A new initiative to clear the backlog of medical test appointments in Calgary kicked off on Saturday.
To reduce bottlenecks and long waits, the Alberta government has taken more appointments in-house, offering 400 at the South Health Campus and the Peter Lougheed Centre. They'll be done by government-owned Alberta Precision Laboratories , which is typically responsible for hospital and urgent care centre tests.
"It is frustrating," Calgarian Roberta told CTV News after a two hour clinic queue Saturday."Especially when you make an appointment. What's the point if you have to wait anyways?"But they have potential to become a headache for APL staff, according to one employee. It was a concern echoed by the Health Sciences Association of Alberta on Thursday, when the announcement was made.
"We don't have the people," Mike Parker said."I think Dynalife failed. They made a plan that wasn't realistic, and the government bought a plan to send taxpayer dollars to Bay Street profiteers."The government has acknowledged multiple times that the system isn't currently working.
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