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CLS is one of the largest multi-site integrated acute care and community laboratory practices in North America providing multi-disciplinary diagnostic laboratory and pathology services. Throughout our integrated service delivery model we are uniquely positioned to build on the expertise and strengths of both hospital and community laboratories.

CLS Provides a wide range of medical diagnostic services, including:

  • Comprehensive diagnostic testing menus in Hematology, Immunology, Microbiology, Parasitology, Chemistry, Cytopathology, Anatomic Pathology, Toxicology, Endocrinology, Transfusion Medicine and Flow Cytometry.
  • Service to family practice and specialists physicians, hospitals, long-term care facilities, medical scientific researchers, corporations and public service and government agencies.
  • Mobile client services to nursing homes and private homes of disabled, elderly, terminally ill, immobilized and housebound patients.
  • Employment related and occupational health clinical testing.
  • Pre-employment drug testing.
  • Equipment sterilization monitoring.
  • Laboratory physician consulting services.
  • Laboratory support to research projects and clinical trials.
  • Laboratory management and consult pathology services.


Beta Testing

Enjoying leading edge facilities, testing methods and equipment, CLS has the test volume and patient complexity that makes us attractive to companies/organizations interested in beta testing. In addition, by using us for your beta testing needs you will also benefit from our:

  • Low overhead
  • Affiliation with the University of Calgary
  • Impressive history as an established reference laboratory
  • Access to a high volume of tertiary care samples
  • Flexibility to work outside of FDA approved kits, reagents and methods
  • Corporate maturity coupled with a vast clinical knowledge base

We have a history of providing broad scope beta testing to our clients. Our experience in providing beta testing to leading edge companies has helped us to produce the advanced beta testing capabilities offered today.

CLS will work with your organization to plan and execute the best beta testing trials for your clinical needs.


Process Excellence / Lean Six Sigma

In an ever changing environment, an organization must constantly evaluate and update its processes to sustain a cost-effective model that meets current and future challenges and demands. An organization whose organization promotes continuous Process Excellence will stay proactive rather than reactive to inevitable change.

CLS adopted Process Excellence improves tools in 2005 due to the rapidly changing environment of healthcare in Alberta and Canada. As a result, CLS is recognized as a leader among laboratories in implementing Process Excellence and assisted external organizations in lean assessments and implementations. 

The CLS Process Excellence team can bring the following advantages to your organization:

  • Visionary and strategic direction for continuous improvement of your end-to-end business value stream.
  • Integration and alignment of Process Excellence philosophy with other corporate goals and objectives.
  • Proven background in lean and Six Sigma for healthcare and an understanding of the unique challenges faced by medical laboratories and hospitals.
  • Knowledge to guide your team in project selection and execution.
  • Experience with best practices in an integrated regional laboratory model.

Undertaking Process Excellence requires commitment from all levels of an organization. Prior to beginning the Process Excellence process, CLS has the knowledge to assess your organizations readiness and commitment to ensure success and assist in creating an engaging, process improved environment to ensure sustainability.


Referred-in Testing

Due to testing complexity, reagent or equipment costs, or simply low test volumes, it is not feasible for a laboratory to perform all testing in-house. Tests not performed in-house are referred out to external laboratories. As a result of CLS’ size, we are able to offer a number of unique tests that may not be performed by your laboratory. To see CLS’ comprehensive test menu, please click here.

Contact

For a copy of our brochure, please click here.

To inquire about any of the services listed above, please contact:

Gareth Lewis

Gareth.lewis@cls.ab.ca

(403) 770-3837