Inpatient pathology collection hours
Territory Pathology provides inpatient phlebotomy services to:
- Royal Darwin Hospital
- Palmerston Regional Hospital
- Alice Springs Hospital.
Inpatient specimen collection is done by medical and nursing staff at:
- Katherine Hospital
- Gove District Hospital
- Tennant Creek Hospital.
Royal Darwin Hospital
| Service | Monday to Friday | Saturday | Sunday | Public holidays |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clinical laboratory | 24 hours | 24 hours | 24 hours | 24 hours |
| Microbiology | 8am to 4:21pm, then on-call | 8am to 4:21pm, then on-call | 8am to 4:21pm, then on-call | 8am to midday, then on-call |
| Serology / Molecular microbiology | 8am to 4:21pm, then on-call | 8am to 4:21pm, then on-call | on-call | 8am to 4:21pm, then on-call |
| Anatomical pathology | 8am to 4:21pm, then on-call | on-call | on-call | on-call |
| Forensic pathology | 8am to 4:21pm, then on-call | on-call | on-call | on-call |
| Phlebotomy - inpatient | 6am to midday, until wards completed | 6am to 10am, until wards completed | 6am to 10am, until wards completed | 6am to 10am, until wards completed |
Alice Springs Hospital
| Service | Monday to Friday | Saturday | Sunday | Public holidays |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blood transfusion Chemical pathology Haematology Microbiology Serology | 24 hours | 24 hours | 24 hours | 24 hours |
| Phlebotomy - inpatient | 7am to midday, until wards completed | 7am to midday, until wards completed | 7am to midday, until wards completed | 7am to midday, until wards completed |
Katherine Hospital
| Service | Monday to Friday | Saturday | Sunday | Public holidays |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blood transfusion Chemical pathology Haematology Microbiology | 8am to 4:21pm, then on-call | 8am to 4:21pm, then on-call | 8am to 4:21pm, then on-call | 8am to 4:21pm, then on-call |
Palmerston Regional Hospital
| Service | Monday to Friday | Saturday | Sunday | Public holidays |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blood transfusion Chemical pathology Haematology Microbiology | 8am to 11pm, then after hours testing referred to RDH | 8am to 11pm, then after hours testing referred to RDH | 8am to 11pm, then after hours testing referred to RDH | 8am to 11pm, then after hours testing referred to RDH |
| Phlebotomy - inpatient | 6am to 8am | closed | closed | closed |
Gove District Hospital
| Service | Monday to Friday | Saturday | Sunday | Public holidays |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blood transfusion Chemical pathology Haematology Microbiology | 8am to 4:21pm, then on-call | 8am to 4:21pm, then on-call | 8am to 4:21pm, then on-call | 8am to 4:21pm, then on-call |
Tennant Creek Hospital
| Service | Monday to Friday | Saturday | Sunday | Public holidays |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blood transfusion Chemical pathology Haematology Microbiology | 8am to 4:21pm, then on-call | 8am to 4:21pm, then on-call | 8am to 4:21pm, then on-call | 8am to 4:21pm, then on-call |