA DOR
You will claim the credit when you file your 2020 tax return

Your contribution will increase our hospital funding and our ability to provide for the health care of individuals in our community! For more informaiton about the tax credit, please visit the Goergia HEART website at www.georgiaheart.org or contact Georgia HEART staff at (770) 250-5971 or by email at heart@georgiaheart.org .

Please contact Lisa Ryles by telephone at 912-739-5105 or by e-mail at lryles@evansmemorialhospital.org for questions, more information, or to make a donation.