Laboratory Services

Service Summary

The Laboratory at Alexandra Marine and General Hospital provides Lab services to Inpatients and Emergency clients 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. We are a proud partner of the IHLP (InterHospital Laboratory Partnership) 

 The following services are provided:

• Core Chemistry, Hematology, Coagulation and Immunohematology (Blood Bank) testing
• Infant Hearing Screening services for newborns
• Microbiology (performed at Stratford General Hospital)
• Pathology and Cytology (performed at Stratford General Hospital)
• Point of Care Testing Coordination and Management
• Referral Lab services
• Specimen Collection

Your Care Team

Your Care Team in the Laboratory includes Medical Laboratory Technologists and Medical Laboratory Assistants.

Outpatient Blood Work

Lab services for Pre-op, AMGH Hospital Clinics, and pre-arranged Outpatient clients are provided Monday through Friday 08:00-14:00.

For routine community Outpatient bloodwork, please visit Dynacare across the street (link below).

Preparing for your visit

If the conversation with your doctor and/or Laboratory requisition includes a fasting test, please refrain from eating and drinking at least 12 hours before your blood sample collection time.

A valid Health Card is required for all services, otherwise a fee will be charged.

Additional Resources

Please explore these useful links for more information regarding Laboratory and Blood Services:

• Canadian Blood Services
• Canadian Society for Medical Laboratory Science
• Canadian Society for Transfusion Medicine
• College of Medical Laboratory Technologists of Ontario
• Dynacare Laboratory Services
• Ontario Society of Medical Technologists
• Transfusion Ontario