Effective July 8, 2026, the Protein Electrophoresis, CSF and Serum will no longer be performed in-house. The new panel will now be sent to Quest Diagnostics.
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Niles, Southwest Michigan, St. Joseph, Watervliet
Changes to Outpatient Occult Blood (FIT) Stool Testing (Corewell Health Southwest Region)
Effective Tuesday, May 26, 2026, outpatient occult blood testing (stool) will no longer be performed at Corewell Health Lakeland St. Joseph Laboratory and will instead be routed or mailed to Corewell Health Reference Laboratory in Grand Rapids, MI (35 Michigan St.) for processing.
In addition, the collection kits will be updated from OC-Light™ S FIT collection kits to OC-Auto™ collection kits.
Corewell Health System, Emergency, Inpatient
New Test: Antiphospholipid Antibody Panel (Inpatient and Emergency Department)
Effective March 4, 2026, an Antiphospholipid Antibody Panel will be available for adult patients in the emergency, observation, and inpatient settings across the Corewell Health System.
Go-Live Date: December 17, 2025
Following Phase One in November, where tests previously referred to ARUP and some Mayo Clinic Lab tests were transitioned to Quest Diagnostics, we are now moving into Phase Two of this important change. Corewell Health Laboratory is continuing its transition to Quest Diagnostics as our primary reference testing partner.
The following information was updated in the Lab Catalog.
All changes are for Corewell Health Laboratories in Southwest and West Michigan. For Laboratories in Southeast Michigan, please visit:corewellhealth.org/labcatalog and navigate to the Southeast Michigan site.
The following information was updated in the Lab Catalog.
All changes are for Corewell Health Laboratories in Southwest and West Michigan. For Laboratories in Southeast Michigan, please visit:corewellhealth.org/labcatalog and navigate to the Southeast Michigan site.