title: The In Common Laboratory, Toronto.
abstract: 1. The history of the In Common Laboratory system has been described, together with some of the techniques developed to deal with the problems of a centralised hospital laboratory. 2. It is suggested that the growth and strengthening of such systems will provide a solution to some of the problems of providing a comprehensive clinical laboratory service in multi-hospital groupings, and that this resource may be extended readily to distant, less well-served areas.
mesh_terms: D001322:Autoanalysis; D003201:Computers; D004865:Equipment and Supplies, Hospital; D005544:Forecasting; D006739:Hospital Administration; D006755:Hospital Shared Services; D007753:Laboratories; D009864:Ontario; D013048:Specimen Handling