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Newborn Screening Ontario
Screening Results

Find a Follow-Up Centre

Most babies with a screen positive result will be referred by physicians at Newborn Screening Ontario to one of the following follow-up clinics for further testing. These clinics are referred to by Newborn Screening Ontario as Regional Treatment Centres.

London/Southwestern Ontario

  • Medical Genetics Program of Southwestern Ontario

    LHSC- Children’s Hospital of Western Ontario
    800 Commissioners Road East
    N6C 2V5 London , ON
    Canada
    Phone: (519) 685-8140
    42° 57' 36.7524" N, 81° 13' 31.9548" W
    See map: Google Maps
    Ontario CA
    Referral Type: Metabolic Diseases, Severe Combined Immune Deficiency (SCID), Cystic Fibrosis (CF)

  • London Health Sciences Centre (LHSC) Pediatric Endocrinology

    LHSC- Children’s Hospital of Western Ontario
    800 Commissioners Road East
    N6C 2V5 London , ON
    Canada
    Phone: (519) 685-8139
    42° 57' 36.7524" N, 81° 13' 31.9548" W
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    Ontario CA
    Referral Type: Endocrine Diseases

  • London Health Sciences Centre (LHSC) Pediatric Hematology Clinic

    LHSC- Children’s Hospital of Western Ontario
    800 Commissioners Road East
    N6C 2V5 London , ON
    Canada
    Phone: (519) 685-8500 x56341
    42° 57' 37.62" N, 81° 13' 32.6172" W
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    Ontario CA
    Referral Type: Hemoglobinopathies

Hamilton/Central South and Central West

  • Hamilton Health Sciences Centre (HHSC) Newborn Screening Centre

    Hamilton Health Sciences Centre/McMaster University Medical Centre
    McMaster Children’s Hospital 1200 Main St. West
    L8N 3Z5 Hamilton , ON
    Canada
    Phone: (905) 521-5085
    43° 15' 26.478" N, 79° 53' 33.0216" W
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    Ontario CA
    Referral Type: Endocrine Diseases, Hemoglobinopathies, Metabolic Diseases, Severe Combined Immune Deficiency (SCID), Cystic Fibrosis (CF)

North-Western Ontario

  • Winnipeg Regional Health Authority (WRHA) Genetics & Metabolism Program

    FE-229 Community Services Bldg
    820 Sherbrook Street
    R3A 1R9 Winnipeg , MB
    Canada
    Phone: (204) 787-4681
    49° 54' 9.2124" N, 97° 9' 25.6968" W
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    Manitoba CA
    Referral Type: Metabolic Diseases, Severe Combined Immune Deficiency (SCID)

  • Winnipeg Health Sciences Centre Cystic Fibrosis Clinic

    Winnipeg Health Sciences Centre
    840 Sherbrook Street, Room CS514
    R3A 1S1 Winnipeg , MB
    Canada
    Phone: (204) 787-2079
    49° 54' 14.4648" N, 97° 9' 22.9428" W
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    Manitoba CA
    Referral Type: Cystic Fibrosis (CF)

  • University of Manitoba Pediatric Hematology

    University of Manitoba Winnipeg , MB
    Canada
    Phone: (204) 787-4135
    49° 53' 59.1144" N, 97° 8' 14.9784" W
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    Manitoba CA
    Referral Type: Hemoglobinopathies

  • Winnipeg Health Sciences Centre Pediatric Endocrinology and Metabolic Clinic

    Winnipeg , MB
    Canada
    Phone: (204)787-3337
    49° 53' 59.1144" N, 97° 8' 14.9784" W
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    Manitoba CA
    Referral Type: Endocrine Diseases

Toronto/GTA

  • Hospital for Sick Children (HSC) Newborn Screening Centre

    The Hospital for Sick Children
    525 University Ave, Suite 700
    M5G 1X8 Toronto , ON
    Canada
    Phone: (416) 813-7410
    Fax: (416) 813-7068
    43° 39' 22.9032" N, 79° 23' 19.6548" W
    See map: Google Maps
    Ontario CA
    Referral Type: Endocrine Diseases, Hemoglobinopathies, Metabolic Diseases, Severe Combined Immune Deficiency (SCID), Cystic Fibrosis (CF)

Kingston

  • Kingston General Hospital (KGH) Newborn Screening Centre

    Kingston General Hospital
    76 Stewart Street
    K7L 3J6 Kingston , ON
    Canada
    Fax: (613) 548-2467 x2
    44° 13' 27.4224" N, 76° 29' 34.0404" W
    See map: Google Maps
    Ontario CA
    Referral Type: Endocrine Diseases, Hemoglobinopathies, Metabolic Diseases, Severe Combined Immune Deficiency (SCID), Cystic Fibrosis (CF)

Ottawa/Eastern Ontario

  • Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO) Newborn Screening Centre

    Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario
    401 Smyth Road
    Ottawa , ON
    Canada
    Phone: (613) 737-7600 x2821
    45° 24' 4.0212" N, 75° 39' 5.1336" W
    See map: Google Maps
    Ontario CA
    Referral Type: Endocrine Diseases, Hemoglobinopathies, Metabolic Diseases, Severe Combined Immune Deficiency (SCID), Cystic Fibrosis (CF)

Related

Screen Positive Results

Hearing Loss Risk Factor Screening ResultsA "positive" newborn screening result means that a baby has a higher chance to have the disease and more testing is needed to find out for sure.

Screen Positive Follow-Up

Babies who screen positive for a disease on the blood spot portion of the newborn screen are referred to specialists in their region for follow-up testing, evaluation and care.

Request Screening Results

Results from the newborn screening blood test are routinely sent to the hospital or midwifery practice who ordered the test but can also be ordered here.

Regional Treatment Centres

Babies who screen positive for one or more of the diseases tested are referred by Newborn Screening Ontario (NSO) to specialized follow-up centres called Regional Treatment Centres. Here you will find helpful information and resources for your practice.