MGH- Temporary shortage of reagents for high-sensitivity CRP-HS assays (2025-05-02)
Change In Testing Sites for Out of Province Tests for Certain Autoimmune Diseases from MitogenDx to In‐Common Laboratories - MUHC OPTILAB - Sendout Lab (2025-04-14)
Test Registration of C-Peptide, C-Telopeptide and Anti-CCP (2025-02-18)
RNA and other labile samples (2025-02-18)
Change in Testing Sites for Out of Province Tests that are Now In Province (2025-02-18)
February Holiday – February 10 and February 14, 2025 (2025-02-03)
Termination of Urinary Eosinophils (20342) (2025-01-30)
Total Bilirubin – Reference Intervals Update (2025-01-10)
Rejection of FFPE based samples sent to Molecular testing (2024-11-11)
Request for Electrophoresis Analysis – FINAL REMINDER (2024-10-31)
Lp (a) Analysis Change (2024-10-18)
Statutory Holidays month of October 2024 (2024 10 08)
Glen Site - Microbiology Laboratory -Bordetella PCR, Puritan transport medium (2024-09 -12)
New Linear limit - D-Dimer test - MUHC, Glen site (2024-09-10)
Labour Day – September 2nd, 2024 (2024-08-19)
Bordetella NAAT testing (2024-08-09)
August Holiday – August 05, 2024 (2024-07-30)
Glen-Molecular Genetics -Laboratory Testing for BRCA (2024-07-29)
CORRECTION: Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate (eGFR) – CKD-EPI 2021 Equation (2024-07-10)
Use of specimen coolers to transport documents/patient results/test reports (2024-07-08)
Return of Purolator Boxes (2024-07-04)
Proper Aliquots for Urine Chemistry Tests and Drugs of Abuse (2023-06-12)
National Holiday – June 24th, 2024 & Canada Day – July 1st, 2024 (2024-06-12)
Termination of Buffy Coat for Sezary Cells Analysis (2024-06-10)
Termination of Urine Hemosiderin Test (30233) (2024-05-29)
Transport of Specimens via the Pneumatic Tube System (2024-05-29)
Cancellation of Improperly Filled Coagulation Testing Tubes (2024-05-23)
Influenza and respiratory virus testing (2024-05-22)
Request for Urine Protein Electrophoresis (2024-05-10)
Transfer of TB-Quantiferon to Microbiology Laboratory (2024-05-02)
Cessation of Lamellar Bodies Testing (30208) (2024-04-23)
Coolers Used for Transportation of Specimens (2024-04-22)
Acceptable Aliquot Tubes for Immunology Tests (2024-04-18)
Jewish General Hospital - Holiday - Passover – April 23, 2024 (2024-04-17)
OPTILAB MUHC Cluster-all sites - Statutory Holidays 2024-2025 (2024-04-08)
Quantitative PCR (NAAT) for Pneumocystis jirovecii (2024-04-04)
Important Reminders for Flow Cytometry Requests (2024-03-27)
Request for Electrophoresis Analysis (2024-02-29)
Transfer of Specialty Tests to the Jewish General Hospital (2024-02-28)
Occult blood (GUAIAC) service discontinued - Lachine site (2024-02-02)
February Holiday – February 5 and February 9, 2024 (2024-01-26)
Testosterone Testing - Service Slow Down (2024-01-19)
Update on Send Out Tests: In province and Out of Province (2024-01-17)
Anti-ovarian antibody test discontinued (2024-01-03)
Instrument error – CBC reliability of results (2023-12-27)
Cessation of testing for thiocyanate (2023 12 22)
Stop offering RAPID COVID test at MGH (2023 12 22)
Staffing shortage during the holiday season (2023 12 21)
Restriction of Add-On Test Requests (2023-12-20)
Seasons Holidays 2023-2024 (2023-12-04)
Change of Testing Method for Anti‐Neuronal Antibodies (2023-12-12)
Strike from the Common Front (APTS, CSN, and SCFP) for December 08 until 14, 2023 (2023-11-05)
Reduced Send-Out Services: 08 December to 14 December 2023 (2023-11-30)
