Emergencies:

Please contact the hospital laboratory to arrange for emergency collections during staffed hours.
Outside of staffed hours, laboratory staff is available on an on-call basis to perform emergent testing or respond to emergent situations.

Routine Ward Collection Times:

Northern Lights Health Centre, Fort McMurray: 0630, 1000, 1130, 1330, 1530, 1800, 2100 h

Northwestern Health Centre, High Level: As ordered

La Crete Health Centre, La Crete: As ordered

St. Theresa General Hospital, Fort Vermilion: As ordered

 


Laboratory is unable to collect blood specimen:

If the laboratory is unable to obtain a blood specimen, the nursing unit will be informed.
The test will be cancelled with the comment, 'Laboratory unable to collect. Notification given to _____. Ward to draw.'
Medical staff will need to obtain the blood specimen if the test is required.

Laboratory staff members will not draw blood specimens from:

  • Above an intravenous site
  • Arterial lines
  • Central lines
  • Deceased patients
  • Heparin locks
  • Medical legal cases
  • Saline locks