Laboratory Services:

OLIS - Smart, Secure, Complete

Our hospital has joined the Ontario Laboratory Information System (OLIS).

OLIS is a secure information system that allows health care providers (hospitals, community laboratories, public health laboratories and practitioner) to instantly and securely share lab results.

There are many benefits to patients:

• Timely and complete lab information will improve care
• Less duplication of lab tests
• Fewer gaps in patient information as the patient moves between hospital, family physician, and long-term care home, for example
• Reduced lab result wait times

At this time more than 40 laboratory groups, in Ontario, including hospitals and private labs are sending their data to OLIS. OLIS is a component of the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care’s eHealth Strategy and the creation of an electronic health record for Ontarians.

South Huron Hospital Association is very serious about ensuring the privacy and security of your personal health care information. If you wish to restrict access to your information on OLIS, please contact Service Ontario at 1-800-291-1405 (TTY 1-800-387-5559)

To learn more about OLIS visit http://www.ehealthontario.on.ca/en/initiatives/view/olis.

 

Our Laboratory Services:

SHHA Laboratory staff work with specialty clinic health care professionals to ensure our clients receive high quality patient care.

We only perform outpatient testing on patients of specialsit physicians who host clinics at SHHA.

We are not funded to perform routine testing on patients with orders originating from their family physician.

The laboratory provides services to the Emergency Department and in-patients 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Location:

The Laboratory is located on the first floor of the hospital

Contact:

(519) 235-2700 ext. 5205

Clinic Hours:

Hours vary, please call (519) 235-2700 ext 0 for hours.

Appointments are required for blood gases only.

All patients must register at registration before proceeding to the lab.