Milton District Laboratory – Outpatient Bloodwork – Letter for Community Physicians

To Our Community Physicians,

We would like to inform our community providers that Milton District Hospital Laboratory provides outpatient bloodwork services only for patients referred by physicians with hospital privileges at Halton Healthcare. This policy aligns with standard practices across hospitals in Ontario.

Requests that fall outside of this policy will be declined and redirected to community laboratories. If the request or situation is considered urgent, the patients should be directed to the nearest Emergency Department.

Most lab tests ordered by community physicians are covered by the Ontario Health Insurance Plan (OHIP) and can be completed at community laboratory service providers at no cost to patients. Additionally, community labs typically offer free parking.

Please visit the Halton Healthcare website at www.haltonhealthcare.on.ca for information on our outpatient laboratory service hours and locations. For some community laboratory service locations, please visit www.lifelabs.com, www.dynacare.ca or www.cmlhealthcare.com.

We kindly ask that this notice be shared within your clinic(s). On behalf of the Laboratory Management Team, thank you for your cooperation and support in aligning with our hospital policy. We appreciate your attention to this matter.

Regards,

Dr. Nadeen Edmondson, Medical Director and Chief Pathologist, Laboratory

Shairoz Kherani, Director Diagnostic Imaging & Laboratory Services

Shubhra Mohan, Laboratory Manager for Milton District Hospital and Georgetown Hospital