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Program:
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Laboratory Services
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Phone Numbers:
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905-873-0111 ext 8235
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Toll-Free:
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To avoid long distance charges to a Halton Healthcare hospital, just dial local hospital number and request to be transferred
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Crisis:
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Call 911 in emergencies
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Address:
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1 Princess Anne Dr
Georgetown, ON
L7G 2B8
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Intersection:
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Trafalgar Rd and Princess Anne Dr
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Location:
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Georgetown
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Accessibility:
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Wheelchair Accessible
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Accessibility Notes:
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Paid parking
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Hours:
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Mon-Fri 8am-4pm (outpatient blood collection services for patients registered in hospital clinics only)
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Service Description:
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Provides laboratory services to the Emergency Department, inpatients and outpatients registered in one of the hospital clinics
Laboratory 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
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Fees:
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None
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Application:
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Requisition is required
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Eligibility / Target Population:
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People of all ages who require health and medical services
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Languages:
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English
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Language Notes:
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Staff speaks a variety of languages * interpretive services available
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Area Served:
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Halton Hills
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Last Updated:
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1/16/2025
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Service Profile Web Address:
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eng/displayService.aspx?id=188533
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