Join us in celebrating Medical Laboratory Week (April 14-20).
Medical Laboratory pros at Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre (TBRHSC) work tirelessly to support our Hospitalโs programs and services by providing quality results for timely diagnosis and treatment. Caring for patients and families of Northwestern Ontario is their number one priority.
๐ฟ๐๐ ๐๐ค๐ช ๐๐ฃ๐ค๐ฌ?
โ๏ธ Diagnosis and treatment decisions are based on laboratory results.
โ๏ธ TBRHSC’s Lab performs 7,300 tests per day.
โ๏ธ One type of lab test is the COVID-19 polymerase chain reaction (PCR).
โ๏ธ Since March 2020, TBRHSC’s Laboratory has performed 60,000 COVID-19 tests.
โ๏ธ TBRHSC has approximately 170 laboratory staff.
โ๏ธ TBRHSC’s Lab has over 3,000 individual document-controlled policies and procedures.
โ๏ธ TBRHSC’s Lab has 10 major department specializations:
๐ญ. ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฒ๐บ๐ถ๐๐๐ฟ๐ (๐๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐บ๐ถ๐๐๐ฟ๐)
Large array of tests involving the measurement of chemical constituents in blood and body fluids to evaluate organ function, toxicology, therapeutic drug monitoring, and to detect chemicals, endocrinology and other special tests.
๐ฎ. ๐๐ฎ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ผ๐น๐ผ๐ด๐
Study of cells e.g. red blood cells, white blood cells and platelets as well as bleeding disorders/coagulation.
๐ฏ. ๐๐น๐ผ๐ ๐๐๐๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ๐๐ฟ๐
The study of bone marrows, lymph node/tissue specimens for lymphoma and leukemia.
๐ฐ. ๐ง๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ป๐๐ณ๐๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐
The testing for blood types, antibody detection, and compatibility testing (perinatal/neonatal and blood components). Also called Immunohaematology or Blood Banking.
๐ฑ. ๐ ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฏ๐ถ๐ผ๐น๐ผ๐ด๐
The study of microorganisms, including bacteria, fungi, viruses, and parasites.
๐ฒ. ๐๐ถ๐๐๐ผ๐น๐ผ๐ด๐
The preparation and study of tissue specimens.
๐ณ. ๐๐๐๐ผ๐น๐ผ๐ด๐
The study of โfreeโ cells, their origin, structure, function, and pathology.
๐ด. ๐ฃ๐ผ๐ถ๐ป๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ง๐ฒ๐๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด (๐ฃ๐ข๐๐ง)
Oversight of bedside testing i.e., glucometer, etc.
๐ต. ๐ฆ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ถ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฐ๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ & ๐๐ถ๐๐ฝ๐ฎ๐๐ฐ๐ต
Blood collection and reference testing.
๐ญ๐ฌ. ๐ค๐๐ฎ๐น๐ถ๐๐ & ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ณ๐ฒ๐๐
Licensing, accreditation, Biosecurity Containment Level II (Biosafety) classification, etc.
