About Gamma-Dynacare
Gamma-Dynacare Medical Laboratories is one of the largest and most respected providers of laboratory services and solutions in Canada. We operate an integrated, state-of-the-art laboratory system that collects, transports and tests tens of thousands of specimens each day.
Our mission is "Caring for People". We fulfil our mission daily by ensuring timely, accurate and customized delivery of the diverse laboratory services and critical information necessary for good healthcare and health-related decisions. By living our mission, we positively impact the health and wellness of people across Canada and we are a valuable contributor to the betterment of the overall healthcare system.
Gamma-Dynacare has more than 50 years of experience in the medical laboratory industry.
Gamma-Dynacare’s 2,000 highly qualified employees deliver more than 40 million tests annually, playing a key role in the diagnosis and prevention of disease and the treatment of patients.
Our Operations
Our operations include five main laboratory facilities, located in Brampton, London and Ottawa (Ontario), Montreal (Quebec) and Winnipeg (Manitoba). In addition, Gamma-Dynacare operates more than 175 Patient Services Centres in Ontario, Quebec, Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta.
Our Clients and Services
Our clients include 8 million patients, more than 12,000 healthcare professionals (physicians, nurse practitioners, midwives and dentists), governments, regional health authorities, hospitals, long-term care facilities, clinical trial sponsors, employers and insurers.
Our community laboratory services support physicians and other healthcare professionals with specimen collection, transportation, testing and results reporting. In addition to physicians, our community laboratory services extend to community care access centres, community health centres and long-term care facilities.
Our clients also include more than 60 hospitals in eight provinces, as well as regional health authorities from British Columbia to Newfoundland.
As one of Canada’s leading providers of hospital reference testing, we offer our clients an expanded testing menu of thousands of individual assays. The range of services that Gamma-Dynacare provides to hospitals also includes cytology, histology and parasitology support, as well as specialized testing in a number of areas, including allergy, infectious disease, cardiovascular disease and oncology.
Our employee health services include health and wellness screening programs, and employment-related drug testing for both regulated (US Department of Transportation – DOT) and non-regulated industries.
We work with pharmaceutical, biotechnology and contract research organizations to manage the laboratory components of drug and diagnostic clinical studies. Services range from creating the laboratory protocol and procedures manuals to designing the collection kits to final results data transfer.
Gamma-Dynacare is the only Canadian-based company that provides full-service insurance screening, with an extensive menu of tests customized to meet the specific needs and reference ranges set by each of our life and health insurance company clients.
As one of the largest providers of laboratory testing services in Canada, Gamma-Dynacare is at the forefront of researching, developing and validating innovative new screening and diagnostic tests for introduction into the Canadian marketplace. Our team of scientists has been instrumental in the early delivery of new tests in the areas of allergy, cancer, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, osteoporosis, paternity, ulcers and other problems of the stomach and intestines, and more.