The basic infrastructure facilities include:
- Reception room / Specimen collection room, where requisition forms are received, sample drawn and received and reports disbursed.
- Uninterrupted power supply.
- Analytical work area.
- Specimen / sample / slide storage facility including cold storage.
- Facility for cleaning of glassware and sterilization.
- Waste disposal facility including biomedical wastes.
- Ventilation, climate control and lighting arrangements.