Health Minister Bruce Fitch says contrary to statements made in news reports, the Department of Health never deemed invalid the plan for all outpatient blood samples to be shipped to Fredericton and Bathurst for testing and for the consolidation of most microbiology testing at the Dumont. The plan, strongly opposed by Dumont doctors, was designed to head off an expected shortage of laboratory staff. Dumont medical staff argue the plan could increase the time it takes to get results and endanger the health of patients.
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Déclaration concernant les services de laboratoire - Gouvernement du Nouveau-Brunswick
Le déménagement massif des tests médicaux est annulé selon Vitalité - Radio-Canada
N.B. backs away from plan to centralize lab testing at Dumont hospital - CBC News
Department of Health denies it backed away from plan to centralize lab testing at Dumont hospital
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January 25, 2024