In-hospital labs in Red Deer serving hospital patients only on Dec. 5

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Officials say the change is being implemented only in areas where community lab collection sites are already operating and that, in most cases, the nearest community site is within two kilometres of an acute care centre.

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“This is one step towards the larger transition of community lab services from Alberta Precision Laboratories (APL) to DynaLIFE Medical Laboratories. By transitioning community lab services to DynaLIFE, APL will be better able to maintain lab quality and provide a more efficient, effective and sustainable laboratory system that supports Alberta’s ever-growing demand for lab testing,” said AHS in a release.

As clients are currently able to book appointments 90 days in advance, clients looking to schedule an appointment in a hospital facility to take place after Dec. 5 will no longer see appointments available at the hospital sites, effective Oct. 4. Walk-in patients who arrive at a hospital lab after Dec. 5 will be re-directed to a nearby community lab site.

Hospital laboratories will continue to serve immunocompromised patients by physician or clinic referral only.

APL is an exclusively owned subsidiary of AHS.