Adrian Dix, Minister of Health, has issued the following statement in recognition of Medical Laboratory Week, April 14-20, 2024:

“Medical Laboratory Week is an opportunity to recognize and acknowledge the invaluable contributions of our medical laboratory professionals in British Columbia.

“Every day, people throughout B.C. benefit from the expertise of medical laboratory professionals. They support patients in hospitals and work in community laboratory facilities, helping to prevent and diagnose illness so we can live our healthiest lives. Their work helps inform clinical decisions, including crucial cancer diagnoses, shape treatment plans, and deliver world-class health care to our friends, family and neighbours.

“The work of the medical laboratory professionals is supported through our Allied Health Strategic Plan, which is part of our Province’s Health Human Resources Strategy. These strategies identify key actions to recruit, train and retain health-care workers, while redesigning the health-care system to foster workplace satisfaction and innovation. These steps ensure people get access to the health-care providers they need.

“I want to thank these many professionals – including diagnostic cytology technologists, clinical genetics technologists, medical laboratory assistants, technologists, combined laboratory X-ray technologists, laboratory medicine physicians, pathologists and administrators – for all they do for thousands of people throughout the province.

“I encourage everyone in B.C. to acknowledge the care, skills and contributions of medical laboratory professionals. It is because of their support and dedication that people receive state-of-the-art diagnostic testing.

“Our government is dedicated to making sure people get the care they need, when they need it, and B.C.’s medical laboratory professionals are important partners in this work.”

Learn More:

To learn more about B.C.’s Allied Health Strategic Plan, visit: https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2023HLTH0149-001926

To learn more about B.C.’s Health Human Resources Strategy, visit: https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2022HLTH0059-001464