PathWest
is the pathology and forensic arm of the WA health system, providing excellence
and innovation in pathology and forensic services, testing, teaching and
research – positively contributing to the health and wellbeing of the entire WA
community.
As Western
Australia’s leading referral pathology laboratory, PathWest responds to the
needs of medical practitioners throughout the State, providing accurate
information to inform an estimated 70 per cent of clinical decisions and 100
per cent of cancer diagnoses.
PathWest has
a network of 27 laboratories and 76 collection centres spread across the State
from Esperance in the south through to Kununurra in the north, making
PathWest’s services accessible to all Western Australians.
PathWest’s
pathology services cover the broadest range of routine, complex and rare tests,
and provide diagnostic pathology, forensic pathology and commercial testing
services within a multitude of laboratory medicine disciplines including
pre-analytical, haematology, biochemistry, microbiology, anatomical pathology,
immunology, forensic pathology, forensic biology and diagnostic genomics.
PathWest employs experienced, expert pathologists in all specialty disciplines
and highly qualified and skilled scientific and technical staff, using the most
modern equipment and techniques.
PathWest’s
active teaching, clinical research and pathology development programs assist
not only in enhancing diagnostic accuracy but also in improving the
understanding of disease processes and of clinical care.