Office Hours
The operating hours of the Sections/Laboratories at Pathology and Haematology Departments are:
| Monday to Friday |
8.00 am – 5.00 pm
8.30 am – 5.30 pm (Cytology Lab) |
| Saturday |
8.00 am – 1.00 pm
8.00 am – 12.30 pm (Virology Section)
8.30 am – 1.00 pm (Cytology Lab) |
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
Bacteriology
Samples will be received outside office hours at the following times:
| Monday to Friday |
5.00 pm – 7.30 pm |
| Sunday and Public Holiday |
8.00 am – 12.30 pm |
Daily 24-Hour Service
Our routine Blood Bank, Haematology and Clinical Biochemistry 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 Client Services Section (Tel: 6321 4950/52/04, 6326 5306/5454).
Satellite Laboratories
| SOC Lab |
Monday to Friday |
8.00 am – 5.30 pm |
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Saturday |
8.00 am – 1.00 pm |
| NCC Lab |
Monday to Friday |
7.30 am – 5.30 pm |
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Saturday |
7.30 am – 12.00 pm |
| NHC Lab |
Monday to Friday |
8.00 am – 5.00 pm |
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Saturday |
8.00 am – 12.00 pm |
| Closed on Sunday / Public Holiday |
| SingHealth Polyclinic Laboratories |
Monday to Friday |
8.00 am – 4.30 pm |
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Saturday
Closed on Sunday / Public Holiday |
8.00 am – 12.30 pm
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