Health care and medical in Fort Macleod, Alberta
Fort Macleod Health Centre - Tuberculosis Testing
Offered by Fort Macleod Health Centre
744 26 St S, Fort MacLeod, AB T0L 0Z0
In short
Offers free tuberculosis (TB) skin testing to eligible Albertans. The Mantoux skin test is not recommended to diagnose TB.
- Hours
- Monday-Friday 8am- 4pm
- Who it is for
- Children, Youth, Adults, Seniors, Indigenous people, Newcomers and immigrants, Refugees
- Cost and access
- Free
- Where
- 744 26 St S, Fort MacLeod, AB T0L 0Z0
- How to reach
- (403) 553-5351 · Website
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About this service
Offers free tuberculosis (TB) skin testing to eligible Albertans. The Mantoux skin test is not recommended to diagnose TB.
Eligibility includes:
- recent contact with known TB cases
- people with medical conditions/therapies that increase risk of progressing from latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) to active TB (HIV/AIDS, transplantation, on dialysis for chronic renal failure, silicosis, cancer of the head and neck, being treated with immunosuppressive drugs)
- all refugees less than age 50 who are from a country where TB is common AND who have immigrated here in the last 2 years
- foreign-born children up to and including age 14 who have lived in a country where TB is common AND who have immigrated here within the past 2 years
If you are not eligible for free testing but still need to be tested there will be a charge for the test.
When is it open?
Fort Macleod Health Centre - Tuberculosis Testing is open Monday-Friday 8am- 4pm.
How do I get in touch?
Call (403) 553-5351, or use the website.
Listed in Fort Macleod, Alberta.
744 26 St S, Fort MacLeod, AB T0L 0Z0
744 26 St S, Fort MacLeod, AB T0L 0Z0Fort Macleod, Alberta
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