The section is a pioneer in the Kingdom as being the first lab to implement a state of the art system for analysis to reduce errors in specimen handling and to accommodate the increase in workload while also improving the turn around time of analysis.
The system in use is an automated specimen track that connects together the analytical units of general chemistry and hormones, the automated track channels, the specimens into the appropriate analyzer according to the requested tests and returns all specimens back to the operator for filing after performing the requested tests. The clinical chemistry section is CAP accredited and participates in two different external proficiency testing international programs to monitor the quality of services offered and to maintain accuracy and precision of test results. The clinical chemistry through its head and personnel participates in continuous education and teaching to the hospital departments and to the students of medical technology and medicine specialties from various universities in the Kingdom and also from the College of Medicine and Allied Health Sciences at our institute as part of its ongoing services.