Enquiries and Consultations
Client and Specimen Management staff of the Division of Pathology are well trained to handle enquiries regarding types of tests available, service hours, types of supplies available, stat/emergency tests, sample collection, handling and transportation, unacceptable samples, test results, payment and many others. Enquiries on status of laboratory tests as well as more specialised information will be directed to the relevant laboratories.
Requests for interpretation of test results, and consultations will be referred to the appropriate professional staff of the relevant laboratory discipline.
Enquiries and consultations concerning haematological, cytogenetics and blood transfusion investigations should be made direct to the Department of Haematology Laboratory, Cytogenetics Laboratory and Blood Bank Laboratory, respectively.
Location
The laboratories of the
Division of Pathology are located at Block 6, Level 5, Singapore General Hospital and Academia, Diagnostics Tower. The division comprises the following sections/laboratories:
| Section/Laboratory | Location | Tel no. | Fax no.
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| Administration | Academia, Diagnostics Tower, Level 7 | 6321 4900 | 6222 6826 |
| Client & Specimen Management | Academia, Diagnostics Tower, Level8 | 6321 4950
6326 5353* | 6222 8924 |
Clinical Biochemistry Section
Stat/Routine Biochemistry Labs
Special Biochemistry Labs | Academia, Diagnostics Tower, Level8 | 6321 4653/4951
6321 4920 | 6220 8678
|
Blood Bank Lab
(Lab – 24 hours) | Blk 6 Level 5 SGH
| 6321 4852
6321 3666 | 6321 4437 |
Diagnostic Bacteriology Section
Processing Lab
Investigation Lab
Mycology Lab
| Academia, Diagnostics Tower, Level11 | 6321 4913/4909
6321 4908
6321 4910
|
6225 0598
|
| Central TB Lab | Academia, Diagnostics Tower, Level13 | 6576 7655/7656 | 6224 5057 |
| Cytogenetics Lab | Academia, Diagnostics Tower, Level 9 | 6321 4678/4650
6321 3632/4010
6576 7543/7544 | 6222 1880
|
| Cytology Section | Academia, Diagnostics Tower, Level 10 | 6321 4954 | 6227 6562 |
| Histopathology Section | Academia, Diagnostics Tower, Level 10 | 6321 4931/4008 | 6227 6562 |
| Immunology & Serology Section | Academia, Diagnostics Tower, Level11 | 6321 4922/60 | 6225 4914
|
| Molecular Lab | Academia, Diagnostics Tower, Level12 | 6326 6920/1 | 6224 6120 |
Virology Lab
| Academia, Diagnostics Tower, Level12 | 6321 4941 |
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* For private medical practitioners only
The
Department of Haematology is located at The Academia, Diagnostics Tower.
| Haematology Department | Tel no. | Fax no. | Level |
| Routine Reception | 6321 4628 | 6225 0210 | 8 |
| Routine Coagulation Lab | 6321 4629 | 6225 3641
| 8 |
| Routine Haematology Lab | 6321 4681 | | 8 |
| BM Morphology Lab | 6321 4626 | | 9 |
| Special Coagulation | 6326 6022 | | 9 |
| Thalassaemia Lab | 6321 4853
| | 9 |
| Flowcytometry Lab | 6326 6024 | | 9 |
| Cryopreservation Lab | 6576 7536 | | 9 |
| Pre PCR Lab | 6326 6008 | | 9 |
| Post PCR Lab | 6576 7541 | | 9 |
| Reagent Prep Lab | 6576 7537 | | 9 |
Satellite Laboratories of the Division of Pathology are located at:
| Clinical Lab, Blk 3, Level 1, Specialist Outpatient Clinic, SGH | 6321 4373 |
2B Clinical Lab, Level 2, National Heart Centre
| 6704 8063 |
Clinical Lab, Level 2, National Cancer Centre
| 6436 8122 |
| Lab, Bowyer Block C, Level 1, Diabetes & Metabolism Centre | 6576 1790 |
The 9 SingHealth polyclinic laboratories supported by the division are located at:
Bedok Polyclinic
11, Bedok North Street 1, #02-01/#03-01, HeartBeat@Bedok, Singapore 469662 | 6585 7505 |
Bukit Merah Polyclinic
Blk 163, Bukit Merah Central, #04-3565, Level 4, Room 40, Singapore 150163 | 6350 7414 |
Eunos Polyclinic
1 Chin Cheng Avenue, Singapore 429400 | 6372 6891 |
Marine Parade Polyclinic
Blk 80, Marine Parade Central, #01-792, Level 1, Room 117, Singapore 440080 | 6350 7315 |
Outram Polyclinic (Health Promotion Board Building)
