LABORATORY SERVICES
Lablink (M) Sdn Bhd is wholly owned by
Kumpulan Perubatan (Johor) Sdn Bhd (KPJSB),
a subsidiary of the Group. Established in 1989,
it offers medical laboratory services with a
mission to be “The preferred laboratory service
provider” in the country. To consolidate KPJ
Group’s laboratory services, Lablink was given
the task of managing all our hospital
laboratories. The first hospital laboratory that it
took over was in KPJ Ampang Puteri Specialist
Hospital in January 1999. To date, Lablink is
managing 24 medical laboratories including 22
KPJ hospital laboratories and a laboratory in
Nilai Medical Centre, Negeri Sembilan.
Centralisation of laboratory services under
Lablink holds many benefits. It standardises the
systems and methods used, enabling bulk
purchasing with is more cost-efficient, as well
as a comparison of results among the
laboratories. Centralisation also allows for all
the branches to be linked through a Laboratory
Information System which facilitates the transfer
of results online. In addition, a consolidated
laboratory holds greater weight because of its
size and attracts greater recognition in the
private medical laboratory sector.
Lablink provides tests in the following areas:
haematology, biochemistry, immunoassay,
microbiology, molecular testing, histopathology,
cytopathology, allergies and auto-immune
antibodies and therapeutics drugs monitoring
(TDM).
As part of a transformation programme, Lablink
is developing a reference centre for KPJ
laboratories, equipped with state-of-the-art
technology that meets international standards
for the services offered. Most distinctively,
Lablink Central will be the first private
laboratory in Malaysia to comply with Molecular
and Biosafety Level 3 (BSL3) for testing of
highly infectious diseases.
In the first phase of its implementation, Lablink
Central will focus on mycobacteriology
diagnostics for pathogenic agents that cause
diseases such as tuberculosis (TB) and ebola, in
addition to catering to the KPJ Group of
Hospitals and other healthcare facilities. Lablink
Central will also have the capability to work
with public and private healthcare institutions
on research into highly infectious and
pathogenic organisms. All KPJ’s laboratories
will have access to Lablink Central for technical
and professional consultation.
QUICK FACTS
As at end 2014, Lablink’s total
manpower stood at
338 staff compared to 251 staff
at end 2013.
This includes one General
Manager and six consultant pathologists
including two visiting consultants.
As at end 2014, Lablink was
managing
23 hospital
medical laboratories
in the country.
29 hospital
laboratories
“The preferred
laboratory
service
provider”
in the
country. To consolidate KPJ
Group’s laboratory services...
and medical centres are using Laboratory
Information System (LIS) developed by
Lablink.
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KPJ Healthcare Berhad annual report
2014
