NorthStream Safety & Rehab is the proudly Canadian company helping to keep your business going despite the changing face of COVID-19. Already known in the Thunder Bay area for its effective drug and alcohol programs that dramatically reduce risk of impairment in your workplace, NorthStream has now entered the Sault Ste. Marie market with its signature services and with rapid, private COVID-19 testing.
Through its NorthStream Rapid Labs branch, the company offers a fast and reliable way to keep your employees safe and productive despite the ongoing waves of the pandemic. Non-private COVID testing takes days to get results, which harms productivity and reduces effectiveness in essential workplaces. The NorthStream solution is one of proactivity – providing quick responses and scheduling to suit your needs for testing at your location or worksite. The experienced medical team provides results in as little as 12-24 hours.
For your business, NorthStream Rapid Labs arrives with everything needed for testing, including a doctor to oversee the process, nurses to collect specimens, medical lab technicians to process the specimens, a PCR machine, full PPE, and swabs. All lab equipment is 100 per cent Health Canada approved. All you have to do as the owner or manager is coordinate when you need the testing done, and set a schedule for your team.
You don’t have to be a business to take advantage of NorthStream Rapid Lab’s fast COVID testing. Travellers that are required to have a negative PCR or antigen test prior to boarding a flight can contact NorthStream at 807-630-4446 or [email protected]. Individuals are welcome to the rapid tests too. No matter where you are in Northern Ontario, NorthStream can accept the sample and provide next-day processing.
Please note, however, in cases where an antigen test is required instead of PCR: antigen provide instant results, however accuracy ranges from 25 per cent to 55 per cent. PCR is a lab based test, which has 98 per cent accuracy.
NorthStream Safety & Rehab was able to quickly launch it’s testing programs because this company has years of experience in providing customized nurse medicals, ergonomic assessments, workplace assessments, functional ability evaluation, functional capacity evaluation, mask fit testing, consulting, training, and creating programs and policies for workplaces and staff.
When it comes to your ability to travel and visit loved ones, or to keep your workplace from experiencing an outbreak, having to shut down, and losing thousands in productivity delays, trust the experienced experts that come to you for convenient COVID-19 testing.
To learn more about safety, visit northstreamsafety.ca.