Manitoba health minister says new Dynacare deal to lead to more patient access – Winnipeg [Video]

The Manitoba government has signed a five-year deal with Dynacare to continue laboratory services and open seven more sites in northeast Winnipeg and rural Manitoba.

The health-care company is also planning to deliver a mobile app that Manitobans can use to review test results.

Health Minister Uzoma Asagwara told 680 CJOB’s The News that there’s no timeline yet for the app, but the value of the overall contract with Dynacare is $42.4 million in 2025-26 — the same as the previous year.

The company already has 21 locations across the province, 14 of which are in Winnipeg.

“Manitobans need more access to lab services, not less,” Asagwara said.

“So we’ve been working with Dynacare to make sure that Manitobans have access to more sites, that there’s standardizations in terms of how that care is delivered, that there’s expectations in terms of how that care is delivered, and that we’re really modernizing lab services for Manitobans.”

The minister said the …