Gamma-Dynacare Medical Laboratories

I came on a Saturday morning at around 9:30 and there was already a significant backlog of patients waiting to be tested. However the office was pretty well organized and there was a screen showing everybody’s first name and their order in line as well as everyone’s estimated wait time. Upon further inspection, it looks like there is an app called Dynacare Net Check In where you can add your name to the waiting list ahed of time, which I haven’t tried yet, but it looks pretty useful!
The actual test itself went smoothly and the staff were very nice. My only complaints are really the wait time and the small size of the office.

I found Gamma-​Dynacare on this website and chose it based on location. When I went in the people were too busy gossiping with others of their native tongue (patients, friends, co-​workers, I’m not sure) rather than assisting other patients. Please keep in mind I am from their country so I’m well aware of what I witnessed and what was discussed.
When reception finally addressed me I was told I did not have a required form. I asked her to kindly explain what form I needed (I showed her everything the hospital provided me and asked her to write down the name of the form). She proceeded to roll her eyes and said she wanted to finish her previous task before writing what I requested which would have taken 10 seconds. I proceeded to wait for 5 minutes until she finally had time to write down 5 words on a piece of paper.
Don’t waste your time at this place.

My ‘go to’ when I need a blood test.
Both working and living in the area, their hours work well for me. They’re open at 8 am on weekdays so I can go before work; on Saturday’s, they’re open from 9 am.
I haven’t been going on weekdays for a long time, but I would definitely give 10 stars, if possible, to my experiences on Saturday mornings. The crew are so efficient. I think the lead is this Eastern European guy who sits at the front and does the processing of paperwork. He’s so quick that you barely have to wait. It helps that the guys who work here come at 5 to 9 so they’re ready to start right on time.
The clientele are people from the area. My friend went to another location and said that she couldn’t stop clutching on to her purse because the people around her looked so sketchy.
A solid five star.

Ok — after over a decade of fearing blood tests, Joanne, the amazing nurse at this lab helped me get over my fear of the scary thick, blood-​drawing needle.
Seriously, I sat in the chair, she came in, started doing her thing, I cannot even remember what she talked about because I was so scared s^*^less (but really trying not to show it) — but I remember saying «I feel stupid saying this but this is really no big deal, RIGHT?».
She looks at me, rolls her eyes and was all «definitely not!», flips open a tab and reveals the bigass needle. And without hesitation, fully knowing that I’m in fight or flight mode, pops the needle into my arm.
It was one of those, past the point of no return moments — the ones that happen so slowly, that make you think like you’ve got a full hour to decide whether or not to stay or go and what those implications will mean further down the road… but no — it happened so fast, all I felt was a tiny prick for half a second, and then — the needle was IN. And then I froze.
«Why don’t you look? I find it always helps me get over it if I look while it’s happening.»
«Uhm, no it’s okay,» I responded, trying hard to still keep my right hand in a fist while not thinking about how a thick needle was directly drawing blood from a vein in my arm. That thought alone, weakened my tight grip which Joanne noticed.
«Allllmost there…» She made a motion which signalled to me that she was changing the vial to get a second vial of blood… SICK, I thought. Despite not being able to feel anymore pain, the psychological-​ness of it all was making me feel light-​headed.
«Done!»
And with the same swiftness she used to poke me with the needle, she retracted her hand and out came the needle — I didn’t even feel any of this!
«You’re done»
I sat in the chair as she taped some cotton to my inner elbow area, and marvelled at how incredibly stupid I felt, living in my fear of blood tests for more than a decade — when all it took was 53 seconds to get over it.
I probably thanked Joanne a million times and swore that she would be the only person I allow to draw blood from me from now on.