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Building a Healthier Canada
At LifeLabs we are proud of our over 50 years of
dedication to quality, service and innovation in our
delivery of diagnostic lab services to Canadians. As
one of Canada’s leading healthcare companies, we are
dedicated to providing trusted services and information
to patients and to healthcare providers—services that
are accessible, relevant, cost effective, and which
support our vision of building a healthier Canada.
LifeLabs employs over 5,300 professionally trained
staff. Through over 355 collection centres and 16
laboratories we deliver over 110 million laboratory
tests, serving over 20 million patient visits annually.
Through this reach and engagement, along with our
commitment to our environment, our communities,
our employees and innovation, we support Canadian
healthcare and its evolution.
It is well established that 70%
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of healthcare decisions
are based on a diagnostic results, so we know that
access to diagnostic services is a foundational element
in supporting our patients’ wellbeing. Our industry-
leading technologies enable more than 2 million patients
to make their lab appointment online and view their
results online, with over 1.6 million patients using this
service last year.
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