Private medical labs coming to more Alta. communities

Edmonton-based DynaLife Medical Labs, a private laboratory service that collects blood and other samples for medical testing, will be expanding its operations in the province. The company, which already operates in Edmonton and some northern communities, is set to take over community and non-urgent lab work from Alberta Precision Laboratories and will open more service centres. The province says it’s expanding its contract with the lab service because it’s cost effective and there will be no job losses. Under the new deal, Alberta Precision Laboratories will continue to operate labs in acute-care hospitals, as well as provide services to rural and remote communities and offer some other specialized testing, like COVID-19 tests.