The province announced last week that it was de\u002Dprivatizing lab services amid long wait times under private provider Dynalife.
Shepherd went on to point out the cost to taxpayers of de-privatizing the service remains unknown.
David Shepherd, Alberta NDP candidate for Edmonton-City Centre, discusses the Alberta NDP Family Health Teams plan during a press conference outside the Synergy Women’s Wellness Centre in Sherwood Park Friday April 21, 2023. Photo by David BloomDynalife had already been providing lab services in northern and central Alberta, including Edmonton, before it took over province-wide late last year.
“Alberta’s government continues to take proactive steps to ensure the stability of lab services across the province. Moving forward, we will be addressing contracting and procurement policies and procedures to better serve Albertans,” it reads.Article content
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