The department comprises four major divisions: Clinical Chemistry, Haematology, Microbiology and Molecular Diagnosis Centre. We offer consultative services from experienced professionals across various disciplines, including clinical scientists and medical laboratory scientists, to assist clinicians in both diagnostic and research capacities.
Clinical Chemistry Division
- CORE Chemistry
- Non-CORE Chemistry
- Point of Care (POC)
- Client Services
Haematology Division
- Haematology
- Flow Cytometry
- Cytogenetics
- Blood Transfusion Services
Microbiology Division
Molecular Diagnosis Centre
- Laboratory Administration
Our department is able to extend our services to many local medical institutions, private laboratories, and countries in the Asia-Pacific region and beyond, through our NUH Referral Laboratory (NRL), a wholly owned subsidiary of NUH.
The core laboratory is a highly automated laboratory, providing round the clock services for a wide range of tests. Our comprehensive laboratory automation system provides centrifugation, aliquoting and archival services for all samples and analysis for basic chemistry and immunoassay tests.
Our testing menu includes blood gases, renal panel, liver panel, calcium studies, lipid studies, iron studies, cardiac studies, therapeutic drugs, immunosuppressant drugs, urine chemistries, urinalysis, fluid studies, rapid tests, endocrine parameters, specific proteins, first trimester testing and other miscellaneous tests.
The non-core laboratory performs serological testing for a wide range of infectious diseases and autoimmune diseases. Additionally, the laboratory is responsible for 24-hour donor transplant screening services. It also supports testing in myeloma gel work ups, free light chains, HbA1c, urine citrate and oxalate, pleural fluid ADA and oligoclonal band testing.
Our Point of Care (POC) services offer bedside tests beneficial to patient management. The test menu includes blood gases and electrolytes, glucose, PT/INR, glycated haemoglobin, haemoglobin, creatinine, urine dipsticks, and urine pregnancy test.
Our client services provide support in referring tests which are not offered in NUH, to appropriately accredited laboratories within Singapore and around the world.
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Haematology
The Haematology Division comprises a range of routine and specialised tests, including full blood profiles, coagulation, fluid counts and erythrocyte sedimentation rate test. Our haematology staff also provide technical assistance for the collection of bone marrow biopsies and services in haemopathology.
Other focuses of haematology include haemoglobinopathies, bone marrow analysis, flow cytometric analysis, cytogenetics and blood transfusion.
The Flow Cytometry Laboratory performs flow cytometric analysis for the diagnosis, monitoring and treatment of patients with immunophenotype testing requests in blood, bone marrow and lymph node cell suspensions.
The Cytogenetics Laboratory provides chromosomal studies related to haematological and congenital / constitutional disorders; including chromosomal karyotyping and molecular cytogenetics by FISH (fluorescence in-situ hybridisation).
The Blood Transfusion Service ensures the delivery of safe, auditable and timely blood transfusion, meeting both local and international guidelines for good transfusion practice.
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Microbiology Division
The Division of Microbiology provides a comprehensive range of services in bacteriology, mycology, virology, and parasitology.
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Molecular Diagnosis Centre
The Molecular Diagnosis Centre (MDC) provides a wide range of diagnostic tests encompassing infectious diseases, genetic mutations, prenatal diagnosis, haemato-oncology, and pharmacogenetics.
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