Pathlab Collection Facilities Re-opening
With the move yesterday to Level 1, we are pleased to be able to advise of further collection facilities opening.
Bay of Plenty
Effective Thursday 11th June, ALL our Bay of Plenty collection rooms will be back to usual business hours.
Waikato
The last of the closed facilities in Waikato will be opening as follows:
Victoria Central – opening Monday 15th June 8.00am – 12.00pm, Mon – Fri
Flagstaff – opening Wednesday 17th June 8.00am – 12.45pm, Mon – Fri
Dallas – opening Wednesday 17th June 8.00am –1.00pm, Mon – Fri
Lakes
The last of the closed facilities in Lakes area will be opening as follows:
Te Ngae – opening Monday 15th June 8.00am – 12.00pm, Mon – Fri
Request Forms
We do kindly ask that all face-to-face consults with a patient, to please give them their test request form to bring with them rather than emailing it to us, as was happening with virtual consults. While we are very pleased to advise that we are commencing roll-out of connectivity in our collection facilities; until this is live across all sites,paper copies of forms are the most efficient method for both patient and Pathlab phlebotomy staff to manage.
Wait Times
Please advise patients that we are experiencing extremely high numbers presenting for testing due to the backlog as we comeout of COVID-19. We are most grateful for everyone’s patience and understanding in this regard.