Changes to downtown Trail Health Centre Laboratory

The lab in the medical building in downtown Trail is closing at the end of next month.

Interior Health says staff are needed for emergency and patients admitted to Kootenay Boundary Regional Hospital.

Outpatients will have to go to the Life Labs outlet in Waneta Plaza.

IH says it will help outpatients make the transition.

KBRH will continue to provide pre-surgical outpatient services and lab tests for those being treated for acute conditions like cancer and renal care.

The downtown lab on the third floor at 1101 Dewdney Ave is shutting down on July 28.


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