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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Specimen Testing - drop off sites

Aberdeen Hospital

835 East River Road
New Glasgow Nova Scotia

sun Closed

mon 7:00 am - 8:00 pm

tue 7:00 am - 8:00 pm

wed 7:00 am - 8:00 pm

thu 7:00 am - 8:00 pm

fri 7:00 am - 8:00 pm

sat Closed

Semen samples must be dropped off between 8:00am and 12:00pm Monday to Friday; they will not be accepted on holidays or weekends. Semen samples must be delivered within 30 minutes of collection and must be at body temperature. Semen Samples are to be delivered to the laboratory. Water Samples must be dropped off between 7:00am and 9:00am to the Business Office.

Phone: 902-752-7600 x1600

Aberdeen Hospital Laboratory Reception Area 1st floor.

All Saints Springhill Hospital

10 Princess Street
Springhill, Nova Scotia

fri Feb 20 9:00 am - 11:00 am

sat Feb 21 Closed

sun Feb 22 Closed

mon Feb 23 9:00 am - 11:00 am

tue Feb 24 9:00 am - 11:00 am

wed Feb 25 9:00 am - 11:00 am

thu Feb 26 9:00 am - 11:00 am

phone: (902) 597-3773

Annapolis Community Health Centre

821 St. George Street
Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia

fri Feb 20 Closed

sat Feb 21 Closed

sun Feb 22 Closed

mon Feb 23 8:00 am - 11:00 am

tue Feb 24 8:00 am - 11:00 am

wed Feb 25 8:00 am - 11:00 am

thu Feb 26 8:00 am - 11:00 am

phone: (902) 532-2381

Bayview Memorial Health Centre

3375 Highway #209
Advocate Harbour, Nova Scotia

phone: (902) 392-2859

Buchanan Memorial Community Health Centre

32610 Cabot Trail
Neils Harbour, Nova Scotia

fri Feb 20 8:00 am - 12:30 pm

sat Feb 21 Closed

sun Feb 22 Closed

mon Feb 23 8:00 am - 12:30 pm

tue Feb 24 8:00 am - 12:30 pm

wed Feb 25 8:00 am - 12:30 pm

thu Feb 26 8:00 am - 12:30 pm

phone: (902) 336-2200

Cape Breton Regional Hospital

1482 George Street
Sydney, Nova Scotia

fri Feb 20 9:00 am - 3:00 pm

sat Feb 21 Closed

sun Feb 22 Closed

mon Feb 23 9:00 am - 3:00 pm

tue Feb 24 9:00 am - 3:00 pm

wed Feb 25 9:00 am - 3:00 pm

thu Feb 26 9:00 am - 3:00 pm

Cobequid Community Health Centre

40 Freer Lane
Lower Sackville, Nova Scotia

fri Feb 20 7:00 am - 5:00 pm

sat Feb 21 8:00 am - 3:30 pm

sun Feb 22 Closed

mon Feb 23 7:00 am - 5:00 pm

tue Feb 24 7:00 am - 5:00 pm

wed Feb 25 7:00 am - 5:00 pm

thu Feb 26 7:00 am - 5:00 pm

Closed for holidays.

Colchester East Hants Health Centre

600 Abenaki Road
Truro, Nova Scotia

fri Feb 20 7:00 am - 8:00 pm

sat Feb 21 Closed

sun Feb 22 Closed

mon Feb 23 7:00 am - 8:00 pm

tue Feb 24 7:00 am - 8:00 pm

wed Feb 25 7:00 am - 8:00 pm

thu Feb 26 7:00 am - 8:00 pm

Semen samples must be dropped off between 8:00am and 12:00pm Monday to Friday; they will not be accepted on holidays or weekends. Semen samples must be delivered within 30 minutes of collection and must be at body temperature. Water Samples must be dropped off between 7:00am and 12:00pm. These specimens must be dropped off at the Laboratory.

Colchester East Hants Health Centre Laboratory Drop Off 2nd Floor.

Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre

19428 NS-2
Amherst Nova Scotia

fri Feb 20 7:00 am - 8:00 pm

sat Feb 21 Closed

sun Feb 22 Closed

mon Feb 23 7:00 am - 8:00 pm

tue Feb 24 7:00 am - 8:00 pm

wed Feb 25 7:00 am - 8:00 pm

thu Feb 26 7:00 am - 8:00 pm

Semen samples must be dropped off between 8:00am and 12:00pm Monday to Friday; they will not be accepted on holidays or weekends. Semen samples must be delivered within 30 minutes of collection and must be at body temperature. Water Samples must be dropped off between 7:00am and 9:30am. These specimens must be dropped off at the Laboratory.

Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre Laboratory Drop Off 2nd Floor.

Dartmouth General Hospital

325 Pleasant Street
Dartmouth, Nova Scotia

fri Feb 20 7:00 am - 5:00 pm

sat Feb 21 8:00 am - 3:30 pm

sun Feb 22 Closed

mon Feb 23 7:00 am - 5:00 pm

tue Feb 24 7:00 am - 5:00 pm

wed Feb 25 7:00 am - 5:00 pm

thu Feb 26 7:00 am - 5:00 pm

Closed for holidays.

Phone: (902) 465-8545

Eastern Memorial Hospital

1746 Union Street
Canso, Nova Scotia

fri Feb 20 9:00 am - 2:00 pm

sat Feb 21 Closed

sun Feb 22 Closed

mon Feb 23 9:00 am - 2:00 pm

tue Feb 24 9:00 am - 2:00 pm

wed Feb 25 9:00 am - 2:00 pm

thu Feb 26 9:00 am - 2:00 pm

Eastern Shore Memorial Hospital

22637 Highway 7
Sheet Harbour Nova Scotia

fri Feb 20 7:30 am - 10:30 am

sat Feb 21 Closed

sun Feb 22 Closed

mon Feb 23 7:30 am - 10:30 am

tue Feb 24 7:30 am - 10:30 am

wed Feb 25 7:30 am - 10:30 am

thu Feb 26 7:30 am - 10:30 am

Closed for holidays.

Guysborough Memorial Hospital

10560 Route 16
Guysborough County, Nova Scotia

fri Feb 20 7:30 am - 1:00 pm

sat Feb 21 Closed

sun Feb 22 Closed

mon Feb 23 7:30 am - 1:00 pm

tue Feb 24 7:30 am - 1:00 pm

wed Feb 25 7:30 am - 1:00 pm

thu Feb 26 7:30 am - 1:00 pm

Drop off at the laboratory.

Hants Community Hospital

89 Payzant Drive
Windsor, Nova Scotia

fri Feb 20 7:00 am - 3:00 pm

sat Feb 21 Closed

sun Feb 22 Closed

mon Feb 23 7:00 am - 3:00 pm

tue Feb 24 7:00 am - 3:00 pm

wed Feb 25 7:00 am - 3:00 pm

thu Feb 26 7:00 am - 3:00 pm

Phone: (902) 792-2037

Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital

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

fri Feb 20 8:00 am - 12:00 pm

sat Feb 21 Closed

sun Feb 22 Closed

mon Feb 23 8:00 am - 12:00 pm

tue Feb 24 8:00 am - 12:00 pm

wed Feb 25 8:00 am - 12:00 pm

thu Feb 26 8:00 am - 12:00 pm

Lillian Fraser Memorial Hospital

110 Blair Avenue
Tatamagouche, Nova Scotia

fri Feb 20 7:00 am - 10:15 am

sat Feb 21 Closed

sun Feb 22 Closed

mon Feb 23 7:00 am - 10:15 am

tue Feb 24 7:00 am - 10:15 am

wed Feb 25 7:00 am - 10:15 am

thu Feb 26 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

fri Feb 20 7:00 am - 11:00 am

sat Feb 21 Closed

sun Feb 22 Closed

mon Feb 23 7:00 am - 11:00 am

tue Feb 24 7:00 am - 11:00 am

wed Feb 25 7:00 am - 11:00 am

thu Feb 26 7:00 am - 11:00 am

Closed for holidays.

