Halton Healthcare - Oakville Trafalgar Memorial Hospital

Procédé et formulaires

Requisition is required

Admissibilité / population desservie

People of all ages who require health and medical services

Frais

None * covered with a valid Ontario Health Card

Langues

English

Notes sur la langue

Interpretive services available upon request

Zone(s) desservie(s)

Oakville and area

Accessibilité

Accessible en fauteuil roulant

Note sur l'accessibilité

Paid parking

Description des services:

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 Healthcares

Laboratory services include:

hematology: study of blood cells and plasma
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

Laboratory Services