Laboratory Services
The NOSH Clinical Laboratory provides a range of lab tests to help healthcare providers diagnose diseases and medical conditions. These tests include Chemistry, Hematology, Transfusion Medicine, Specimen Procurement and Phlebotomy. The lab provides quality laboratory services for inpatients, registered outpatients, oncology patients and ambulatory care patients.
The laboratory is a member of the NorthShore District Laboratory Program (NDLP) which allows the laboratory to work together efficiently with other labs in the NorthShore region and facilitate the building of a solid Quality Management system, with the help of UHN leadership.
Outpatient Visits- What To Expect
Your primary care provider, or the healthcare professional who ordered the test, will likely explain what is involved - it is important to follow these directions to ensure a good sample, reducing the need for a re-test. On the day of your test, please proceed directly to reception, located in the main lobby, to register prior to coming to the lab. Please bring the following:
- Requisition form (this may be faxed to the hospital by the ordering healthcare provider)
- Your health card
- A book or other form of entertainment in case there is a longer wait
Once registered, you may make your way down the hallway to the Laboratory/Diagnostic Imaging Waiting area. Please ring the correct bell and wait in the designated seating area for the lab team member to call you in.
Staffing
There are 2 Technologists and 1 Technician at the Wilson Memorial General Hospital site and 2 Technologist and 2 Technicians at the McCausland Hospital site to provide laboratory service 24 hours a day, either on-site on-call. During non-regular hours of operation, weekends and statutory holidays there is a skeleton staff to cover those inpatient procedures considered essential to manage the acutely ill patients and emergency outpatients.
Hours
The McCausland Hospital, Terrace Bay
Outpatient Lab Hours
Monday – Thursday: 8:00am – 2:00pm (closed for lunch from 12:00pm – 12:30pm)
Friday: 8:00am – 12:00pm
Wilson Memorial General Hospital, Marathon
Outpatient Lab Hours
Monday – Thursday: 8:00am – 2:00pm (closed for lunch from 12:00pm – 12:30pm)
Friday: 8:00am - 11:00am
Services Provided
Only the following tests (test menu) are performed in the laboratory of The McCausland Hospital and Wilson Memorial General Hospital. If a particular test is not on the list, it is sent to a referral laboratory. Click here for Specimen Collection information.
Tests that are sent to reference labs are shipped out daily Monday – Friday. The referral bag shipment time for Fridays is 1100AM. Please take this into consideration when dropping off microbiology samples such, urine cultures, vaginal cultures, wound cultures and stool cultures. These samples are time sensitive and if collected Friday after 1100am, they will be rejected as they will be too old to process by Monday.
Hematology:
- CBC with automated and manual differential
- Pleural, synovial, peritoneal and CSF cell counts (WMH Site only)
Coagulation:
- INR and APTT
- Quantitative D-dimer
Urinalysis:
- Routine urinalysis and Microscopic analysis
- BHCG screen – urine
- Urine Drugs of Abuse Screen
Miscellaneous:
- Mono test
- Strep A Test
- Fecal Occult Blood
- BHCG – serum
- Fetal Fibronectin
Transfusion Medicine:
- ABO & Rh Group
- Antibody Screen
- Crossmatch
- Direct Antiglobulin Test
Chemistry:
- Acetaminophen (WMH site only)
- Albumin.
- Alkaline phosphate (ALP)
- ALT
- Ammonia (WMH site only)
- Blood gases (pH, PCO2, PO2)
- Calcium
- Chloride
- CK (Creatine kinase)
- Creatinine
- CO2
- CRP
- Ethanol (WMH site only)
- Gamma GT.
- Glucose (fasting and random)
- Glucose Tolerance Test (75gm.)
- Glucose Tolerance Test for Gestational Diabetes (50gm.)
- LDH
- Lactic Acid
- Lipase
- Magnesium
- Neonatal Bilirubin
- Phosphorous
- Potassium
- Salicylate (WMH site only)
- Sodium
- Total Bilirubin (BuBc if required on adults)
- Total Protein
- High Sensitivity Troponin I
- Urea (BUN)
- Uric Acid
Contact Information
The McCausland Hospital, Terrace Bay
Phone: 807-825-3273 ext. 156
Fax: 807-825-9238
Wilson Memorial General Hospital, Marathon
Phone: 807-229-1740 ext. 245/246
Fax: (807) 229-0950