There is a phone service interruption at Strait Richmond Hospital in Cape Breton. A temporary work around has been put in place so the site is able to receive incoming phone calls through the regular switchboard number 902-625-3100. Crews are working on restoration of inbound calling to all other site phone lines. We apologize for any inconvenience.

Nova Scotia Health has made changes to parking and the main entrance of the QEII Halifax Infirmary. Learn more.

Specimen Testing

Your doctor or other health care provider may ask you to provide a specimen sample (e.g. urine, stool, semen, etc.) for testing. There are drop off locations around the province.

There are drop off locations that send the specimen to the laboratory for testing. Unless you are told otherwise, drop off your labeled specimen and the requisition to one of our specimen drop off locations.

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Aberdeen Hospital

835 East River Road
New Glasgow, Nova Scotia

sun Closed

mon 9:00 am - 1:00 pm

tue 9:00 am - 1:00 pm

wed 9:00 am - 1:00 pm

thu 9:00 am - 1:00 pm

fri 9:00 am - 1:00 pm

sat Closed

Closed for holidays.

902-752-7600 x1600

Aberdeen Hospital Laboratory Reception Area 1st floor.

All Saints Springhill Hospital

10 Princess Street
Springhill, Nova Scotia

Hours Monday to Friday until 11 a.m.

