Laboratory Services for Healthcare Providers

The North Bay Regional Health Centre provides laboratory support services for healthcare providers in various ways. 

Test Ordering Process

Requisitions:

All patient specimens must be accompanied by a fully completed, signed requisition form. For patient safety, each Laboratory Requisition is only valid for 6 months after the date that it was authorized.

• The Ontario Ministry of Health and Long Term Care Requisition Form.
• Ministry of Health and Long Term Care requisition essential information.
• All patient specimens requiring testing form Public Health Laboratories must be accompanied by a fully complete PHL requisition form. (Please refer to the Public Health Laboratory website for specimen collection and handling instructions, and PHL requisition completion instructions.)
• The names on the requisition and the specimen container must match exactly; any unlabelled specimens received will NOT be processed.
• All cytology, histology and transfusion medicine samples must be accompanied by a completed cytology, histology and transfusion medicine requisition.
  • Cytology & HPV Testing Requisition
  • Histology – Tissue requisition
  • Transfusion Medicine Requisition

Repeat Testing/Standing Orders:

Repeat testing/Standing order testing for individual patients can be requested for a period of up to 6 months without further documentation.

Test Information

Tests Performed at NBRHC:

• List of tests performed on-site
• NBRHC Laboratory Specimen Collection and Handling Guide

OHIP Uninsured Tests:

The Ontario Health Insurance Plan (OHIP) covers the cost of most laboratory tests, however there are some specialized, non-routine tests that are deemed uninsured. Payment for these tests is required at Registration before the collection will be taken. View the list of uninsured tests.

Resulting Priorities

All the NBRHC test result reports are computer generated.  The format is specifically designed to flag any results outside the reference interval.

The NBRHC Laboratory shall report all critical results immediately to the clinical personnel responsible for patient care 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Most non-critical routine test results are available in 24 hours; others require more complex testing or may have to be sent to a reference laboratory.  These results can take several days to weeks to report.

Licensing and Accreditation

• Laboratory Accreditation Certificate
• Laboratory Licence

Supplies

North Bay Regional Health Centre will provide supplies and containers required for the collection of laboratory specimens referred to NBRHC.

• General Laboratory Supplies Order Form
• Cytology and Histology Supplies Order From
• CFB (ONLY) Supplies Order Forms
• Mattawa (ONLY) Supplies Order Form