Laboratory Services
Overview
Gleneagles Hospital's clinical laboratory services are supported by Parkway Laboratories. Our laboratories conduct a wide range of tests, supporting clinical work, clinical trials, teaching, and research.
What are laboratory services?
Laboratory services involve diagnostic tests on patient samples like blood, tissue, and body fluids. They are important for finding, diagnosing, and tracking diseases. They also help doctors make effective treatment plans for different medical conditions.
How it works
Our in-house laboratories handle samples from over 2,000 doctors across 6 facilities daily. After collecting samples, our team of pathologists and medical technologists uses advanced tools. They perform detailed analyses and share results with doctors. This helps in diagnosis and treatment.
How do laboratory services play a part in healthcare?
Laboratory services are integral to modern healthcare, providing critical data for:
- Early detection of diseases
- Accurate diagnosis
- Monitoring of chronic conditions
- Evaluating treatment effectiveness
- Supporting public health and research initiatives
Our labs provide reliable and timely results. This helps healthcare providers give better primary care to patients and improve health outcomes and their quality of life.
Our services
We offer a wide range of laboratory services divided into clinical laboratory testing, anatomic pathology, and send-out tests:
Clinical laboratory services
- Allergy
- Biochemistry
- Analysing body fluids, seminal fluid, urine, and stool
- Clinical molecular testing (PCR) and specialised testing
- Drug of abuse screening
- Haematology and immuno-haematology
- Hormone analysis
- Immunology and serology
- Microbiology
- Molecular microbiology
- Molecular pathology
- Therapeutic drug monitoring
Anatomic pathology services
- Histopathology
- Gynaecological cytology
- Non-gynaecological cytology
Our team
Our team comprises experienced pathologists and laboratory technologists with expertise in various disciplines, including biochemistry, haematology, immunology, microbiology, cytology, and histology. We work closely with doctors to deliver accurate, timely results that support important healthcare decisions and treatment planning.
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