MEDIA RELEASE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 30, 2010

BGH Laboratory Staff Holds Employee Open House

It was CSI: Brockville—sort of.

In celebration of National Medical Laboratory Week, the laboratories at Brockville General Hospital hosted an Open House for BGH employees on April 23^rd. Tours, coffee and goodies were enjoyed by staff who came to see firsthand the laboratories’ contribution to BGH patient care.

According to the Canadian Society of Medical Laboratory Science, over 85% of decisions about medical diagnosis and treatment are based on lab test results.

“Laboratory medicine is vital to patient care,” says Dr. Naguib Yassa, general /anatomical pathologist and Director of Laboratories at BGH. “The laboratory services provided at BGH include surgical pathology, chemistry, hematology, blood bank, microbiology and specimen collection.

“The assays and surgical pathology services provided contribute to the clinical and surgical management from prenatal days to newborn screening through childhood, adulthood and into geriatric cases,” explains Yassa. “The lab plays an integral role in health care.”

The management and staff of the BGH laboratories, including (extreme left, standing) Susan Pugh, Lab Manager and (extreme right) Dr. Naguib Yassa, Director of Laboratories.

For more information, please contact:

Maggie Wheeler Communications Officer BROCKVILLE GENERAL HOSPITAL 613-345-5649 Ext. 1-1504

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