3, Second Hospital Avenue, Outram Road, Level 2, Singapore 168937 | 6350 7393 |
Pasir Ris Polyclinic
1, Pasir Ris Drive 4, #01-11, Level 3, Room 310, Singapore 519457 | 6350 7334 |
Punggol Polyclinic
Blk 681, Punggol Drive, #02-01, Oasis Terraces, Level 4, Room 430, Singapore 820681 | 6718 2092 |
Sengkang Polyclinic
No. 2, Sengkang Square, #01-06, Level 2, Room 209, Sengkang Community Hub, Singapore 545025 | 6350 7375 |
Tampines Polyclinic
No. 1, Tampines Street 41, Level 2, Room 210, Singapore 529203 | 6350 7346 |
Operating Hours
Office Hours
The operating hours of the Sections/Laboratories at Division of Pathology and Department Haematology Department are:
| Monday to Friday | 8.00 am – 5.00 pm
8.30 am – 5.30 pm (Cytology Lab)
8.30 am – 5.30 pm (Virology Lab)
8.30 am – 5.30 pm (Immunology & Serology Lab)
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| Saturday | 8.00 am – 1.00 pm
8.30 am – 1.00 pm (Cytology Lab)
8.30 am – 12.30 pm (Virology Lab)
8.30 am – 12.30 pm (Immunology & Serology Lab)
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Routine/non-emergency and stat/emergency tests should be requested during office hours whenever possible. Stat/emergency tests are those the results of which are needed for immediate treatment and management of the patients. They are performed as soon as the samples reach the relevant laboratories. Please do not send non-emergency samples collected after office hours or on weekends as emergency requests, but instead send them on the following weekday.
After Office Hours, on Sundays and Public Holidays
Daily 24-Hour Service
Our routine Blood Bank, Haematology, Clinical Biochemistry and Bacteriology laboratories operate 24 hours daily to perform routine and stat/emergency tests. Selected microbiology tests are provided on an emergency basis for patients undergoing organ transplantation. Please refer to the list of “Stat/Emergency Tests” before ordering such tests.
Further information can be obtained from our Pathology Laboratory Client Services Section:
Tel: 6321 4950/52/04, 6326 5306/5454
For other contact information, visit our SGH Contact Us webpage >
Satellite Laboratories
| SOC Lab | Monday to Friday | 8.00 am – 5.30 pm |
| | Saturday
| 8.00 am – 1.00 pm |
| NCC Lab | Monday to Friday | 7.30 am – 5.30 pm |
| | Saturday | 7.30 am – 12.00 pm |
| NHC Lab | Monday to Friday | 8.00 am – 5.00 pm |
| | Saturday | 8.00 am – 12.00 pm |
|
DMC Lab | Monday to Friday | 8.00 am – 5.30 pm |
| | Saturday | Closed |
Closed on Sunday / Public Holiday
|
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SingHealth Polyclinic Laboratories | Monday to Friday | 7.30am – 5.00 pm |
| Saturday
Closed on Sunday / Public Holiday | 7.30 am – 1.00 pm
|
Stat/Emergency Tests
The following tests are deemed emergency tests and are available on a STAT basis 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
Clinical Biochemistry
- Potassium
- Sodium
- Chloride
- Urea
- Glucose
- Bicarbonate
- Amylase (serum and urine)
- Creatinine
- CSF examination – a smear for organisms
will be done if the cell count exceeds 10 - Total Bilirubin
- Direct Bilirubin
- Calcium
- Ionic Calcium
| - Blood Gases
- Creatine Kinase (CK) & CKMB
- Troponin T
- NT-proBNP
- Myoglobin
- Salicylates
- Carboxyhaemoglobin
- Methaemoglobin
- Paracetamol
- Digoxin
- Phenytoin
- Carbamazepine
- Valproic Acid
- Blood Ketone
|
Blood Transfusion
- ABO Rh Typing
- Antibody Screening
- Antibody Titration
- Direct Anti-human Globulin Test (DAT)
- Compatibility tests
|
Haematology
- FBC – Full Blood Count
- APTT – Activated Partial Thromboplastin Time
- PT – Prothrombin Time
- BF for MP – Blood Film for Malarial Parasites
- HCT – Haematocrit
- Retic – Reticulocyte Count
- D-Dimer - D-Dimer Test (Quantitative)
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Bacteriology
- Blood Culture
- CSF Culture
- Sterile Fluid Culture
- MRSA & CRE Screening by PCR
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