Laboratory Services
Valley Baptist Health System laboratories provide South Texas with high-quality, comprehensive, expert laboratory testing services. Our team of board-certified pathologists and registered clinical laboratory scientists are available for medical and technical consultation on laboratory results and clinical conditions. Our goal is to provide you with the best laboratory testing available. We are confident that you'll find the laboratories at Valley Baptist Medical Center, Community Reference Laboratory, and Doctor’s Hospital at Renaissance to be the only choice for your testing needs.
Comprehensive Services
Community Reference Laboratory offers a complete spectrum of clinical laboratory analyses. Our services include, but are not limited to, the following disciplines:
- Chemistry
- Clinical Microscopy
- Cytology
- Endocrinology
- Hematology
- Immunohematology
- Microbiology
- Surgical Pathology
- Toxicology
Convenience
Physicians and their office staff appreciate the convenient, friendly, full-service medical laboratories at Valley Baptist Medical Center, Community Reference Laboratory and Doctor's Hospital at Renaissance.
We provide clients with:
- Knowledgeable customer service representatives
- User-friendly requisition forms or computerized order entry
- STAT service
- Complete service manuals
- Complete routine and esoteric test availability
- Dependable courier services
- Free specimen supplies
- Flexible billing options
- Field level sales representation/service
- 24-hour professional consultation and interpretation
Qualified Staff
The pathologists for the VBHS laboratories are board-certified in anatomical and clinical pathology. They are readily available for medical and technical consultation on laboratory test results, as well as clinical conditions.
Our laboratory managers and technical staff are also available whenever needed to resolve any concerns and answer questions. Just give us a call, or at your request, we would be happy to arrange a personal visit to meet with you.
Uncompromising Standards
Our clinical laboratory scientists strive for uncompromising quality standards. In addition to a highly-skilled professional staff, state-of-the-art instrumentation and methodologies, our laboratories are approved and accredited by the following:
- The College of American Pathologists
- H.H.S. –Clinical Laboratories Improvement Act of 1988 (CLIA)
- Medicare
- Medicaid
Call on Us
Our primary concern is to be sure you receive prompt, accurate results so that we can best serve our patients. Our medical staff is available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
Valley Baptist Medical Center-Harlingen (956) 389-1788
Community Reference Laboratory (956) 389-3800

