EORLA Laboratories focus on improving your health and well-being through patient-focused laboratory medicine, education and research across the disciplines of Anatomical Pathology, Biochemistry, Hematopathology, Microbiology, Molecular Oncology, Point of Care Testing (POCT), Transfusion Medicine and Virology.

Our trusted team of dedicated professionals service clinical programs within the Champlain region of Eastern Ontario, delivering laboratory services to over 1.3 million people.

EORLA’s 18 hospital based licensed laboratories perform over 14,000,000 tests annually.

ABOUT US

The Eastern Ontario Regional Laboratory Association (EORLA)

MEMBER HOSPITALS

Over 14 million tests are performed annually at the following sites

PUBLICATIONS

Newsletters, Annual Reports, Lab industry presentation and more

EORLA TEAM

Board of Directors

EORLA is governed by a Board of Directors, representing the Champlain LHIN member hospitals. The Board meets regularly and is composed of the following individuals:

Cholly Boland

Board Chair
Chief Executive Officer, Winchester District Memorial Hospital

Dr. Andrew Falconer

Board Vice-Chair
President & CEO, Queensway Carleton Hospital

Nathalie Cadieux

CFO, The Ottawa Hospital

Dr. Katey Rayner

Director, University of Ottawa

Carole Ring

Community Member
Founder & CEO, Culture Connections

Jennifer Ellis

Vice-President, Nursing/Clinical Services & Chief Nursing Executive
Kemptville District Hospital

Gregory McLeod

Chief Operating Officer, St. Francis Memorial Hospital

Dr. Vidhya Nair

Head, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, The Ottawa Hospital
Chair, EORLA Medical and Scientific Advisory Committee

Ms. Martine Potvin

Senior Vice-President, Quality, Integrated Care, Professional Practice and CNE, Hôpital Montfort

Dr. Lindy Samson

Chief of Staff, Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario

Mary Wilson Trider

CEO, Almonte General Hospital

CEO, Carleton Place District Memorial Hospital

Naomi Morisawa De Koven

Lawyer, MDK Business Law

Laurel Murray

Secretary Treasurer
Chair, Finance & Administration Committee
Chair, Audit Committee
Independent Director, Management Consultant

Dr. Thomas Hurley

Community Member, Chief of Staff Pembroke Regional Hospital

Michele Lajeunesse

Community Member,
SVP Government Relations and Policy, TECHNATION

Executive Team

Jeffrey Dale

CEO

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Dr. Chris McCudden, Ph.D., DABCC, FACB, FCAC

Deputy Chief Medical / Scientific Officer

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Angela Coombs

Vice-President, Human Resources

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Adam Cantor CPA, CMA, MBA

Vice-President, Finance & Administration

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Dr. Ivan Blasutig, PhD, FCACB

EORLA Quality Lead

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Dr. Vidhya Nair

Chief Medical Officer

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Dennis Garvin

Chief Operating Officer | Vice-President, Operations

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Regional Discipline Heads

Dr. Julie Shaw, PhD, FCACB

Biochemistry & POCT

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Dr. Michael Rutherford, MD, PhD, FRCPC

Hematopathology, Transfusion Medicine, HLA Typing & Molecular Oncology Diagnostics Laboratory

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Dr. Harman Sekhon, MD, MSc, PhD, FCAP

Anatomical Pathology

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Dr. Marc Desjardins, PhD, D(ABMM), FCCM

Microbiology

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NEWS

EORLA 10th Anniversary and National Medical Laboratory Week – News Release

News

Celebrating EORLA’s 10th Anniversary and National Medical Laboratory Week – April 10-16, 2022 In April 2012, a flagship model for hospital laboratory services was launched with the inception of the Eastern Ontario Regional Laboratory Association (EORLA). This month we celebrate our 10th anniversary in providing the best patient outcomes through modern laboratory medicine, innovation and…

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Joint Announcement: Dr. Vidhya Nair

News

Appointment of Dr. Vidhya Nair as Chair, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Faculty of Medicine; Department Head, TOH; Chief, Department of Laboratory Medicine, CHEO; and Chief of Staff, EORLA   Dr. Bernard Jasmin, Dean of the Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa (uOttawa), Dr. Virginia Roth, Chief of Staff of The Ottawa Hospital (TOH),…

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Exciting news for Multiple Sclerosis patients and Neurologists who manage their care

News, Research

Exciting news for Multiple Sclerosis patients and Neurologists who manage their care OTTAWA, ON, January 28, 2021 EORLA (Eastern Ontario Regional Laboratory Association) is pleased to announce that Blood Neurofilament Light Chain (NfL) is now available with #teamEORLA. Neurofilament light chain (NfL) is a major component of the axonal cytoskeleton and has been identified as…

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Eastern Ontario Regional Laboratory Association (EORLA) and Roche Diagnostics join forces for seroprevalence study for SARS-CoV-2

Newsletters

EORLA to use Elecsys® Anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibody test that helps determine exposition to the virus and development of antibodies OTTAWA, ON, Aug. 4, 2020 /CNW Telbec/ – Roche Diagnostics, a division of Hoffmann-La Roche Limited, and the Eastern Ontario Regional Laboratory Association (EORLA) are pleased to announce a major collaborative research initiative on SARS-CoV-2 serology. The EORLA research team…

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Canadian Consortium Increases Access to Cancer Testing and Treatment in Response to COVID-19

Newsletters

VANCOUVER, British Columbia–(BUSINESS WIRE)–A consortium led by Vancouver-based Canexia Health (formerly Contextual Genomics) will enable access to critical testing and treatment options for Canadian cancer patients during the COVID-19 pandemic. Supported by the Digital Technology Supercluster, the CAD $2,590,000 initiative, named Project ACTT – Access to Cancer Testing & Treatment, will deploy and enhance a liquid biopsy solution that…

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