Phone: (902) 384-4111

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

fri Feb 20 Closed

sat Feb 21 Closed

sun Feb 22 Closed

mon Feb 23 8:00 am - 10:45 am

tue Feb 24 8:00 am - 10:45 am

wed Feb 25 8:00 am - 10:45 am

thu Feb 26 8:00 am - 10:45 am

Roseway Hospital

1606 Lake Road
Shelburne, Nova Scotia

fri Feb 20 8:00 am - 10:00 am

sat Feb 21 Closed

sun Feb 22 Closed

mon Feb 23 8:00 am - 10:00 am

tue Feb 24 8:00 am - 10:00 am

wed Feb 25 8:00 am - 10:00 am

thu Feb 26 8:00 am - 10:00 am

Sacred Heart Community Health Centre

15102 Cabot Trail
Cheticamp, Nova Scotia

fri Feb 20 8:00 am - 2:30 pm

sat Feb 21 Closed

sun Feb 22 Closed

mon Feb 23 8:00 am - 2:30 pm

tue Feb 24 8:00 am - 2:30 pm

wed Feb 25 8:00 am - 2:30 pm

thu Feb 26 8:00 am - 2:30 pm

Soldiers Memorial Hospital

462 Main Street
Middleton, Nova Scotia

fri Feb 20 8:00 am - 12:00 pm

sat Feb 21 Closed

sun Feb 22 Closed

mon Feb 23 8:00 am - 3:30 pm

tue Feb 24 8:00 am - 3:30 pm

wed Feb 25 8:00 am - 3:30 pm

thu Feb 26 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

fri Feb 20 Closed

sat Feb 21 Closed

sun Feb 22 Closed

mon Feb 23 8:00 am - 2:00 pm

tue Feb 24 8:00 am - 2:00 pm

wed Feb 25 8:00 am - 2:00 pm

thu Feb 26 8:00 am - 2:00 pm

(902) 527-5269x1

St. Martha's Regional Hospital

25 Bay Street
Antigonish, Nova Scotia

fri Feb 20 9:00 am - 2:30 pm

sat Feb 21 Closed

sun Feb 22 Closed

mon Feb 23 9:00 am - 2:30 pm

tue Feb 24 9:00 am - 2:30 pm

wed Feb 25 9:00 am - 2:30 pm

thu Feb 26 9:00 am - 2:30 pm

St. Mary's Memorial Hospital

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

fri Feb 20 9:00 am - 2:30 pm

sat Feb 21 Closed

sun Feb 22 Closed

mon Feb 23 9:00 am - 2:30 pm

tue Feb 24 9:00 am - 2:30 pm

wed Feb 25 9:00 am - 2:30 pm

thu Feb 26 9:00 am - 2:30 pm

Strait Richmond Hospital

138 Hospital Rd.
Cleveland, Nova Scotia

fri Feb 20 9:00 am - 12:30 pm

sat Feb 21 Closed

sun Feb 22 Closed

mon Feb 23 9:00 am - 12:30 pm

tue Feb 24 9:00 am - 12:30 pm

wed Feb 25 9:00 am - 12:30 pm

thu Feb 26 9:00 am - 12:30 pm

Twin Oaks Memorial Hospital

7704 7 Highway
Musquodoboit Harbour, Nova Scotia

fri Feb 20 7:00 am - 11:00 am

sat Feb 21 Closed

sun Feb 22 Closed

mon Feb 23 7:00 am - 11:00 am

tue Feb 24 7:00 am - 11:00 am

wed Feb 25 7:00 am - 11:00 am

thu Feb 26 7:00 am - 11:00 am

Closed for holidays.

Phone: (902) 889-4115

Valley Regional Hospital

150 Exhibition Street
Kentville, Nova Scotia

fri Feb 20 Closed

sat Feb 21 Closed

sun Feb 22 Closed

mon Feb 23 8:30 am - 2:00 pm

tue Feb 24 8:30 am - 2:00 pm

wed Feb 25 8:30 am - 2:00 pm

thu Feb 26 8:30 am - 2:00 pm

Closed from noon to 1 p.m.

Victoria County Memorial Hospital

30 Old Margaree Road
Baddeck, Nova Scotia

fri Feb 20 9:00 am - 2:30 pm

sat Feb 21 Closed

sun Feb 22 Closed

mon Feb 23 9:00 am - 2:30 pm

tue Feb 24 9:00 am - 2:30 pm

wed Feb 25 9:00 am - 2:30 pm

thu Feb 26 9:00 am - 2:30 pm

Yarmouth Regional Hospital

60 Vancouver Street
Yarmouth, Nova Scotia

fri Feb 20 Closed

sat Feb 21 Closed

sun Feb 22 Closed

mon Feb 23 8:00 am - 2:00 pm

tue Feb 24 8:00 am - 2:00 pm

wed Feb 25 8:00 am - 2:00 pm

thu Feb 26 8:00 am - 2:00 pm

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