Laboratory

Full Service Laboratory

Santiam Hospital & Clinics has a full service laboratory staffed with:

9 Nationally Certified Laboratory Scientists
3 Technical Assistants
7 Phlebotomist/laboratory assistants

Monday – Friday 7:00 AM until 7:00 PM
Saturday & Sunday 7:00 AM until 5:00 PM

Phone Number: 503-769-9213
Fax Number: 503-769-3154

Testing is provided 24 hours per day/7 days a week for Emergency and Hospitalized patients

The Team

Spicie Davis

Spicie Davis

Director of Laboratory Services

Education: Bachelor of Science in Biology from Molecular Western Oregon University and Bachelor of Science in Medical Laboratory Science from OIT/OHSU

Credentials: Medical Laboratory Scientist through the American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP)

Medical Interests: Leadership, Health Equity

About Me: Spicie enjoys the outdoors and spending time with family

Aaron M Kirsch, BS MLS (ASAP)

Aaron M Kirsch, BS MLS (ASAP)

Laboratory Manager

Education: Bachelor of Science in Biology with a Chemistry minor from Eastern Oregon University and Bachelor of Science in Medical Technology from Oregon Health & Science University.

Experience: Santiam Hospital & Clinics for 20+ years  

Credentials: Manager of the Laboratory with focused areas in Microbiology, Lab Information Systems, and Hematology

Medical Interests: Microbiology and the implementation of technologies that can improve quality of care for our patients.

About Me: Aaron enjoys spending time with her family and exploring the beautiful Pacific Northwest hiking with her dogs.

Kathleen Ahle, BS MLS (ASCP)

Kathleen Ahle, BS MLS (ASCP)

Laboratory Manager

Education: Bachelor of Science in Microbiology, Oregon State University and attended the University of Nevada, Las Vegas for Clinical Laboratory Science, certified through ASCP

Experience: Santiam Hospital & Clinics for 15 years  

Interests: Strives to improve all parts of the Laboratory from pre-analytical to post-analytical.

About Me: Kathleen spends time with her husband, three children, enjoys reading and relaxing.

Phlebotomy Services Are provided

The Laboratory performs over 400,000 tests per year for the broad medical community; including specimens collected by local medical clinics, outpatients referred from medical providers, Hospitalized patients and Emergency Department patients.
The extensive test menu includes:

Bacteriology
Blood Banking
Chemistry
Coagulation
Hematology
Immunology
Molecular Microbiology
Urinalysis
Twice daily shipments to a national laboratory network