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 (April 12, 2019)
• Chemistry
  • 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)
  • Cannabinoid urine screen changed to stand-alone test (October 31, 2018)
  • Infliximab - New Laboratory Requisition (September 1, 2018)
  • New Standard C-Reactive Protein (CRP) Test at Mount Saint Joseph Hospital (August 13, 2018)
  • Reporting Total Hemoglobin, Carboxyhemoglobin, and Methemoglobin from Blood Gas and Rapid Metabolic Panel (RMP) (June 28, 2018)
  • Discontinuation of Inpatient Fecal Occult Blood Testing (June 15, 2018)
  • Anti-psychotic Risperidone and Paliperidone may cause False Positive on the Point-of-Care SureStep Fentanyl Urine Drug Screen (January 31, 2018)
• Hematopathology/Transfusion Medicine
  • Changes in Heparin Reagents and Therapetic Ranges (April 10, 2019)
• Microbiology/Virology
  • NEW Testing Platform for Polyomavirus (BK Virus) Quantitative Viral Load (May 15, 2018)
• Pre and Post Examination
  • Pediatric Collections in the Emergency Department (May 15, 2019)

Technical Bulletins

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

• Microbiology/Virology
  • NEW Respiratory Virus Testing Algorithm (January 16, 2019)
  • PHC Virology Laboratory Viral Load Testing Requirements (May 7, 2018)

Archived Bulletins

Online Test Menu

Certificate of Accreditation

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

• Pre- and Post-examination Ward Manual
• Phlebotomy and CVAD Quick Reference Guide
• Anatomical Pathology Ward Manual
• Chemistry Ward Manual (under revision)
• Hematology Ward Manual (under revision)
• Microbiology Ward Manual
• Genital Specimen Collections for Microbiology and Virology
• Transfusion Medicine Ward Manual (Sample Management)
• Virology Ward Manual
• PHC Laboratory Test Directory