“What we’re seeing in Calgary is not normal.”
Pincock said DynaLIFE has been working hard to train and hire more workers to be able to add to its capacity. But he admits finding those workers hasn’t been easy.“In addition, a lot of the lab training programs in Alberta had to sort of phase down during that period, so we lost a lot of graduates in that process and we have to build that workforce up again.”
DynaLIFE is also building new facilities, including two in Calgary, allowing it to add more appointments — including on evenings and weekends. Other additions include a “rapid access program” which gives patients with urgent requisitions first dibs, as well as a “save my place” program which allows people to put their names on a list and wait elsewhere until they are called, typically within 20 minutes or so.Pincock said overall, the company had spent millions to improve Albertans’ experiences. Next, it will work on a system upgrade — which DynaLIFE admitted could be another hiccup.
Last year, AHS said in order to ensure small, rural and remote communities continue to receive the service they need, smaller hospitals and community health sites that currently handle less than 25,000 community blood test collections per year will continue to be provided by Alberta Precision Laboratories .
APL will also continue providing lab services inside acute care hospitals, along with specialized lab testing, research and innovation that is critical to Alberta’s provincial lab system.— With files from Karen Bartko, Global News
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