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