Alberta Health Services has announced plans to address long wait times that Calgarians are experiencing as they attempt to get lab tests done.
Alberta Health Services has announced plans to address long wait times that Calgarians are experiencing as they attempt to get lab tests done.One of the ways in which officials hope to fix the lengthy wait times is by recruiting additional staff and bringing in staff from other areas throughout Canada.Expanded operations at several locations in Calgary, Airdrie, Cochrane and Okotoks, and the addition of weekend service at existing locations, as well as the creation of new temporary locations.
The expansion of appointment availability at the North Hill location, which means a 25 per cent increase in daily appointments.An additional 250 appointments on Saturdays at the Riverbend and Airdrie locations. The expansion of the Market Mall location, beginning next week, which will accommodate an additional 200 patients per day.
The permanent expansion of hours at the Airdrie, Avenida, Cochrane, Glenbrook, McKnight and Riverbend in June, adding an additional 150 appointments per day at each location.Renovations are expected to be completed at the Airdrie location in July, expanding patient spaces to provide a 30 per cent increase in space at that clinic.
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