Annapolis Community Health Centre

821 St. George Street
Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia

thu Oct 31 8:00 am - 11:00 am

fri Nov 1 Closed

sat Nov 2 Closed

sun Nov 3 Closed

mon Nov 4 8:00 am - 11:00 am

tue Nov 5 8:00 am - 11:00 am

wed Nov 6 8:00 am - 11:00 am

Bayview Memorial Health Centre

3375 Highway #209
Advocate Harbour, Nova Scotia

Buchanan Memorial Community Health Centre

32610 Cabot Trail
Neils Harbour, Nova Scotia

thu Oct 31 8:00 am - 12:30 pm

fri Nov 1 8:00 am - 12:30 pm

sat Nov 2 Closed

sun Nov 3 Closed

mon Nov 4 8:00 am - 12:30 pm

tue Nov 5 8:00 am - 12:30 pm

wed Nov 6 8:00 am - 12:30 pm

Cape Breton Regional Hospital

1482 George Street
Sydney, Nova Scotia

thu Oct 31 9:00 am - 3:00 pm

fri Nov 1 9:00 am - 3:00 pm

sat Nov 2 Closed

sun Nov 3 Closed

mon Nov 4 9:00 am - 3:00 pm

tue Nov 5 9:00 am - 3:00 pm

wed Nov 6 9:00 am - 3:00 pm

Cobequid Community Health Centre

40 Freer Lane
Lower Sackville, Nova Scotia

thu Oct 31 7:00 am - 5:00 pm

fri Nov 1 7:00 am - 5:00 pm

sat Nov 2 8:00 am - 3:30 pm

sun Nov 3 Closed

mon Nov 4 7:00 am - 5:00 pm

tue Nov 5 7:00 am - 5:00 pm

wed Nov 6 7:00 am - 5:00 pm

Colchester East Hants Health Centre

600 Abenaki Road
Truro, Nova Scotia

thu Oct 31 6:30 am - 1:00 pm

fri Nov 1 6:30 am - 1:00 pm

sat Nov 2 Closed

sun Nov 3 Closed

mon Nov 4 6:30 am - 1:00 pm

tue Nov 5 6:30 am - 1:00 pm

wed Nov 6 6:30 am - 1:00 pm

Dartmouth General Hospital

325 Pleasant Street
Dartmouth, Nova Scotia

thu Oct 31 7:00 am - 5:00 pm

fri Nov 1 7:00 am - 5:00 pm

sat Nov 2 8:00 am - 3:30 pm

sun Nov 3 Closed

mon Nov 4 7:00 am - 5:00 pm

tue Nov 5 7:00 am - 5:00 pm

wed Nov 6 7:00 am - 5:00 pm

Eastern Memorial Hospital

1746 Union Street
Canso, Nova Scotia

thu Oct 31 9:00 am - 2:00 pm

fri Nov 1 9:00 am - 2:00 pm

sat Nov 2 Closed

sun Nov 3 Closed

mon Nov 4 9:00 am - 2:00 pm

tue Nov 5 9:00 am - 2:00 pm

wed Nov 6 9:00 am - 2:00 pm

Eastern Shore Memorial Hospital

22637 Highway 7
Sheet Harbour, Nova Scotia

thu Oct 31 7:30 am - 10:30 am

fri Nov 1 7:30 am - 10:30 am

sat Nov 2 Closed

sun Nov 3 Closed

mon Nov 4 7:30 am - 10:30 am

tue Nov 5 7:30 am - 10:30 am

wed Nov 6 7:30 am - 10:30 am

Guysborough Memorial Hospital

10560 Route 16
Guysborough County, Nova Scotia

thu Oct 31 7:30 am - 1:00 pm

fri Nov 1 7:30 am - 1:00 pm

sat Nov 2 Closed

sun Nov 3 Closed

mon Nov 4 7:30 am - 1:00 pm

tue Nov 5 7:30 am - 1:00 pm

wed Nov 6 7:30 am - 1:00 pm

Drop off at the laboratory.