Appointment of new Site Chief of Medical Microbiology, Glen site (2023-11-29)
New Helicobacter pylori stool antigen test (2023-11-22)
Molecular Diagnostic Laboratory Updated Requisitions updated (2023-11-21)
Reduced Send-Out Services: 21-23 November (2023-11-16)
Strike from the Common Front (APTS, CSN, and SCFP) for November 21, 22 and 23, 2023 (2023-11-14)
Strike on November 6, 2023 of APTS, CSN, SCFP-FTQ unions (2023-11-01)
Reduced Send-Out Services (2023-10-31)
Termination of Low Volume Hematology Tests (2023-10-31)
Changes to the diagnostic glossaries of CYTOPATHOLOGY reports (2023-10-20)
Urine Oxalate Test – Notice of Temporary Service Suspension (2023-10-16)
Acceptable Syringes for Blood Gas Analysis (2023-10-17)
Aliquots for Vitamin A and E (2023-10-16)
New Guidelines for Requesting Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate Testing - Update (2023-10-10)
Changes to the Malaria test offered on nights at the Glen site (2023-09-25)
Update of Stool Ova & Parasite process - Pediatric (2023-09-18)
Rosh Hashanah – September 15 2023 and Yom Kippur – September 25 2023 (2023-09-07)
Shortage of Homocysteine assay reagent for automated assay (2023-08-23)
Urine Citrate test – Notice of service slowdown (2023-08-23)
Testing for rapid HSV and VZV through viral encephalitis panel (2023-08-21)
Changes of reference value, and interpretation on anti-tTG IgA test (2023-08-17)
Iron profile – Resuming transferrin measurement (2023-08-08)
Free T3 reagent problem October 26 to December 6 (2023-07-17)
August Holiday – August 07 2023 (2023-07-13)
National Holiday and Canada Day (2023-06-23)
Increase in turnaround time for reporting of chromosomal microarray lab results (2023-06-21)
Temporary Closure of HPLC Bench) (2023-06-13)
Reduced Send-Out Services (2023-06-13)
Changes to Mycoplasma/Ureaplasma tests (2023-06-06)
Influenza and respiratory virus testing (2023-05-29)
Dollard Day – May 22 2023 (2023-05-08)
Local implementation of Total Bile Acids Measurement (2023-04-17)
New Guidelines for Requesting Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate Testing (2023-04-14)
Temporary interruption of lymphocyte stimulation assay (2023-04-14)
Update - how to contact the Cytogenetics laboratory (2023-03-31)
CFU-GM test not offered in Stem Cell Laboratory (2023-03-27)
NADAL COVID-19 IgG/IgM Serology test will no longer be available (2023-03-27)
April Holidays – April 6, 7 and 10 April, 2023 (2023-03-14)
Acceptable Specimen Container for Urinalysis Requests (2023-02-02)
February Holiday - February 6 and February 10, 2023 (2023-01-16)
Discontinuation of test Helicobacter pylori IgG (2023-01-17)
Temporary Unavailability of Lymphocyte Stimulation Testing (2023-01-19)
New Specimen Requirements: Aldosterone and Renin Assays (2023-01-01)
Pathology specimens no longer accepted (2022-11-22)
JGH - SARS-CoV-2 and other respiratory viruses (2022-11-14)
Reminder – Unlabelled specimens received in Microbiology will be rejected (2022-11-09)
Delay in HbA1c analysis (2022 10 27)
H. pylori antigen testing on stool samples (2022-10-20)
REMINDER: Expired hemoculture bottles (2022-10-19)
REMINDER: Reference number (2022-10-11)
REMINDER: Rosh Hashanah : September 26, 2022 and Yom Kippur: October 5, 2022 (2022-09-12)
REMINDER: Decentralization of Central Reception – MUHC, Glen Site - MUHC OPTILAB (2022-09-07)
Labour Day – September 5, 2022 - MUHC OPTILAB (2022-08-19)
Decentralization of Central Reception – MUHC, Glen Site - MUHC OPTILAB (2022-08-10)
