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Canterbury Health Laboratories provide a complete range of laboratory services to Canterbury District Health Board. These services encompass both core laboratory and specialist testing on a 24 hour, seven-day basis.
Canterbury Health Laboratories main site is at Christchurch Hospital with satellite laboratories operating at Burwood and Ashburton Hospitals.
Canterbury Health Laboratories also provide specialist testing for all North and South Island DHBs and community laboratories. Work is referred to Canterbury Health Laboratories from approximately 35 hospital and private laboratories.
Canterbury Health Laboratories employs over (320) staff and performs approximately three million tests annually from a repertoire of over one thousand different test procedures.
Details on the services provided by Canterbury Health Laboratories are available on the Canterbury Health Laboratories test database and Internet www.cdhb.govt.nz/chlabs/.
Canterbury Health Laboratories are IANZ registered to ISO15189 and Point of Care Testing and Workplace standards. Canterbury Health Laboratories is separated into separate business units for Anatomical Pathology, Microbiology, Clinical Biochemistry and Haematology.
Canterbury Health Laboratories employ (17) Pathologists. It is a training centre for Registrars for the purpose of acquiring final qualification in FRCPA in the pathology branches of Anatomical Pathology, Biochemistry, Haematology, Immunology, Genetics and Microbiology with Registrars currently employed in the laboratory in Anatomical Pathology (6), Biochemistry (1), Genetics (1), Microbiology (2) and in Haematology (1)
Canterbury Health Laboratories is a national leader in the provision of specialist testing for DHB and community laboratories, and undertakes research and development within each discipline. Strong relationships are maintained with research and development groups with the University of Otago and other groups outside the DHB.
Canterbury Health Laboratories uses the Sysmex Delphic Laboratory Information System.
Canterbury Health Laboratories has courier systems in place for the transport of specimens throughout New Zealand to and from other laboratories. Results are reported using technology appropriate to the customer, and include on-line computer links, file transfers and facsimile.