QEII Inpatient Blood Collection Service

The Blood Collection department provides inpatient phlebotomy service to the following QEII sites: Victoria General (VG), NS Rehabilitation Centre (NSRC), Halifax Infirmary (HI), Camphill Veterans Memorial Building (VMB) and the Abbey J. Lane.

A team of phlebotomists (people  who collect your blood) works from 6:30am - 9:30am, seven days a week to complete the morning run of inpatient collections at all sites of the QEII. These collections are booked ahead of time by requisitions being sent to Central Accessioning (laboratory receiving area) at the appropriate site the night before the collection is required.

We also have a staff of phlebotomists at each of the VG and HI sites that provide inpatient phlebotomy service from 6:30am - 4:00pm Monday to Friday excluding holidays.

Halifax Infirmary Inpatient

Inpatient service is provided during the hours of 9:30am - 4:00pm. To use this service, inpatient areas can call 902-473-2411 and leave a message to book a collection.

Camphill Veterans Memorial Building and Abbey J. Lane

Although a regular service is not provided between the hours of 9:00am - 4:00pm there is a 1:00pm run for the VMB and Abbey Lane, which is completed by our outpatient Blood Collection staff at the HI site. To use this service, requisitions must be faxed to Outpatient Blood Collection at 902-473-2541 by 12:00pm each day (Monday to Friday excluding holidays).

Victoria General Inpatient

Inpatient service is provided to the Victoria and Centennial buildings during the hours of 9:30am - 4:00pm. To use this service, inpatient areas can call 902-473-7535 and leave a message to book a collection.

NS Rehabilitation Centre

Although service is not normally provided after 9:30am in the Rehab building; if an urgent or difficult collection is required that cannot be collected by nursing staff, our phlebotomy staff will assist whenever possible between 9:30am - 4:00pm. Inpatient areas can call 902-473-7535 and leave a message to book a collection.

Clinic Patients - Victoria General / Halifax Infirmary

Expedited service is provided to patients with clinic or other hospital appointments schedule for the same day as blood collection. Patients should report directly to registration desk at either the VG or HI blood collection area.

Dartmouth General Hospital

Scheduled collections 7:00am and 1:00pm daily (Monday to Friday) and 7:00am only (Saturday & Sunday) by sending completed requisitions to DGH laboratory in advance. Ad hoc laboratory collections outside the above times are possible by calling 902-460-4129.

Other Capital Health Sites

Scheduled morning collections are carried out at Twin Oaks Memorial Hospital, Eastern Shore Memorial Hospital, Musquodoboit Valley Memorial Hospital and Hants Community Hospital. Ad hoc laboratory collections at other times are possible by calling the laboratory at each of these sites.