I showed up to my 1:15pm scheduled fasting lab draw appointment at 1:00pm. Door locked. Nobody answering my knocks.
I waited several minutes, when the woman who works there unlocked the door to let a patient out.
She said "do you have an appointment?." I said "Yes, at 1:15pm". She proceeded nastily with "well, I haven't had my lunch" and locked the door. Well, lady, I had been fasting since 5pm the day prior. Are you serious?
I was shocked! It's 100 degrees out, now I have to wait outside? She could've at least let me in to sit in the air conditioned waiting room while she ate. So I waited until 1:30 when 3 other people showed up. She finally came to the door after they stood there pounding on the door. We checked in, me first since my appt. was earlier than the others (two were at 1:45pm) and one was a walk in.
Needless to say, she took the two 1:45 appts first. Then, after they left, she took her lab coat off and left the building for 15 minutes....my husband even went in the back searching for her, nowhere to be found. ...I watched her come back in the building out her lab coat and wander around the desk area, like there was nothing to do....and after 2:00pm, she called my name. I asked why she took them before me? She said I had a later appt. I showed her my papers - she said "too bad, that's not what my computer said". Then she stood there, back turned away from, doing nothing......for the longest 5 minutes. She had no intention of drawing my blood. She was literally just standing there. Im not sure if she was on drugs or just impositioned because she had to do her job, but this witch (and I'm being kind at this point) was not going to poke my arm, let alone touch me. I grabbed my paperwork and left. I went to another lab down the road that was closing at 3pm. I got there at 2:50 and they took me right away.
This woman, who works at the Labcorp at 1121 Beach Blvd. is unsupervised and the most ignorant person I have ever encountered in a medical setting. She needs to be replaced with someone who has respect for the patients and doesn't run the show on her own terms. I will never go there again and encourage all to steer clear from this place. I will make sure all of my family and friends go elsewhere.
(btw, I also work in the medical field and will never steer a patient to this establishment) read more