Haematology Service - Clinical and Laboratory | Counties Manukau | Te Whatu Ora

Street Address

Middlemore Haematology Services - Clinical and Laboratory
Staff Entrance (opposite railway station)
Middlemore Hospital
Hospital Road
Otahuhu
Auckland 1640

Postal Address

Haematology Department
Middlemore Hospital
Private Bag 93311
Otahuhu
Auckland 1640

Contact Details

Haematology Day Ward - Nurses Station Direct Line
Ph: (09) 270 4718 

Haematology Day Ward & Clinics - Haematology Clerk Direct Line
Ph: (09) 276 0038

Inpatients - Ward 2
Ph: (09) 276 0000

Haematology Secretary - Jenny Armstrong
Monday - Thursday 07:30 - 15:30 / Ph: (09) 276 0044 ext 59744

Haematology Typist - Cherie Polwart
Monday - Friday 06:00 - 14:00

Blood Transfusions

Blood Transfusions for people with haematological conditions are done in the Haematology Day Ward.  Most people will require 2 - 3 units of blood and each bag takes about 2 hours to infuse.  Before a transfusion can take place a cross match blood test needs to be sent to Middlemore Hospital Blood Bank so that the right blood can be matched for the patient. 

If you have never received blood before or longer than 3 months previously there is a 7 day time period that the blood must be transfused in.

If you have had a transfusion within the last 3 months, the transfusion must be completed within 72 hours of the cross match being taken. 

https://www.healthpoint.co.nz/public/haematology/haematology-service-clinical-and-laboratory/