Waikato DHB Laboratories provide a diagnostic service from the Waikato Hospital base in Hamilton, and the rural laboratories situated at TeKuiti, Taumarunui, Tokoroa and Thames.
Using leading edge technology, the laboratory processes approximately 8 million tests per annum.
Our highly skilled and dedicated workforce provides both routine and specialised testing for Waikato DHB and specialist testing for community laboratories and other DHBs.
We are still in the “summer season”, with very little Influenza, RSV or other viruses circulating. At the time of writing, no cases of SARS CoV 2 have been detected in New Zealand.
Read MoreThe laboratory analyser system includes a pre-analytical module (MPA) that streamlines the process by centrifuging specimens, separating them where required, and feeding them into the analysers automatically.
Read MoreAs you may be aware, the laboratory is currently undergoing a major analyser upgrade. As a result of this there are some changes required to blood tube labelling.
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