Dennis W. Spender, MD
Laboratory Medical Director
McLaren-Bay Region offers comprehensive Clinical Laboratory and Pathology services.
- The Laboratory has been accredited by the College of American Pathologists since 1980.
- Specimens for tests that cannot be performed at McLaren-Bay Region are sent to Mayo Medical Laboratories in Rochester, Minnesota.
Specimen Collection Locations
McLaren-Bay Region Main Campus (First Floor)
1900 Columbus Avenue
Bay City, MI 48708
(989) 894-3753
6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.; Monday-Friday
6:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.; Saturday
For all other times, including Sundays and holidays, please go to Outpatient Admitting who will contact Lab staff.
McLaren-Bay Region-West Side Medical Mall
4175 Euclid, Suite 4
Bay City, MI 48706
(989) 667-3195
7:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., Monday - Thursday
7:00 a.m - 3:00 p.m., Friday
Allen Medical Building Draw Station(First Floor)
200 S. Wenona
Bay City, MI 48706
(989) 667-6255
7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.; Monday-Friday
McLaren-Bay Region Auburn Clinic Draw Station
312 E. Midland Rd.
Auburn, MI 48611
(989) 662-6362
7:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.; closed from 12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. Monday - Friday
Katalin Court Draw Station
3720 Katalin Ct.
Bay City, MI 48706
(989) 684-4520
Open Monday thru Friday 8:00 AM to 12:30 PM and 1:30 PM to 4:30 PM
Medical Mall Lab
1456 W. Center Rd. Suite 3
Essexville, MI 48732
(989) 895-4611
8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.; Monday-Friday
(Closed from 1:00 - 1:30 p.m. daily.)
Pinconning Lab
4293 N. Huron Rd.
Pinconning, MI 48650
(989) 989-879-1593
8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. ; 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.; Monday-Thursday
8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.; Friday
Riverview Medical Associates
901 S. Henry
Bay City, MI 48706
(989) 894-5861
8:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.; 1:30 p.m. to 5:00 pm; Monday-Thursday
8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.; Friday
Tuscola Medical Building
714 S. Trumbull
Bay City, Michigan 48708
(989) 891-8800
7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Monday-Thursday
7:30 a.m. to 1:45 p.m. Friday.
Women's Health Pavilion
3175 W. Professional Drive
Bay City, MI 48706
(989) 667-6351
8:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon; 1:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.; Monday - Friday
For further information, or if you have concerns regarding Laboratory and Pathology Services at McLaren-Bay Region, please call (989) 894-3752 or 894-3753. You may also contact us by e-mail at jim.sharrard@mclaren.org.
Patients with the following insurance may be referred to any McLaren-Bay Region Laboratory facility:
- Aetna Managed Care and Aetna PPO (Part of Cofinity)
- Ameraplan
- America’s Health Plan, Inc.
- Bay-Arenac Community Mental Health
- Bay Health Plan
- Benefit Planners (Part of PHCS)*
- Blue Care Network
- Blue Choice (Part of BCN)
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
- Blue Preferred Trust (Part of Blue Cross)
- Blue Preferred Plus (Part of BCN)
- Bowers & Assoc. Inc. (paradigm Network)
- Care Source
- Chandler Group
- Cofinity/PPOM
- Community Blue (Part of Blue Cross)*
- Connect Care
- FEP Blue Cross
- First Health
- Great West Benefits (Part of PHCS)*
- Harrington Benefits (Part of PPOM/Cofinity)*
- Health Advantage
- Health Care Alliance Pool (HCAP)
- Huron Community Mental Health
- JP Farley (Part of Connect Care)*
- Magellan
- M-Care (Part of PPOM/Cofinity)
- McLaren Health Plan
- Medicaid
- Medicare
- Medicare HMO Plans
- MESSA Blue Cross*
- MEI, Inc. (part of Bowers & Assoc)*
- MPSERS Blue Cross
- Molina Health Care of Michigan
- National Provider Network (NPN)
- North Country Community Mental Health
- Physician's Health Plan
- PPOM (Preferred Provider Org of MI/Cofinity)
- Principal Life (Part of PHCS)
- Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS)
- Saginaw County Community Mental Health Authority
- Sanilac County Mental Health Services
- SC Johnson & Son (part of Bowers & Assoc)*
- Tri-Care (formerly Champus)
- Tuscola Behavioral Health System
- United Health Care
- Wausau Benefits (part of Bowers & Assoc)*
- Weyco (Part of PPOM/Cofinity)
*denotes insurance that are part of another contract