Adriana LaGrange speaks in a file photo in 2021, during her time as Alberta's education minister. On Friday, LaGrange, now the minister of health, announced plans to transfer Dynalife operations to Alberta Precision Labs.
Alberta's health minister says Alberta Health Services has signed a memorandum of understanding with the ownership of Dynalife, which will see the private provider transfer all of its staff, operations and physical locations to the government-owned Alberta Precision Labs by the end of 2023. "This change is necessary to make sure Albertans can get their lab work done when and where they need it and get timely results," Adriana LaGrange said.
The province says the work will be completed in phases, with the full transition expected to be complete by December. During the transition, lab testing will continue at the same locations. More appointments in Calgary and other areas will continue to be added as planned, the government said.that it had expanded its contract with Dynalife, which already operated labs in Edmonton and some northern Alberta communities.in Calgary, and in central and southern Alberta.
Premier Danielle Smith previously tasked LaGrange to resolve "the unacceptable lab services delay challenge" across the province as part of her mandate letter,