PathCare

Overview

PathCare Laboratories

PathCare is a network of pathology laboratories that provide testing of specimens, primarily for medical diagnostic purposes.

We have pathology expertise in a wide variety of areas, including infectious diseases, anatomical pathology, forensic pathology, haematology, endocrinology, chemical pathology, veterinary pathology, environmental testing, genetic & molecular testing, industrial & occupational health testing, clinical trials laboratory support and testing for life insurance purposes.

Our primary function is to assist the treating doctor in making decisions on the medical management of the patient by providing quality information derived from the analyses of specimens, and specialist interpretation of the results.

PathCare has been innovative over the years, being the first to introduce many of the service related improvements presently in the industry, including the first to achieve SANAS accreditation to ISO 17025 and ISO 15189 standards, the first radio-immunoassay laboratory in private practice, the first computerised laboratory in Southern Hemisphere, the first robotic automated chemistry immunodiagnostics testing system, the first Liquid Based Cytology (LBC) accredited laboratory in South Africa, the first laboratory to do automated microbiology testing in Africa and the first laboratory with a training academy (over 120 students).