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Laboratory services for Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora Hawke's Bay provides people in hospital and in the community with a comprehensive diagnostic service.
Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora Hawke’s Bay laboratory service has facilities in Hastings, Napier, Central Hawke’s Bay and Wairoa.
Villa 8, Hawke’s Bay Hospital
Email laboratory request forms through to the main laboratory, marked 'Attention Phlebotomy Villa Eight'.
Our hours are Monday to Friday, 8am to 5pm.
Hawke’s Bay Fallen Soldiers' Memorial Hospital
Disabled access is in the courtyard and toilets are available within Villa 8.
Napier Health
Email laboratory request forms through to the main laboratory, marked 'Attention Phlebotomy Napier Health Centre'.
Our hours are Monday to Friday, 8am to 5pm.
Disabled access and toilets are available within Napier Health Centre.
Central Hawke’s Bay Health Centre
Our hours are Monday to Friday, 7:30am to 4pm. Home visits are Wednesdays (by arrangement).
Disabled access and toilets are available within the Central Hawke's Bay Health Centre.
Wairoa Health collection centre (and technical site)
Basement level, Wairoa Health
Our hours are 7:30am to 4:30pm, Monday to Friday (blood testing hours are 7:30am to 3pm).
Disabled access is through the main door to the Wairoa Health Centre and down the lift to the basement where the Laboratory service is located. Toilets are available within the Wairoa Health Centre.
The laboratory facility for processing test specimens and samples operates 24 hours a day, 7 days.
Hawke's Bay Fallen Soldiers’ Memorial Hospital Laboratory (technical site)
First Floor, Clinical Services Block
Canning Road
Hastings
The Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora Hawke's Bay laboratory service provides patients in hospital and people in the community a comprehensive diagnostic service.
Most samples from within the hospital are delivered by air tube and the test results are available electronically on site. We also offer testing to over 100 private specialists and healthcare providers across Hawke's Bay. Laboratory testing for Central Hawke’s Bay and Wairoa is performed in the Hawke’s Bay laboratory.
We perform 180 different tests with unusual or less frequently requested tests sent to other specialist testing laboratories.
Laboratory testing is performed at the main laboratory located within Hawke's Bay Hospital.
This laboratory offers the following services:
Visitors should either ring the bell at reception or use the phone to contact the relevant department or staff member. The laboratory is near the Emergency Department and is accessed from the stairs near the Security office. All visiting staff are reminded that a sign-in process located in the main laboratory reception should be completed when visiting.
The laboratory also offers preanalytical services and point-of-care testing at Wairoa and Central Hawke's Bay Health Centres, and preanalytical services at Napier Health Centre.
The laboratory holds full accreditation with International Accreditation New Zealand (IANZ).
The Laboratory Manual provides details on:
Te Matau a Māui | Hawkes Bay | Laboratory services Manual and test guide