Conservation and Transport of Specimens - MUHC OPTILAB (2022-08-02)
Interruption of Estrone and DHEA analysis - MUHC OPTILAB (2022-07-22)
Change of Assay and Reference Range for IGF1 (2022-07-20)
2022-2023 Statutory Holidays - MUHC OPTILAB (2022-05-12)
New molecular tests for HIV-1, Hepatitis B (HBV) and Hepatitis C (HCV) (2022-05-16)
Changes to Trichomonas vaginalis testing and Correction to Swab Catalogue Numbers (2022-05-16)
Changes to Trichomonas vaginalis testing (2022-04-28)
Changes to the Ordering of Specific Allergy Tests - MUHC OPTILAB (2022-04-08)
Guide on the utilization of blood procurement tubes - MUHC OPTILAB (2022-04-06)
Changes for allergy testing (Immunoglobulin IGE specific)- MUHC OPTILAB (2022-02-18)
Transfer of Clonazepam testing to Centre de toxicologie du Québec - MUHC OPTILAB (2022-03-15)
Acceptable Specimen Container for Urinalysis Requests – External Clients (2022-03-10)
Updated documentation for pediatric autopsy request - MUHC OPTILAB (2022-03-02)
NT-PRO-BNP Collections Instructions – Central Laboratory, Glen Site (2022-02-18)
New NT-proBNP Assay Central Laboratory, Glen Site - MUHC OPTILAB (2022-02-15)
Urine Catecholamine and metanephrine testing - MUHC OPTILAB (2022-01-24)
Change in Cyclosporine Assay – Central Laboratory – Glen Site - MUHC OPTILAB (2022-01-24)
Central Laboratory, Glen Site: Delay in Turn-Around Times - MUHC OPTILAB (2021-12-17)
Revised placental pathology requisition and new Cytogenetics - MUHC OPTILAB (2021-12-03)
FGFR3 Testing - MUHC OPTILAB (2021-12-01)
HCV qualitative PCR - MUHC OPTILAB (2021-11-25)
Introduction of Flow Cytometry Requisition - MUHC OPTILAB (2021-11-22)
Replacement of Transferrin by UIBC - UPDATE - MUHC OPTILAB (2021-11-22)
Glen site, MGH and Lachine Hospital laboratory contact list - Revised - MUHC OPTILAB (2021-11-12)
Glen site, MGH and Lachine Hospital laboratory contact list - MUHC OPTILAB (2021-11-11)
Reminder: Computer system update of transfusion service (e-Traceline) - MUHC OPTILAB (2021-02-09)
β-hydroxybutyrate Method Change - MUHC OPTILAB (2021-11-02)
Replacement of Transferrin by UIBC - MUHC OPTILAB (2021-11-02)
Remembrance Day – November 11th, 2021 - MUHC OPTILAB (2021-10-19)
Computer system update of transfusion service (e-Traceline) - MUHC OPTILAB (2021-10-25)
Change to BNP assay availability – GLEN Central Laboratory - MUHC OPTILAB (2021-10-21)
New test : NT-Pro BNP - MUHC OPTILAB (2021-10-05)
Acceptable Specimen Container for Aliquotted Specimens - MUHC OPTILAB (2021-09-29)
Discontinuing Osmometry Testing Onsite at Lachine Campus - MUHC OPTILAB (2021-09-29)
Labour Day – September 6, 2021 - MUHC OPTILAB (2021-08-23)
Acceptable Specimen Container for Urinalysis Requests - MUHC OPTILAB (2021-08-05)
Night shift staff in the Lachine laboratory (2021-06-25)
Temporary interruption of chromosome breakage testing for Fanconi Anemia (2021-06-25)
Rapid COVID PCR test (2021-05-10)
Rapid COVID PCR test (2021-04-29)
Delay in result reporting of pneumococcal antibodies (2021-04-08)
Temporary interruption of BNP analysis (2021-03-08)
Change to automated chemical urinalysis reporting – Glen site & Lachine Hospital (2021-03-09)
Change in testing schedule - Increased TATs (2021-02-25)
Modified schedule for bone marrow procurement (2021-02-24)
"Stool Parasite PCR” specimens sent during the COVID Pandemic (2020-06-26)
Decreasing activity in test center and call for reducing non-essential testing (2020-03-18)