Laboratory Services
Clinical Laboratory Services
Who do we serve?
The Perth and Smiths Falls District Hospital (PSFDH) receives provincial funding to perform laboratory tests on inpatients and outpatients. The Clinical Laboratory provides diagnostic services for PSFDH inpatients, emergency department patients and outpatients registered in a hospital supported clinic or program.
What do we provide?
With an excellent quality management program in place and a commitment to ensuring good laboratory practices, highly-skilled Medical Laboratory Technologists provide timely and accurate results using the latest technological advances in chemistry, hematology, and transfusion medicine. The Clinical Laboratory also works in collaboration with regional partners to ensure that specialized laboratory testing services are available through a well-established referral process.
PSFDH is a fully accredited hospital laboratory which is licensed through the Ministry of Health. PSFDH can perform a variety of tests in our laboratories and work in partnership with Kingston Health Sciences Centre and In Common Lab referring tests which are not available on-site for analysis.
Both laboratories have received full accreditation from the Institute of Quality Management Program in Healthcare (IQMH)
A completed requisition (OHIP PSFDH Clinical Laboratory Requisition) must be presented by all out-patients in order to access service.
Out-patients requiring blood work that do not meet the criteria above should present to Life Labs. A completed Ministry of Health Laboratory Requisition (OHIP Requisition) is required to access service.
Laboratory tests, such as blood tests, are essential to your health. They are an important way for your primary care provider to screen for disease, diagnose, treat and monitor your medical condition.
How do we protect your safety?
- Clinical Laboratory staff will explain all procedures to you.
- They will ask for your identification including viewing your arm band and asking for your name and birthdate for safety reasons.
- PSFDH uses the latest techniques and guidelines to ensure specimen integrity and to protect the safety of all staff and patients.
If you have any questions?
Please ask your primary care provider if you have any questions regarding the laboratory tests including if you need to be fasting or require other preparations. All PSFDH Clinical Laboratory staff are trained and certified.
Where can I find my results?
Your laboratory results are strictly confidential and will be sent to your primary care provider or clinic as soon as they are ready.
Can I have the lab work that my health care provider ordered done by the Clinical Laboratory?
Community patients requiring blood tests as part of their primary care provider’s office visit are to present to Life Labs. A completed Ministry of Health Laboratory Requisition (OHIP Requisition) is required to access this service.
Locations:
Site Address
Perth (GWM) 33 Drummond Street West, Perth Main Level
Smiths Falls 60 Cornelia Street West, Smiths Falls Lower Level
Hours of Operation:
The Clinical Laboratory is open Monday to Friday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. for patients of hospital clinics and programs and 24 hrs for inpatients and Emergency Department patients.
Contact Information:
Site Main Telephone Line Ext.
Perth (GWM) 613-267-1500 4274
Smiths Falls 613-283-2330 1112