LifeLabs Medical Laboratory Services Completes Purchase of BC Biomedical Laboratories
(firmenpresse) - TORONTO, ONTARIO and VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA -- (Marketwired) -- 04/02/13 -- LifeLabs Medical Laboratory Services ("LifeLabs") today announced it has completed the purchase of BC Biomedical Laboratories Ltd. ("BC Biomedical") following approvals from the Federal Competition Bureau and the Provincial government. The two companies are coming together to better serve BC patients and their health providers.
Both LifeLabs and BC Biomedical provide high-quality diagnostic lab services through community-based patient service centers, homecare and long-term care visits, and dedicated laboratory testing facilities.
"LifeLabs is delighted to announce the completion of the purchase of BC Biomedical. We welcome the BC Biomedical employees to LifeLabs. British Columbians will continue to receive exceptional quality, service and access through our combined community diagnostic labs. LifeLabs will also build on both organizations' legacies of supporting communities across the province," said Sue Paish, President and CEO of LifeLabs.
In B.C., through the combination of LifeLabs and BC Biomedical, British Columbians have access to 125 patient service centers. On a combined basis, LifeLabs and BC Biomedical provide more than 25 million laboratory tests a year in B.C. Our team helps doctors diagnose, monitor and treat their patients through diagnostic testing which includes providing service to in-home and long term care patients as part of our commitment to providing lab services to some of B.C.'s most vulnerable patients.
For our continuing hours of operations in your community, please click on LifeLabs' website () and/or BC Biomedical's website () for more detailed information.
About LifeLabs:
LifeLabs Medical Laboratory Services (LifeLabs) provides laboratory testing services, which help physicians and other healthcare professionals diagnose, treat, monitor and prevent disease in patients. LifeLabs employs more than 3,000 professionally trained staff, who deliver more than 50 million laboratory tests annually to over 10 million patients and nearly 20,000 physician customers. LifeLabs has operated in Canada for nearly 50 years. LifeLabs is owned by Borealis, a global leader in infrastructure investing, with assets in energy, transportation and infrastructure buildings, including long-term care facilities and hospitals, pipelines and telecommunications. For information, visit .
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LifeLabs Medical Laboratory Services
Mitchell Toker
Director, Public Affairs
416-675-4530 ext. 2880
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