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Lab services at all Grey Bruce Health Services Hospitals require a pre-booked appointment, and walk-ins are not being accepted.

Prior to booking an appointment, please note the following:

  • Urgent requests for blood work must be made by a Healthcare Practitioner
  • Please bring your laboratory requisition and health card with you to your appointment
  • The Owen Sound Lab does not perform community OHIP work, so if your requisition has the same logo as the one below you will need to book an appointment at LifeLabs or another GBHS hospital

Lab Requisition logo containing Ontario: Ministry of Health and Long Term Care

Tests

Special tests that can only be booked by phone:

  • Pediatric patients (6 years of age or younger), and patients with special needs
  • Semen analysis testing

Tests with Special Appointment Times Required

  • AM Cortisol – Book appointment time in AM
  • PM Cortisol – Book appointment time towards end of day
  • Glucose Tolerance Test – book appointment time in AM

Fasting Required

Do not eat or drink (except water) for 8-12 hours before the following tests:

  • GLUCOSE – fasting
  • GTT – gestational diabetes confirmation
  • GTT – non pregnant
  • Homocystine (preferred)

Testing only completed Monday – Thursday (NO Friday Appointments or Prior to a STAT Holiday)

  • Molecular Genetics
  • DNA Testing
  • Chromosome MicroArray
  • Fragile X
  • Flow Cytometry
  • HLA B27

Booking Lab Appointments

Patients who qualify for Lab services at GBHS have two options to book an appointment, online or via phone. Please use the appropriate link or phone number provided below. 

Owen Sound 
Online: https://gbhsowensoundlab.simplybook.me/v2/  
Phone: 1-888-525-0553 
*Owen Sound Lab does not perform community OHIP work

Markdale
Online: https://gbhsmarkdalelab.simplybook.me/v2/
Phone: 1-888-525-0553 

Meaford
Online: https://gbhsmeafordlab.simplybook.me/v2/
Phone: 1-888-525-0553 

Southampton 
Online: https://gbhssouthamptonlab.simplybook.me/v2/ 
Phone: 1-888-525-0553 

Wiarton
Online: https://gbhswiartonlab.simplybook.me/v2/
Phone: 1-888-525-0553 

Lion’s Head 
Online: https://gbhslionsheadlab.simplybook.me/v2/
Phone: 519-793-6317

Booking staff will do their best to coordinate Lab appointments with other scheduled appointments, including Oncology appointments, to reduce multiple hospital visits for patients.

Lab Tests – Some Fees May Apply

Please note that patients will be billed for all lab tests not covered by the Ontario Health Insurance Plan (OHIP). While OHIP covers the cost of most laboratory tests, there are some specialized, non-routine tests that are uninsured. Patients will be billed at the time of service.

A list of uninsured lab tests and their costs is below:

Lab Hours

The following Labs are open Monday to Friday and are closed on Statutory Holidays:

  • Owen Sound: 8:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
  • Meaford: 8:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
  • Markdale: 8:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
  • Wiarton: 8:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
  • Southampton: 8:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.

The Lion’s Head hospital is open Tuesday and Thursday, 8:00 a.m. – 3:15 p.m. 

Lab Licences & Accreditation

Accredited facilities recognized by IQMH:  https://iqmh.org/Services/Centre-For-Accreditation/Accredited-Facilities