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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.
Administration	Academia, Diagnostics Tower, Level 7	6321 4900	6222 6826
Client & Specimen Management	Academia, Diagnostics Tower, Level 8	6321 4950 6326 5353*	6222 8924
Clinical Biochemistry Section Stat/Routine Biochemistry Labs Special Biochemistry Labs	Academia, Diagnostics Tower, Level 8	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, Level 11	6321 4913/4909 6321 4908 6321 4910	6225 0598
Central TB Lab	Academia, Diagnostics Tower, Level 13	6576 7655/7656	6224 5057
Cytogenetics Lab	Academia, Diagnostics Tower, Level 9	6321 4678/4650 6321 3632/4010 6576 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, Level 11	6321 4922/60	6225 4914
Molecular Lab	Academia, Diagnostics Tower, Level 12	6326 6920/1	6224 6120
Virology Lab	Academia, Diagnostics Tower, Level 12	6321 4941	gptvir@sgh.com.sg
Anatomical Molecular Lab	Academia, Discovery Tower, Level 10	6576 7191	-

* 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:

Outram Campus	Tel no.
Clinical Lab, Blk 3, Level 1, Specialist Outpatient Clinic, SGH	6321 4373
2B Clinical Lab, Level 2, National Heart Centre Singapore	6704 8063
Clinical Lab, Level 10, National Cancer Centre Singapore	6306 1746
Lab, Bowyer Block C, Level 1, Diabetes & Metabolism Centre	6576 1790

The 10 SingHealth polyclinic laboratories supported by the division are located at:

Polyclinics	Tel no.
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, Singapore 150163	6350 7414
Eunos Polyclinic 1 Chin Cheng Avenue, Singapore 429400	6372 6891
Marine Parade Polyclinic Blk 80, Marine Parade Central, #01-792, Singapore 440080	6350 7315
Outram Polyclinic 3, Second Hospital Avenue L2, Health Promotion Board Building, Singapore 168937	6350 7393
Pasir Ris Polyclinic 6, Pasir Ris Drive 8, Singapore 519466	6350 7334
Punggol Polyclinic 681, Punggol Drive, #02-01, Oasis Terraces, Singapore 820681	6718 2092
Sengkang Polyclinic 2, Sengkang Square, #01-06, Sengkang Community Hub, Singapore 545025	6350 7375
Tampines Polyclinic 1, Tampines Street 41, Singapore 529203	6789 2335
Tampines North Polyclinic 35, Tampines Street 61, Singapore 528566	6340 6200 Ext: 40072

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)
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)

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
NCCS Lab	Monday to Friday	7.30 am – 5.30 pm
	Saturday	7.30 am – 12.00 pm
NHCS 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
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