Selkirk gets first Dynacare lab

A Dynacare laboratory has opened in a provincial government health services building near the Selkirk hospital.

“Improving access to care closer to home means making it easier for Manitobans to get the services they need in their communities,” Health Minister Uzoma Asagwara said in a news release issued Thursday.

“This new laboratory in Selkirk will help connect more patients and families in the Interlake-Eastern region to important diagnostic services in a convenient community setting.”

The lab opened on May 21 at the Interlake-Eastern Health Services building at 100 Easton Dr., which includes community health services and clinics.

Patients can have their bloodwork done and submit urine samples for testing. The lab will provide non-invasive prenatal testing and glucose tolerance testing. It will operate Monday to Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. It is the only Dynacare lab in Selkirk.

It is a collaboration between the province, Dynacare, Shared Health and the Interlake-Eastern Regional Health Authority to improve access to diagnostic services for patients across the region.

Shared Health diagnostic services will continue to provide laboratory services for patients at the Selkirk hospital.

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