LifeLabs Opens New Location in Ottawa, Canadian Business Journal

OTTAWA, ON, Oct. 11, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — LifeLabs recently grand opened its state-of-the-art patient service center in Kanata. Kanata—Her MPP at Carleton, Dr. Merrilee Fullerton, joins LifeLabs to bring her care closer to her home and expand access to high-quality diagnostic tests for residents of her Greater Ottawa area We celebrated this milestone.

LifeLabs has a long and strong history in Ottawa, working with health care providers, long-term care facilities and nursing homes in and around the city to serve the Greater Ottawa community.

“Today’s grand opening in Kanata is the seventh patient service center in Ottawa and the surrounding area, and the first in Kanata, to provide Eastern Ontario residents with reliable diagnostic testing and access to their communities closer to home. It helps me manage my health,” says Erica. Her Zarkovich, Senior Vice President of Government Markets at LifeLabs, said: “The addition of a new patient service center in Kanata represents a growing network of clinics and laboratory services. We are dedicated to improving access.”

Dr. Merrilee Fullerton, MPP at Kanata-Carleton, said: “As the western edge of the city continues to grow, the addition of LifeLabs facilities and expertise to Kanata is a welcome addition, providing families and individuals with the diagnostic tests they need locally.”

Each year, LifeLabs helps the people of Ontario by performing more than 80 million lab tests to help diagnose, treat, monitor and prevent disease. With seven testing labs, 239 patient service centers, and flexible care options throughout Ontario, LifeLabs serves more than 80 hospitals, long-term care facilities and nursing homes, and 33 remote and rural First Nations communities. It offers. LifeLabs employs over 4,600 of her people in Ontario.

About Lifelab

LifeLabs is Canada’s leading provider of laboratory diagnostic information and digital health connectivity systems, enabling patients and healthcare professionals to diagnose, treat, monitor and prevent disease. Through cutting-edge technology and her 6,000 talented and dedicated employees, the company supports 20 million patient visits annually and performs over 100 million clinical trials. We are innovators committed to helping Canadians live healthier lives, launching Canada’s first commercial genetics laboratory and over 5 million Canadians receiving their results online. operates the nation’s largest online patient portal. LifeLabs is 100% Canadian owned by OMERS Infrastructure, the infrastructure investment manager for Canada’s largest defined benefit pension plan. For more information, visit lifelabs.com.

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