Queen Elizabeth memorial day
Our collection centres will be closed on Monday 26 September in honour of Queen Elizabeth II. Please remember to wear a mask in all of our collection rooms as we are a healthcare facility.
Matariki weekend
Our collection centres will all be closed on Friday 24 June for the Matariki public holiday.
Queen’s birthday
Our collection centres will be closed on Monday June 6 for the Queen’s birthday public holiday. We will reopen again on Tuesday June 7.
Easter & ANZAC weekends
> Our collection centres will be closed on the Easter and ANZAC day public holidays.
Otago anniversary day
All SCL collection centres in the Otago region will be closed on Monday 21 March for the Otago anniversary day.
Festive season opening hours
Southern Community Labs wishes you all a safe and happy festive season. Please click here for all our centre’s open days and times during the Christmas / New Year period. We look forward to seeing you in 2022.
LDL calculation change SDHB
From October 11, 2021 the biochemistry laboratory is changing the way that LDL cholesterol (LDLC) is calculated on the lipid profile. The current calculation (Friedewald’s formula) has been in use for almost 50 years. It estimates LDLC from the total cholesterol (TC), HDL cholesterol (HDLC) and triglyceride (TG) concentrations. The calculation assumes that triglyceride-containing lipoproteins […]
Alert Level 2 update
Kia ora koutou, here is our Alert Level 2 status: Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology (FNAC) Our FNA service has resumed and we are taking bookings as usual with 30 minute slots rather than the usual 15 minutes to prevent cross over of patients. Patients will be screened and support people are unfortunately not permitted in […]
COVID update – Alert Level 3
Kia ora koutou, here is our Alert Level 3 status: Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology (FNAC) Our FNA service has resumed and we are taking bookings as usual with 30 minute slots rather than the usual 15 minutes to prevent cross over of patients. Patients will be screened and support people are unfortunately not permitted in […]
Screening questions – Alert level 3 & 4
Anyone coming to our collection centres will be screened at the door before entering. Screening is in place to protect all patients and our staff. If you have any of the following, please do not come to the collection centre, stay home and call your GP for advice regarding getting a COVID test. FeverNew coughNew breathlessnessSort throatRunny […]