Company History

Founded in September 1966 by Medical Technologist Mr. Roy Clarke, Central Medical Laboratories Limited (CML) is one of the pioneers of private laboratories in Jamaica.

Today CML is one of the largest most respected private organizations in Jamaica. Our corporate headquarters and main testing facility is located at 3-5 Eureka Crescent, Kingston 5. In the late 1970’s, the company ventured into rural Jamaica with a branch in Ocho Rios and acquired its own premises at 14 Carib Arcade Main Street, Ocho Rios in January 1984 from which it now provides complete laboratory services.

It is the hub of a network of patient service centres in St. Ann’s Bay, Port Maria and Brown’s Town. In June 1971 the company acquired the assets of the Nuttall Medical Centre Laboratory from Bacteriologist Dr. T. Lionel Gracey and moved to the Caledonia Avenue address which served as its headquarters until October 2000. The move to Nuttall Medical Centre gained for us the central location for which the company had been named in foresight and brought it in closer touch with the doctors in the Cross Roads area.

In May 1977 CML was proud to be chosen to provide laboratory services to Oxford Medical Centre, Jamaica’s first multidisciplinary clinic. In April 1979 CML purchased the assets of Nuttall Laboratories Limited from pathologist Dr. Noel March. Other collection centres were acquired accordingly over the next 30 years bringing the total to 18 at December 2005.  

With a renewed thrust towards expansion outside of the corporate area we ventured into Clarendon in 2005. On September 1, 2005 we set up an office at 7 Fernleigh Avenue, May Pen as well as a branch in Spanish Town in December 2005.

 

 

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