FOR PROFESSIONALS

Outpatient Laboratory Requisition

Out-of-Province Labs Requisitions
Mitogen Advanced Diagnostics Laboratory – Autoantibody Test Requisition
Athena Diagnostics – Neurology Test Requisition
SickKids – Genome Diagnostics Requisition

Laboratory Results/Inquiries
Lower Mainland Laboratory Call Centre
Tel: 1-877-747-2522
Fax: 604-806-8815

Electronic Results Report Distribution
To sign up to receive laboratory results electronically contact Excelleris customer service at 1-866-728-4777 or support@excelleris.com

Multidisciplinary Rounds

• Surgical Pathology/General Surgery - Monday 0900-0930
• Cardiac Gross Pathology - Monday 1300-1400
• Breast Pathology/Radiology/Surgery - Wednesday 0700-0800 (Mount Saint Joseph Hospital)
• Renal Biopsy Rounds - Tuesday 1200-1300
• Medical-Surgical GI Rounds - Thursday 0730-0830
• Rectal Cancer Tumour Conference - Friday 0700-0800

Point-of-Care Testing

Careers

All medical laboratory technologists, medical laboratory assistants, and clerical/support staff are employees of Provincial Health Services Authority (PHSA).

• PHSA position search
• Internal job opportunities for current PHSA employees

Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Physicians - no vacancy.

Medical Bulletins

• Pathology
  • Turnaround Time for Pathology Reports (October 13, 2021)
• Chemistry
  • New test methods at MSJ Hospital Laboratory - High sensitivity C-Reactive Protein (new) replacing C-Reactive Protein (current) (November 22, 2021)
  • Carbamazepine, plasma - Change in location of testing (July 20, 2021)
  • New Testng - Neurodegenerative Profile, CSF (July 1, 2021)
  • Discontinuation of beside Fecal Occult Blood Test (FOBT) at PHC sites (May 26, 2021)
  • NT-proBNPtesting available at Mount St. Joseph Hospital (May 3, 2021)
  • New Nova StatStrip Glucose Meters: Explanation of glucose measurement bias as compared to laboratory plasma glucose measurements (February 26, 2021)
  • New Nova StatStrip Glucose Meters: Update to Normal Ranges and Critical Ranges (February 26, 2021)
  • Infliximab - New Methods (August 12, 2019)
  • New Method for IGF-1 Testing (July 15, 2019)
  • Confirmatory testing for primary aldosterone via seated saline suppression test (SSST) (April 16, 2019)
  • Change in reporting for carboxyhemoglobin (COHb) and methemoglobin (MetHb) (March 8, 2019)
• Hematopathology/Transfusion Medicine
  • Changes in Heparin Reagents and Therapetic Ranges (April 10, 2019)
• Microbiology/Virology
  • SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) Testing Outline (February 9, 2021)
  • SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) Antibody (Serology) Testing (September 10, 2020)
  • NEW Lymphogranuloma Venereum (LGV) PCR assay (February 10, 2020
• Pre and Post Analytical
  • Laboratory Order Priorities Update (effective August 26, 2020)
  • Pediatric Collections in the Emergency Department (May 15, 2019)

Technical Bulletins

• Chemistry
  • Infliximab infusion sites and referring-in labs (August 12, 2019)

• Microbiology/Virology
  • Respiratory Virus Testing Algorithm (January 16, 2019)

Archived Bulletins

Online Test Menu

Certificate of Accreditation - SPH Laboratory

Certificate of Accreditation - MSJ Laboratory

Laboratory Manuals
(some of these manuals/documents can only be viewed by users with access to the hospital intranet)

• Pre and Post Analytical Ward Manual
• Phlebotomy and CVAD Quick Reference Guide
• Anatomic Pathology Ward Manual
• Chemistry Ward Manual (refer to Online Test Menu)
• Hematology Ward Manual (refer to Online Test Menu)
• Microbiology Ward Manual
• Genital Specimen Collections for Microbiology and Virology
• Transfusion Medicine Ward Manual (Sample Management)
• Virology Ward Manual
• PHC Laboratory Test Directory