I had a good experience going here for routine bloodwork for the first time…read more The staff were helpful & kind, they drew my blood in an expert fashion - no pain, quick stick. I came as a walk-in around 2PM on a Tuesday if that helps. It might be busier during other hours. For check-in, they have a kiosk to scan your ID (drivers license or other ID) and Insurance Card. It's easy to do, the instructions & animations to guide you were easy to follow. For parking, I parked in the designated lot for the medical center. This is where Maps will direct you if you enter the Colby Street address. From the parking lot, the move is to enter the glass doors that say 'building management'. The elevator or stairs up to the 1st floor where labcorp is located (there's no signage to indicate this is the door to access the stairs or elevator, but it is). Elevator is directly to the right upon entry through the glass doors. I will say parking was expensive - it cost $10 for the hour & 10 minutes I was there. But given the location so close to the emergency room, it's kind of unavoidable because finding street parking in the area would be miraculous. Next time I'll check if they validate. I notice this is one of those businesses that has a ton of 5-star reviews, and also a ton of 1-star reviews. This seems pretty common with places like this - labs, pharmacies, dmvs, places where people already don't want to be because they are zero fun and are sometimes understaffed, so if something goes wrong with paperwork or billing it's extra frustrating. So take my review with a grain of salt, and def read all the reviews before picking a Labcorp location. In my own experience though it was a good place to have my blood drawn.

They're a little loose about staying open during posted hours…read more I showed up about 30 minutes before the lunch break. They didn't

This is my preferred blood draw place for my daughter. You pull in the parking garage and can park…read moreright at the entrance. Very nice people work here. I highly recommend

The blood draw was competently done. The counter staff were ok but mostly made you feel like you…read morewere a nuisance they were putting up with. (I was already irritated bringing my 74 yo partner here because the google directions suck and once you go up the parking trying to figure out how to find the entrance is challenging already so there is that, and then you have to ask someone where labcorp is because its not obvious and then you have to check in on a stupid machine, which is enraging because i fail to see how increasingly making us interface with screens is making the world better for anyone except billionaires.) uh but i digress. Aside from that frustrating and de-humanising intro to the place, I came along with him because labcorp will not take cash and my partner does not have a credit card, and they have always wanted payment up front before since he's doing self pay. THIS TIME THEY WOULD NOT TAKE MY CARD EVEN THOUGH I AM STANDING RIGHT THERE TRYING TO GIVE IT TO THEM . This is even more infuriating because they have a machine for it, and I went out of my way to go there for this reason. Instead the dude insisted on billing me for it. Not only do i feel it should be illegal not to take legal tender, they now made me have to go out of my way all over again to figure out how to log into his patient portal (he always gets confused) so i can pay his stupidly expensive lab bill after the fact, wasting yet more of my time. We will find an alternative to Labcorp next time. I'm tired of this

A bit old school but fine, no drama. Bring in a sample fill out some paperwork, no questions…read moreasked, results have always been on time.

Good testing, but awful customer service. They make false promises about turn around times. My…read moreaccount manager was off the charts passive-aggressive. Eff these guys. Use another lab

This is a regional lab for Kaiser Hospitals. It performs specialized lab procedures that cannot be…read moredone at a local hospital. This facility provides no medical care, nor does it have ER services. Entry requires employee badge, or going thru security desk. Currently, after the security check at 1725, there is a Covid-19 Screening.

I am specifically rating the location in Oakland on Pill Hill. The woman who worked there on a…read moreThursday morning made me feel safe and comfortable. I really don't like getting my blood drawn and she made it a much easier experience. Thanks!

From the owner: Labcorp is a global life sciences and healthcare company, and our mission is simple: improve…read morehealth, improve lives. We leverage science, technology and innovation to accomplish our mission--getting you answers that help you make clear, confident decisions about your health.Our Patient Service Centers offer routine medical testing--as well as recommended screenings based on your age and gender. It's easier than ever to make an appointment. Testing results will be available to you in your Labcorp Patient Portal. Quick and easy information both you and your healthcare provider can use to improve your health outcomes. And walk-ins are welcome.

I started using Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL) facilities for multiple projects in my…read moreGeophysics PhD program at the University of California, Berkeley in 2015. I am currently in the process of returning my security badge to the lab. On the back of my badge there was an option to mail the badge back with postage promised for the return of the badge. When I returned my security badge to a National Nuclear Security Administration lab they mailed me an envelope to return the badge in. I did not get one from LBNL, a United States of America Department of Energy national lab stewarded by the Office of Science. I'm going to go out on a limb here and guess I am not going to get reimbursed for the $4.20 it took me to mail my security badge USPS, yes that is allowed for security badges here. I mailed my badge 27 August 2021 and as of writing this review on 10 September 2021 the badge is still in transit... snail mail is not the fastest way to communicate with the lab. Two research facilities I utilized in my research were the National Energy Research Scientific Computing Center (NERSC) and the Advanced Light Source (ALS). I also ate at the cafeteria a few times and used the shuttle to get up and down the hill to/from campus and the parking lot on Hearst by Euclid. Shuttles only ran on week days when I was using beamline 12.3.2 at the Advanced Light Source, so when I had beam time on the weekends I would park offsite and walk up and down the hill to the synchrotron. A great way to wake up on a Saturday or Sunday morning, hiking uphill to the lab. During the week I would typically ride the shuttle up and walk down the hill unless pressed for time, then I would take the shuttle both ways. Something to keep in mind if coming on a weekend is to make sure your badge works at the laboratory main security gate. If it doesn't work, then you need to have the phone number of the beamline scientist or some other lab authority/supervisor plus your badge to gain access. Myself and other researchers I knew who used facilities at the lab had various badge problems over the years to a surprising amount. It just became part of using the lab procedure, at some point something will go wrong with one's badge, just work through the problem then. No amount of double checking prevented unrelated random problems from occurring. In the end, badge problems meant access problems and having that as a back-burner stressor was a bit of a detractor from the overall experience.

