Craving variety? Lab work is “never boring”
From early childhood educator to HHS lab assistant Erin Accadia was an early childhood educator when she decided to switch...
Introducing a medical laboratory technologist
Finding her calling Medical laboratory technologist (MLT) Julia Acker discovered her passion for science back in high school. “I really...
Hamilton virology lab gets a ‘grasp’ on COVID-19 testing
Necessity proved to be the mother of invention when a supply-chain shortage of small, disposable, plastic forceps threatened a busy...
Hamilton regional lab “amps” up to deal with increased testing for COVID and other viruses
“The whole thing has been a vortex,” says Candy Rutherford, technical specialist in the Hamilton Regional Laboratory Medicine Program (HRLMP)...
Innovative bacteria identification system helps treat patients with serious illnesses, faster
Hamilton Health Sciences’ (HHS) powerful new bacteria identification system is helping identify potentially life-threatening infections faster. Based in the testing...
Lab employee celebrates 50 years at HHS
When John Korver first started working at Hamilton General Hospital in 1969, the lab was still in the Victoria St....