Sidney Satellite lab closing for 3 weeks: Island Health


A health-related laboratory in Sidney, B.C., will be shut Monday and continue to be shut for the relaxation of the thirty day period, Island Wellness introduced Sunday.

The Sidney Satellite outpatient lab, situated at 2357 James White Blvd., is scheduled to reopen on July 4, in accordance to the wellness authority.

Island Well being did not specifically condition the explanation for the momentary closure, saying only that the determination was manufactured “in buy to ensure trusted, regular acute and outpatient laboratory provider.”

In latest weeks, wellbeing-treatment amenities all around the province have been suffering from temporary, unplanned closures and reductions in hrs thanks to deficiency of team.

At the finish of may well, the emergency division at Port McNeill Medical center shut down out of the blue simply because of an “unanticipated” scarcity of nurses.

Unexpected emergency rooms in B.C.’s Interior have also closed in modern weeks for very similar causes.

People who have appointments booked at the Sidney Satellite lab in the upcoming three months will be contacted directly, Island Health said. Their appointments will acquire place at Saanich Peninsula Hospital at the exact same time and day as originally scheduled.

The wellbeing authority encouraged individuals requiring lab companies through the Sidney Satellite lab closure to show up at Saanich Peninsula Healthcare facility or LifeLabs.

“We acknowledge the inconvenience of this non permanent change and enjoy people’s persistence as we function to assistance acute and outpatient services,” Island Wellness reported.

Commonly Sidney Satellite lab is from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday to Friday, according to the well being authority’s website.