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Clinical Laboratory

Careers Well Cared For

Working behind the scenes to care for our communities

Our clinical laboratory scientists are unsung heroes, using the nation’s most advanced technology to deliver accurate information that helps inform healthcare decisions.

Why Northwell

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44,000,000+

Tests performed at 27 labs including our Core Labs

2,400

Blood draws conducted each day by our Phlebotomists including at our Patient Service Center, nursing homes and LabFly

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101,000

Square feet of our new Core Lab, the largest health system-based lab in the region

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36,000

Square feet of our new microbiology lab. The largest Kiestra Micro automated line in the U.S

1,400 +

Patients seen daily at our Patient Service Centers

2,500 +

Lab employees in our system

20

Best practice groups within our laboratory service line

120 +

Our laboratory testing rate has grown 10% on average each year since 2016

Completed > 2.8 million

COVID PCR and Antibody tests since March 2020

Invested >$30 million

in COVID testing equipment and lab supplies since the beginning of the pandemic to handle the surge

Northwell Health is making headlines:

Dr. Dwayne Breining, Executive Director of Northwell Health Labs ranked #3 in Long Island Business News’ Power 30

Why Northwell

A simple blue outline of a test tube with three circular bubbles inside.

44,000,000+

Tests performed at 27 labs including our Core Labs

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2,400

Blood draws conducted each day by our Phlebotomists including at our Patient Service Center, nursing homes and LabFly

A light blue icon depicting a notepad with a pencil and a graph, symbolizing notes and data analysis.

101,000

Square feet of our new Core Lab, the largest health system-based lab in the region

A simple, light blue outline of a book with a speech bubble, symbolizing communication and learning.

36,000

Square feet of our new microbiology lab. The largest Kiestra Micro automated line in the U.S

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1,400 +

Patients seen daily at our Patient Service Centers

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2,500 +

Lab employees in our system

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20

Best practice groups within our laboratory service line

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120 +

Our laboratory testing rate has grown 10% on average each year since 2016

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Completed > 2.8 million

COVID PCR and Antibody tests since March 2020

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Invested >$30 million

in COVID testing equipment and lab supplies since the beginning of the pandemic to handle the surge

Northwell Health is making headlines:

Dr. Dwayne Breining, Executive Director of Northwell Health Labs ranked #3 in

Long Island Business News’ Power 30

Get to know Northwell’s lab service line

Career growth

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Seeromanie Prashad

Current position:

Manager, Clinical Laboratory Operations, Northwell Health Laboratories

2017

Manager, Blood Bank, Northwell Health Laboratories

2014

Supervisor, Blood Bank, Northwell Health Laboratories

2012

Laboratory Technologist, Blood Bank, Northwell Health Laboratories

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Shanker Deonandan

Current position:

Assistant Vice President, Pathology / Laboratory Service Line

2014

Senior Administrative Director, Pathology / Laboratory Service Line

2010

Administrative Director, Clinical Laboratories, North Shore University Hospital

2006

Administrative Director, Anatomic Pathology, North Shore University Hospital

2005

Assistant Director, Anatomic Pathology, North Shore University Hospital

2004

Senior Pathologist Assistant, North Shore University Hospital

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Francalisa Matulich

Current position:

Manager, Clinical Laboratory Safety, Quality Management, Northwell Health Laboratories

2018

Laboratory Safety Officer, Quality Management, Northwell Health Laboratories

2017

Educator, Core Laboratory, Northwell Health Laboratories

2016

Laboratory Technologist, Microbiology, Northwell Health Laboratories

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