Health care and medical in Fort Macleod, Alberta
Fort Macleod Health Centre - Tuberculosis Testing
Offered by Fort Macleod Health Centre
Monday-Friday 8am- 4pmLast verified , may be out of date
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; Seniors, Youth, Indigenous, Newcomer (arrived within 5 years), Immigrant (arrived over 5 years ago), Refugee claimant, Convention refugee, Children (4-12), Youth (13-24), Older adults (65+)
- What it helps with
- Medical care, My culture and roots
- Cost and access
- Free
- Where
- 744 26 St S, Fort MacLeod, AB T0L 0Z0
- How to reach
- (403) 553-5351 · Website
- Last verified
- , by HelpSeeker
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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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