Cutting-edge research in science and engineering deserves five stars, no matter what. It's one of…read morethe foremost labs in discovery and innovation in the world. The view is just a plus.

The receptionist has one of the worst attitudes I've come across from ANYONE in a healthcare field…read more The black lady with the red hair I think her name begins with an L. I watched her, patient after elderly patient throw such unwarranted attitude and disgust to people go gave her NO SUCH reason to act that way. Everyone knows this lady is awful yet somehow management has done nothing about it. I watch her speak from a regular tone to her coworkers to speaking so quietly and with so much attitude to elderly patients that clearly couldn't hear her. They ask her to repeat and she gets more angry. I truly don't understand how Labcorp can keep someone like this around. However the phlebotomist was incredible, she she has to work with such awful front desk.

Address is wrong…read more It's across the street Wrong address Should be 1228 Solano Otherwise, fine

The PPA in Berkeley procures blood and bone marrow for research with payment "for your time". They…read moreschedule donors during the mornings on Monday-Thursday so the products can be shipped fresh to the contracting laboratories. Plan to spend quite a while at the first visit filling out your medical history, including any prescriptions you take. If you pass the written screening, small samples of blood will be taken and tested for HIV and hepatitis. Once they are screened, which takes a business day, they will call to schedule your donation. A great thing: if you had questionable historyy from your distant past such that the Red Cross will not accept your blood, it will not disqualify you from donating as long as you never contracted anything. Nawid at the front desk and Barbie who explains and takes the blood are both very personable and effective. A doctor takes the bone marrow from two points in the hip bones. PPA prefers consistent donors, and will call you to ask if you'd like to come in again at the time blood or bone marrow has been replenished in your body. Payment is made in cash immediately afterwards, and was much more than the amount listed on the agreement form which must be signed at each donation. That amount may have been for plasma donation in their TN office. Rather than donate plasma, if you want to help medical science and yourself financially as well, I highly recommend PPA!

Bad reviews always dominate blood lab reviews because those who have good experiences have them and…read moremove on, but when you have a particularly bad experience, especially if you are stressed and/or don't feel well, writing a bad review can be cathartic. I've had my share of lousy lab experiences, but this one was surprisingly positive. My husband and I could not get the scanner to recognize our appointments, and though I wish they had an actual human in the waiting room for customer service (the reason not 5 stars), when I got the attention of the folks behind the closed (and locked) door to the lab area, I got friendly service to help get things on track manually. We were both seen within a reasonable amount of time from when were scheduled, and my phlebotomist, Michael, had a really nice way about him. He was happy to get me into a chair that reclines because I have anxiety; he got that needle in with zero pain; and he kept me talking and distracted through collecting 8 tubes of blood, though I'm glad I was in the reclining chair because I did feel woozy toward the last few tubes. I usually end up with some bruising the next day, but there's none, and my arm isn't sore. 5 stars for Michael and many thanks! :)

If I could give 0 stars I would. They take walk-in Appointments. So I go to the kiosk and sign in…read more I see I am #3 on a list of 6. After an hour of waiting, a worker tells a random man "oh no. We're not taking 'stand-bys' today." W...T...F!!! Why tf did they let me sign in as a 'standby' and wait an hour to find out they aren't taking us? Whoever manages this location needs to be fired. Gross. Fired. Fired. Fired. Like, fired and then find out they need to get lab work done. So they can see how they are treating people. Ive never successfully used the services they provide. It never works out. You have ONE JOB. I've been here so many times, even with appointments and they can't find my lab order. Why do they even exist. Poorly run location. Just, burn it to the ground!!! Abhorrent and disgusting, the way to treat sick people. You should be ashamed of yourselves.

This place is terrific - professional, clean, and very friendly staff and doctors. Jasmine was…read morewelcoming when I entered, Mindy was equally warm as she helped me with the scan, and Dr. Wong was terrific monitoring my scan and also letting me know his preliminary thoughts. Shout out to Dr. Dovichi also for making this recommendation as I was able to get an appointment the next day despite many other places booking out 3 to 4 weeks.

My grandmother mistook when her appointment was and the kind office staff helped guide her through…read moreit all to ensure she was scanned on time. I appreciate them taking extra care of my elderly grandma, it's refreshing! She mentioned that the scanning lady was so nice and someone named Rachel. She's a lovely worker!!!