{{Short description|Canadian healthcare company}} {{self-published|date=May 2013}} {{Infobox company | name = Gamma-Dynacare Medical Laboratories | type = Partnership | traded_as = Dynacare | industry = Health Care | location_city = Brampton, Ontario | location_country = Canada | services = Clinical Laboratory | num_employees = 2500 | homepage = {{URL|dynacare.ca}} }} thumb|Dynacare in Markham, Ontario '''Gamma-Dynacare Medical Laboratories''' is a Canadian medical laboratory services company based in Brampton, Ontario, Canada.<ref name="Bloomberg">{{cite news |title= Company Overview of Gamma Dynacare Medical Laboratories, Inc. |newspaper= Bloomberg Businessweek |date= May 8, 2013|url= http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=8201369|archive-url= https://archive.today/20130628201443/http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=8201369|url-status= dead|archive-date= June 28, 2013}}</ref> Dynacare operates laboratories in Brampton, Bowmanville, London, Ottawa, Thunder Bay, Pointe-Claire, Laval, and Winnipeg. In addition to the main laboratories Dynacare operates patient services centers throughout Ontario, Quebec, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta and British Columbia.<ref name="GMDL Backgrounder">[http://gamma-dynacare.com/Content/Media/Backgrounder.aspx?expandable=4 Gamma-Dynacare Backgrounder]</ref>
Dynacare is an operational partnership founded in 1997 as Gamma-Dynacare between: Dynacare Laboratories; Gamma North Peel Partnership Inc.; and Bio-Science Laboratory (Ontario) Limited.<ref name="GMDL Backgrounder" /><ref name="GMDL History">[http://gamma-dynacare.com/Content/AboutUs/History.aspx?expandable=3 Gamma-Dynacare History]</ref> In 2002 Dynacare Laboratories (one of the Dynacare partners) was acquired by LabCorp for $480-million (U.S.) while also assuming Dynacare debt worth $205-million.<ref>{{cite news |title= Dynacare accepts offer from LabCorp |newspaper= The Globe and Mail |date= May 10, 2002|url= https://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/dynacare-accepts-offer-from-labcorp/article1023077/}}</ref> In 2015, it rebranded itself back to Dynacare.<ref>[https://www.dynacare.ca/News/Gamma-Dynacare-Medical-Laboratories-Announces-Rebr.aspx Corporate press release on name change]</ref>
In 2011 Dynacare acquired the medical laboratory division of Warnex Inc. (TSX:WNX) for $7.5 Million.<ref>{{cite news |title= Warnex sells lab division |newspaper= Winnipeg Free Press |date= Dec 10, 2011|url= http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/business/warnex-sells-lab-division-135368358.html}}</ref>
In 2023 Dynacare acquired the medical laboratories in British Columbia known as Valley Medical Laboratories. This increased the Dynacare presence in British Columbia by adding about 12 locations in Kelowna and throughout the Okanagan Valley.
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== External links == * [http://www.dynacare.ca/ Company web site: dynacare.ca]
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