Eastern Health is setting up appointment-only blood collection clinics throughout the region to respond to the need for urgent blood work.
The health authority says appointments will limit the number of patients in clinics.
Doctors will supply patients needing urgent blood work with a Laboratory Test Special Authorization Form. Requisitions must be dated after March 16th to be considered urgent, and that date may change in future.
Cancer patients will not need a Laboratory Special Authorization Form. Instead they can book an appointment directly by calling the clinic.
A full list of applicable phone numbers can be found in the table below.