With the ongoing escalation of COVID-19 activities, the Saskatchewan Health Authority, Laboratory Medicine Provincial Program is closing in-hospital lab collection sites to ensure that staff and resources are being prioritized effectively.

The Saskatchewan Health Authority will close the following in-hospital collection sites effective Monday March 23, 2020 at 7:00 a.m.:

•             General Hospital, Regina

•             Pasqua Hospital, Regina

•             Wascana Rehab Centre, Regina

•             Royal University Hospital, Saskatoon

•             St. Paul’s Hospital, Saskatoon

•             Victoria Hospital, Prince Albert

•             Battleford Union Hospital, North Battleford

•             F.H. Wigmore Hospital, Moose Jaw

•             Lloydminster Hospital

Patients can access a community collection site as identified below:

•             Patients in Regina and Saskatoon are being directed to a LifeLabs location

•             Patients in Prince Albert are being directed to the South Hill Mall,

•             Patients in North Battleford will be directed to the Frontier Mall

•             Patients in Moose Jaw are being directed to the Crescent View Clinic

•             Patients in Lloydminster are being directed to go to the Dynacare location

All other SHA Laboratory locations for phlebotomy collection access will remain open, unless otherwise communicated; all site service disruptions are updated for patients viewing daily on the following website:

https://www.saskhealthauthority.ca/news/service-alerts-emergency-events