The laboratory is located on the 1st floor of the hospital. For general inquiries, the department can be reached at 705-324-6111 extension 4432.

The laboratory is provincially accredited and provides the following services: specimen collection, ECGs, and analytical testing in clinical chemistry, hematology, bloodbank, microbiology, and anatomical pathology. The laboratory currently performs over 400,000 tests each year.

The laboratory team consists of highly trained individuals committed to providing exceptional care to all patients. Our team members include:

* Pathologist/Medical Director
* Medical Laboratory Technologists - licenced by College of Medical Laboratory Technologists of Ontario
* Laboratory Technicians - certified by Ontario Society of Medical Technologists
* Clerical staff

The laboratory outpatient department is open on Wednesday from 8:30am to 1:00pm for patients requiring routine outpatient blood work and/or ECG.

Those who are attending hospital clinics (e.g. pre-operative assessment, diabetes program) may have their blood work done Monday to Friday from 8:00am to 2:00pm.

A physician's order is required to perform laboratory tests. Patients must also bring both their red Ross Memorial Hospital card and their Health card. As a patient, if you do not have a red Ross Memorial Hospital card, please go to the admitting department first and have a card made. In the event that patients arrive at the laboratory without a red hospital card, laboratory staff will direct patients to the admitting department prior to processing patient information for laboratory testing.

Where else can I go for these services?

Lindsay has two community laboratories that provide OHIP insured outpatient tests at no cost to residents. You are free to visit the following locations provided that you have first obtained an OHIP laboratory requisition from a physician licensed in Ontario.

LifeLabs (formerly MDS)
86 Angeline Street South
Hours of Operation: Monday to Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Canandian Medical Laboratories
65 Angeline Street North
Hours of Operation: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Wednesday and Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

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