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SPH Virology Lab first in Canada to have new high throughput COVID-19 testing capability

March 24, 2020

On March 21, 2020, the Virology Lab at St. Paul's Hospital started using a new high throughput, fully automated COVID-19 testing method on our Roche 6800 instruments, the first such use in Canada.

Your results may vary: the imprecision of medical measurements

March 10, 2020

Dr. Daniel Holmes, Medical Biochemist, is a co-author of a recent cover article publication in the British Medical Journal describing a tool for visualizing the variability of lab test results.

St. Paul's Hospital Transfusion Medicine Recognized for Utilization Management Initiatives

December 18, 2019

The Provincial Blood Coordinating Office (PBCO) has recognized Providence Health Care's contribution to red cell and factor product redistribution in 2018/2019.