Outsourced Tests
As the reference medical laboratory of Aruba, LABHOH offers a complete scope of laboratory tests. The more complex tests tend to be costly to set up in terms of facilities, equipment/reagent and personnel. At the same time, if the workload is not enough to justify the investments we must collaborate with reference laboratories abroad. By outsourcing certain tests, we can focus on our core competencies and primary areas of expertise. Therefor leading to improved quality and accuracy and increased cost effectiveness overall.
Order forms and guidelines
LABHOH has a close collaboration with the following reference laboratories in the Netherlands.
UMC Utrecht
In the following areas of expertise and specialty diagnostics:
Pharmacy, Medical Microbiology, Genetic Genome diagnostics, Genetic Metabolic Diagnostics, Central Diagnostics Laboratory including all fields of expertise like immunology and specialized hemostasis and Pathology. See the link below for more details. https://www.umcutrecht.nl/bepalingenwijzer
In the following, [link] an overview of the tests outsourced by the department of Clinical Chemistry and Hematology. Medical specialists exclusively can order these tests by filling out the field as indicated below in the routine order forms of the secondary care. For the first care sector, the outsourced tests are included in the form for the primary care issued by UO/AZV.
Erasmus MC
Hemato-oncology diagnostics and some immunology tests are sent to Erasmus MC.
https://www.erasmusmc.nl/nl-nl/laboratoriumdiagnostiek/bepalingenwijzer
Order form and information for hemato-oncology. Exclusively for medical specialists.
Sanquin
For follow up and reference testing of the blood transfusion laboratory. Exclusively for medical specialists and always involving the clinical chemist of LABHOH.
Genetic testing
Genetic testing in the reference centers in the Netherlands. Exclusively for medical specialists and always involving the clinical chemist of LABHOH.
All forms and information via:
https://www.dnadiagnostiek.nl
Non-Invasive Prenatal Test (NIPT)
Exclusively for medical specialist in the field of Gynecology and Obstetrics. Forms are at their availability.
https://www.gendia.eu/wp-content/uploads/Gendia-Brochure-NIPT-NL.pdf
Guidelines for submitting material
For details of the required materials, see vademecum. Logistics of outsourced material to the Netherlands is scheduled on weekdays on Mondays and Wednesdays before 11 am. Not on holidays.
This is in collaboration with Central Laboratory Services by SGS Netherlands specialists in logistics of laboratory materials considering temperature control packaging and accelerated turnaround times.
Certain tests must be send on dry ice and are send monthly with longer turnaround times for reporting results.
Results
The results of majority of tests are reported between 2- 3 weeks in the various reporting platforms. Cyberlab, Cerner Millenium and/or by paper.
Results for genetic testing can take up to 6 months and are reported directly to the secondary care providers that requested these tests.
For more information about specific tests see the vademecum.