Blood Testing & Pathology (WDP Collection Centre)

Western Diagnostic Pathology (Sonic Healthcare) operates an on-site collection centre at Darwin Private Hospital, Tiwi NT, with weekday hours 8am to 6pm and Saturday 9am to 12pm. Comprehensive diagnostic pathology including standard blood panels, cervical screening, glucose tolerance testing, NIPT, TB screening, and more. Medicare bulk billing available for eligible patients.

Darwin Private Hospital hosts a Western Diagnostic Pathology (WDP) collection centre at its Rocklands Drive campus in Tiwi, providing convenient on-site blood testing and diagnostic pathology for Darwin patients, hospital inpatients, and outpatients attending specialist appointments at the hospital's Central Specialist Suites. WDP is a Sonic Healthcare subsidiary — one of the world's largest pathology providers — operating a network of collection centres across Western Australia and the Northern Territory. The Darwin Private Hospital WDP collection centre is open Monday to Friday 8:00am to 6:00pm and Saturday 9:00am to 12:00pm (closed Sunday), offering accessible morning and late-afternoon appointment windows suited to working patients. The collection centre provides the full scope of diagnostic pathology: general health blood panels including full blood count (FBC), metabolic panels, lipid profiles, liver function tests, thyroid function, HbA1c for diabetes monitoring, iron studies, and vitamin deficiency screening. Additional services include cervical screening (Pap/HPV tests), glucose tolerance testing (GTT) for gestational diabetes, non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT), tuberculosis (TB) screening, allergen and immunology panels, hormone testing, and infectious disease panels. All samples are processed at WDP's accredited laboratory network and reported by specialist pathologists. In Australia's Northern Territory, access to comprehensive pathology services on-site at Darwin's leading private hospital is of particular importance given the geographic isolation of Darwin and the high healthcare demands of the region's population. Medicare bulk billing is available for eligible patients with a valid pathology request form from their treating doctor. Contact the collection centre directly on (08) 8945 2377 for appointment bookings or enquiries.