Hants Community Hospital

89 Payzant Drive
Windsor, Nova Scotia

thu Oct 31 7:00 am - 3:00 pm

fri Nov 1 7:00 am - 3:00 pm

sat Nov 2 Closed

sun Nov 3 Closed

mon Nov 4 7:00 am - 3:00 pm

tue Nov 5 7:00 am - 3:00 pm

wed Nov 6 7:00 am - 3:00 pm

Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital

39 James Street
P.O. Box 610
Inverness, Nova Scotia

thu Oct 31 8:00 am - 12:00 pm

fri Nov 1 8:00 am - 12:00 pm

sat Nov 2 Closed

sun Nov 3 Closed

mon Nov 4 8:00 am - 12:00 pm

tue Nov 5 8:00 am - 12:00 pm

wed Nov 6 8:00 am - 12:00 pm

Lillian Fraser Memorial Hospital

110 Blair Avenue
Tatamagouche, Nova Scotia

thu Oct 31 7:00 am - 10:15 am

fri Nov 1 7:00 am - 10:15 am

sat Nov 2 Closed

sun Nov 3 Closed

mon Nov 4 7:00 am - 10:15 am

tue Nov 5 7:00 am - 10:15 am

wed Nov 6 7:00 am - 10:15 am

Excluding Holidays

Mackenzie Building

5788 University Avenue
Halifax, Nova Scotia

Drop off box: 24 hour a day, seven days a week

Musquodoboit Valley Memorial Hospital

492 Archibald Brook Road
RR2
Middle Musquodoboit, Nova Scotia

thu Oct 31 7:00 am - 11:00 am

fri Nov 1 7:00 am - 11:00 am

sat Nov 2 Closed

sun Nov 3 Closed

mon Nov 4 7:00 am - 11:00 am

tue Nov 5 7:00 am - 11:00 am

wed Nov 6 7:00 am - 11:00 am

North Cumberland Health Care Centre

260 Gulf Shore Road
Pugwash, Nova Scotia

Hours Monday to Friday until 10:30

Queens General Hospital

175 School St
Liverpool, Nova Scotia

thu Oct 31 8:00 am - 10:45 am

fri Nov 1 Closed

sat Nov 2 Closed

sun Nov 3 Closed

mon Nov 4 8:00 am - 10:45 am

tue Nov 5 8:00 am - 10:45 am

wed Nov 6 8:00 am - 10:45 am

Roseway Hospital

1606 Lake Road
Shelburne, Nova Scotia

thu Oct 31 8:00 am - 10:00 am

fri Nov 1 8:00 am - 10:00 am

sat Nov 2 Closed

sun Nov 3 Closed

mon Nov 4 8:00 am - 10:00 am

tue Nov 5 8:00 am - 10:00 am

wed Nov 6 8:00 am - 10:00 am

Sacred Heart Community Health Centre

15102 Cabot Trail
Cheticamp, Nova Scotia

thu Oct 31 8:00 am - 2:30 pm

fri Nov 1 8:00 am - 2:30 pm

sat Nov 2 Closed

sun Nov 3 Closed

mon Nov 4 8:00 am - 2:30 pm

tue Nov 5 8:00 am - 2:30 pm

wed Nov 6 8:00 am - 2:30 pm

Soldiers Memorial Hospital

462 Main Street
Middleton, Nova Scotia

thu Oct 31 8:00 am - 3:30 pm

fri Nov 1 8:00 am - 12:00 pm

sat Nov 2 Closed

sun Nov 3 Closed

mon Nov 4 8:00 am - 3:30 pm

tue Nov 5 8:00 am - 3:30 pm

wed Nov 6 8:00 am - 3:30 pm

South Cumberland Community Care Centre

50 Jenks Ave
Parrsboro, Nova Scotia

Hours
Monday, Wednesday, Friday until 10 a.m.
Tuesday, Thursday until 9 a.m.

South Shore Regional Hospital

90 Glen Allan Drive
Bridgewater, Nova Scotia

thu Oct 31 8:00 am - 2:00 pm

fri Nov 1 Closed

sat Nov 2 Closed

sun Nov 3 Closed

mon Nov 4 8:00 am - 2:00 pm

tue Nov 5 8:00 am - 2:00 pm

wed Nov 6 8:00 am - 2:00 pm

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St. Martha's Regional Hospital

25 Bay Street
Antigonish, Nova Scotia

thu Oct 31 9:00 am - 2:30 pm

fri Nov 1 9:00 am - 2:30 pm

sat Nov 2 Closed

sun Nov 3 Closed

mon Nov 4 9:00 am - 2:30 pm

tue Nov 5 9:00 am - 2:30 pm

wed Nov 6 9:00 am - 2:30 pm

St. Mary's Memorial Hospital

91 Hospital Road
PO Box 299
Sherbrooke Guysborough Co., Nova Scotia

thu Oct 31 9:00 am - 2:30 pm

fri Nov 1 9:00 am - 2:30 pm

sat Nov 2 Closed

sun Nov 3 Closed

mon Nov 4 9:00 am - 2:30 pm

tue Nov 5 9:00 am - 2:30 pm

wed Nov 6 9:00 am - 2:30 pm

Strait Richmond Hospital

138 Hospital Rd.
Cleveland, Nova Scotia

thu Oct 31 9:00 am - 12:30 pm

fri Nov 1 9:00 am - 12:30 pm

sat Nov 2 Closed

sun Nov 3 Closed

mon Nov 4 9:00 am - 12:30 pm

tue Nov 5 9:00 am - 12:30 pm

wed Nov 6 9:00 am - 12:30 pm

Twin Oaks Memorial Hospital

7704 7 Highway
Musquodoboit Harbour, Nova Scotia

thu Oct 31 7:00 am - 11:00 am

fri Nov 1 7:00 am - 11:00 am

sat Nov 2 Closed

sun Nov 3 Closed

mon Nov 4 7:00 am - 11:00 am

tue Nov 5 7:00 am - 11:00 am

wed Nov 6 7:00 am - 11:00 am

Valley Regional Hospital

150 Exhibition Street
Kentville, Nova Scotia

thu Oct 31 8:30 am - 2:00 pm

fri Nov 1 Closed

sat Nov 2 Closed

sun Nov 3 Closed

mon Nov 4 8:30 am - 2:00 pm

tue Nov 5 8:30 am - 2:00 pm

wed Nov 6 8:30 am - 2:00 pm

Closed from noon to 1 p.m.

Victoria County Memorial Hospital

30 Old Margaree Road
Baddeck, Nova Scotia

thu Oct 31 9:00 am - 2:30 pm

fri Nov 1 9:00 am - 2:30 pm

sat Nov 2 Closed

sun Nov 3 Closed

mon Nov 4 9:00 am - 2:30 pm

tue Nov 5 9:00 am - 2:30 pm

wed Nov 6 9:00 am - 2:30 pm

Yarmouth Regional Hospital

60 Vancouver Street
Yarmouth, Nova Scotia

thu Oct 31 8:00 am - 2:00 pm

fri Nov 1 Closed

sat Nov 2 Closed

sun Nov 3 Closed

mon Nov 4 8:00 am - 2:00 pm

tue Nov 5 8:00 am - 2:00 pm

wed Nov 6 8:00 am - 2:00 pm

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