Halton Healthcare

Provides laboratory services to the Emergency Department, inpatients and outpatients registered in one of the hospital clinics * also offers outpatient bloodwork for patients referred by physicians who have hospital privileges at Halton Healthcare

Services include:

• hematology: study of blood cells and plasma in the diagnosis, treatment and monitoring of a wide variety of clinical disorders, include anemia, leukemia, hereditary diseases, clotting defects and chemotherapy
• biochemistry: analysis and measurement of blood and body fluids in both health and disease
• Point of Care Testing (POCT): laboratory testing to be performed faster and closer to the patient, such as blood glucose monitoring
• transfusion medicine: blood grouping and providing compatible blood cells and other blood products for surgery, trauma cases and supporting patients during chemotherapy and end stage disease
• microbiology: a variety of specimens are tested from patients suspected of having infections for treatment and for the Infection Prevention and Control program
• surgical pathology: tissue specimens removed during clinic visits, surgery and at autopsy may be processed and examined for cellular abnormalities
• cytology: microscopic examination of cells collected from organs in the body to detect and diagnose precancerous changes, cancer and some infections

People of all ages who require health and medical services

Requisition is required

905-878-2383 ext 7033

To avoid long distance charges to a Halton Healthcare hospital, just dial local hospital number and request to be transferred

Mon-Fri 8am-4pm