Regional Laboratory Medicine - Gordon and Leslie Diamond Health Care Centre
?The Gordon and Leslie Diamond Laboratory is part of the Vancouver Coastal Health Regional Laboratory Medicine network. We also offer referral laboratory testing for other health facilities within the province.
Our network of laboratory facilities offers STAT, routine and specialized testing in:
Anatomic pathology
Clinical chemistry
Hematopathology
Microbiology
Transfusion medicine
Cytogenetics
Transplant immunology
Outpatient blood collection services
Our specialty services have been developed with emphasis in bone marrow and solid organ transplantation, oncology, neurosciences and trauma to help support the various clinical services within VCH.
Research & education
We are involved in research activities with both clinical and university-based researchers. Our laboratories are also active as major teaching centres, working with educational institutions for the training of medical personnel including physicians, technologists, and laboratory assistants.
Vancouver General Hospital - Gordon and Leslie Diamond Health Care Centre
Hours of operation
Monday to Friday 7 am to 4:45 pm
Transplant patients 7 am to 8 am
Hours of operation are for outpatient blood collection services only.
Parking & transportation
There is pay parking available at our two visitor lots located on the VGH campus:
Multi-level parkade at the corner of West 12th Avenue and Laurel Street, across from the main entrance of the Jim Pattison Pavilion.
The Gordon and Leslie Diamond Health Care Centre parking lot is located off of Laurel Street between West 12th and West 13th Avenue.
There is a wheelchair-accessible overpass from the VGH parkade at Level 4 and a crosswalk at Level 2.
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