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Programme:
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Thunder Bay - Mobile Services - Physician Requested In-Home Lab Services
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Point géographique:
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Services are offered in-home
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Notes sur l'accessibilité:
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Not applicable - mobile service
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Heures d’ouverture:
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Hours of service vary by appointment
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Description des services:
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LifeLabs provides
- Laboratory testing services, which help physicians and other healthcare providers in the prevention, diagnosis, treatments
- Monitoring of disease and illness in
patientsProvides treatment and prescription of medications for common medical ailments, including rashes, pink eye, insect bites, acne, and urinary tract infectionsProvides prescription of COVID-19 antiviral treatment (Paxlovid)
Offers specimen pick up and blood collection services in a patient's own home at the request of a physician or healthcare provider if the patient is unable to attend a Life Labs location due to physical restrictions, pain or a risk to public health
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Frais:
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Service - Physician may charge fee ; None - Lab tests covered by OHIP
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Procédé et formulaires:
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Only requests from physicians and healthcare providers are accepted
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Admissibilité / population desservie:
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Patients are eligible if they:
- reside in a long-term care facility or,
- are unable to leave their home due to:
- physical immobility
- physical/mental hardship and/or pain
- there is a public health risk of spreading communicable diseases (such as rubella or chicken pox)
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