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Released on August 5, 2008
Saskatchewan Health Minister Don McMorris and the Honourable Ron Liepert, Minister of Alberta Health and Wellness, today announced an enhancement of diagnostic services in the Lloydminster area.
Effective Sept. 1, the Government of Saskatchewan will cover the cost of bone mineral density tests (BMD) provided to Lloydminster and area residents who receive the test at a medical clinic located on the Alberta side of the border.
Residents will be able to undergo a BMD test at the Lloydminster clinic and bill the Saskatchewan government without prior approval from the Saskatchewan Health Ministry, if they have a referral from a physician. Prior approval is normally required for all BMD tests done out of the province.
Lloydminster residents also have enhanced access to magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) services thanks to a unique partnership between Alberta and Saskatchewan. A mobile MRI, owned by the Alberta government, now operates at Lloydminster Hospital one week in every five. The MRI also provides service to four Alberta communities. The Prairie North Health Region pays for scans provided to Saskatchewan residents.
Currently, many Lloydminster and area residents must travel to Saskatoon and Regina to receive diagnostic services. McMorris said the BMD policy change and the MRI partnership are common sense solutions that address the unique circumstances of Lloydminster.
"Our government is striving to ensure Saskatchewan residents have access to high quality health care services as close to their home as possible," McMorris said. "We are also interested in working collaboratively with other provincial governments to enhance health-care services. We are pleased to be teaming up with Minister Liepert and the Alberta government to improve care in Lloydminster."
The Alberta government is providing funding of $1.3 million in 2008-09 for the operation of the mobile MRI unit.
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For more information, contact:
Joan Petrie
Health
Regina
Phone: 787-4083
Shannon Haggarty
Alberta Health and Wellness
Phone: (780) 427-7164
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