The Board of Directors of the Eastern Ontario Regional Laboratory Association Inc. (EORLA), a leader in Laboratory Medicine for Eastern Ontario, is pleased to announce the appointment of Dennis Garvin as its new Chief Executive Officer (CEO), effective April 1, 2025. Dennis brings a wealth of experience and a proven track record of success in…
COVID-19 Antibody testing: the missing link for savvy decision-making Sophie Ash • Special to National Post Sep 28, 2020 The COVID-19 pandemic has hit Canada hard with over 130,000 confirmed cases thus far. Yet, we are still a long way from having a vaccine commercially available. Keeping COVID-19 contained is, collectively, all we can do at the…
OTTAWA — They call themselves the “unseen champions” of patient care. Last year, they completed 13 million specimen tests at Eastern Ontario hospital laboratories, generating faster results at lower cost without sacrificing quality. Doctors rely on their work for 85 per cent of medical diagnoses and treatment decisions — 100 per cent in the case…
Ontario Improving Patient Care Through Innovative Health Technologies Released by: Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care April 3, 2017 12:50 P.M. Ontario has committed to funding 15 innovative health technologies via grants from the new Health Technologies Fund (HTF). The grants support the development of software and mobile devices that focus on the delivery of…
October, 2016 – Press Release – Government of Canada Invests in New Genomic Applications Projects 2016 EORLA Genome Canada Grant for the Molecular Diagnostics Lab
After a thorough national search for EORLA’s Vice President, Operations, we are very pleased to announce the appointment of Amy Boudreau. Amy will be joining EORLA on May 5, 2025 bringing over 25 years of experience in the healthcare sector. Amy brings extensive experience in regional and provincial programs and health system planning initiatives as…
For Immediate Release Embracing the future: EORLA’s transition to digital pathology The Eastern Ontario Regional Laboratory Association (EORLA) is excited to share a major milestone in the organization’s evolution — the upcoming transition to digital pathology. This transformation represents a significant step forward in how EORLA delivers diagnostic excellence, collaborates across teams and prepares for the…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE EORLA’s Blood Redistribution Leadership Saves Ontario $1.4M and Strengthens Patient Care Ottawa, Ontario The Eastern Ontario Regional Laboratory Association (EORLA) is marking a major milestone in regional and provincial healthcare efficiency, following another successful year of leadership in Ontario’s Provincial Blood Redistribution Program. During the 2024–25 fiscal year, EORLA laboratories redistributed 2,421…
Families of kids with cancer are receiving quicker and more convenient access to essential bloodwork closer to home thanks to a partnership between CHEO and the Eastern Ontario Regional Laboratory Association (EORLA). For 13‑year‑old Liam and their mom, Shayla, the change has been life‑altering. Since Liam’s diagnosis, routine bloodwork meant making the long drive from…
Nomination de la Dre Vidhya Nair aux postes de directrice du Département de pathologie et de médecine de laboratoire, la Faculté de médecine; de chef du Département de pathologie et de médecine de laboratoire, L’HO; de chef du Département de médecine de laboratoire, CHEO; et de médecin-chef, ALREO Le Dr Bernard Jasmin, doyen de la…