I found a late appointment for the current day on Friday August 7. Easy to sign in and I was called back at my scheduled time. My phlebotomist was Fernada. She was bold, as the meaning of her name, smiling all the time and quickly got it done with no pain or anxiety. Answered all questions pleasantly. A delightful experience. This office on Telegraph Road in Chula Vista is clean, cool temperature, and well staffed. Easy to find a parking place. . read more

Hello March! Time for my annual blood work! 5/5 - Fast, Friendly, and Flawless!! Location and Parking: - Easy to find (suite 101, first floor) - No treasure hunt here! - Plenty of parking - zero parking stress! - Open on Saturdays - that's always appreciated and a huge plus if you don't want to use your PTO from work. Waiting Area: -Spacious and clean -Very basic and very white..could definitely use some color (LOL) to warm it up a bit. All-white everything just seems too depressing. Speed and Check-in: -You will get a text reminder and it's super easy to check-in through the kiosk. They called me in at my scheduled time. I was in and out in 15 minutes - probably my quickest lab visit ever. Customer service: -The redheaded phlebotomist was sweet, professional, and calm. She made the experience completely painless. I appreciated she took time to find the best spot since I have a fear of needles and the sight of blood. No anxiety, no drama! -Great communication, efficient, stress-free, and patient-focused care. Honestly, I've spent longer in a coffee drive-thru. Five stars from me!! I'll definitely book here again. read more

Quest Diagnostics - Checkin - Laboratory Testing Near Me - Chula Vista, California

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Location accepts walk ins, but they are not called in between patients and have to wait for two hours before being called. Some people (including kids and elderly) are fasting for the blood work and getting hungry waiting that long. They should either not accept walk ins, organize better to call people in between patients with appointments, or tell them to come back after they finish with all patients with appointments. It is understandable that a person with no appointment has to wait longer, but there is poor service and lack of communication, Check in says waiting time 60 min and some people have been waiting for 2 1/2 hours or more. Terrible read more

Got up early and fasted for an entire day to go there at 8:30am and found out they are closed although the schedule showed open before 8am.

They were celebrating a birthday, nobody in reception. Elderly people waiting for hours!

Don't bother making an appointment because they are ALWAYS running behind. I just waited an hour in the waiting room to find out they just squeeze people in when they feel like it they don't just honor appointment and walk ins. read more

For a medical facility this place is filthy. They ask you to authorize the maximum amount available for your insurance card. Sketchy.

Teresa was great! I usually get nervous getting my blood drawn but she made the process very smooth. She talked me through it and made sure I was okay the entire time. She also was very quick and it was not painful. read more

Worst place EVER!!! They schedule two people at the same time and you don't get seen after 30min of your appointment! I understand people have to take lunch but what is the point of making an appointment if you won't be seen on time. They need to have better time management. When asked the phlebotomist gave me attitude and in a sarcastic tone of voice asked if I see what number my mom was. There's never any management for you to file a formal complaint and no one is ever willing to help you. read more

Laura from Quest Labs was the nicest, super professional and friendly service , got there early and they called my name 3 min after the appointment time which is expected she was super careful and calm looking for the best area to use to draw the blood. Extremely happy with the service read more

Arrived before 3:10 and for my appointment at 3:10 and still waiting in the waiting room to be called twenty mins later

Going to a lab anybody can ever experience. , no , prejudice, no communication, no manager in charge- when I complain about why I have to sit there for an hour and a half without any communication and their machine didn't registered me. They wanted to call security on me. Do not go to this location, do not go to quest. Worst experience of any healthcare ever seen in my entire 63 years of life. I wish I could bring lawsuit against them. Rude to the core. read more

THIS IS BAD. iPads are good idea; but you should always have a person to assist. Seniors and disabled people shouldn't be subject to no person or in this case no customer service. No STAR! read more

Quest Diagnostics - THIS IS BAD. iPads are good idea; no customer service. - Laboratory Testing Near Me - Chula Vista, California

Very easy to check in. The person who drew my blood was friendly, professional; it was painless.

If you need a urine drug test, I HIGHLY recommend finding another place, especially on a Friday. The wait time here is BRUTAL. I drank a lot of water to be ready to relieve myself for this test. But when I arrived, I was told the wait would be VERY LONG, even with an appointment. This was not going to work out because I was about to pee on myself from the amount of water I drank to make sure I had enough urine for this test. Thankfully, I approached Ms. T Hood, one of the staff members, and she managed to get me in right away for the collection process. If it weren't for her ability to accommodate me, I would have had to come back another day or wait an additional three hours because I did not provide enough urine for the test. Ms. Hood, you're a rockstar. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HELPING ME OUT!! read more

Very basic waiting room. Walk in , sign in with kiosk but if you need help no one at the front will come. Only phlebotomist in the back working. Bring physical ID to be scanned at kiosk. I did walk in 35 min before closing was seen less than 5 minutes. Nothing about this place is fancy but they work on what needs to be worked on. Teresa good phlebotomist. read more

Tereasa was professional and very knowledgeable and helpful and patient focused great communication keep up the great job thank you

I had a great experience coming to this location. Every staff especially the Filipina lady was very nice and knowledgeable. Everyone did not have to wait that long including those walk ins. Thank you! read more

Truly only of the most intentionally poorly run companies out there. Nobody works at the front desk, nobody answers the phones, very intentionally so you can't ask questions. The only people who care are the employees, who are caught between their patients and incompetent management, by design of said management. Only go to Quest Diagnostics if you absolutely have to, otherwise avoid at all costs. read more

The fastest and nearest Quest location, which is also super convenient because it is within distance of Scripps hospital and other medical buildings, so if you have a lab orders from any of those places, you can take advantage of this Quest, although it is very hidden from the outside, you wouldn't know it's a Quest Diagnostics, I got lost and walked right pass it into the street corner of an apartment complex, but in fact it is in another building right on the first floor; walking inside it's bigger than a regular Quest and not super busy compact, even though you have a lab order from your doctor, you still have to make an appointment, if you don't have one, just have to do as a walk in, as the self service tablet always said it's completely booked up every time, and all you could do is pray you get in fast, lucky for us it seems the rainy weather made everyone staying home, and we got in just a few minutes as only a couple people were waiting in the lobby, so far so good we got out quickly. read more

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Today I went to the Quest location on 480 4th Ave. There was plenty of parking. I used the kiosk inside the office to sign in and that went smoothly. Right on time, Jose took my blood and I didn't even feel it. He was professional, friendly and efficient. read more

I'll be honest and say that I was pretty nervous when booking an appointment here. I needed a drug screen ASAP since other places required appointments and I needed to get mines done within 3 days. I was able to call the quest diagnostics line and the automated recording was great and to the point. I was able to schedule a next day drug screening appointment for 7:50. My coworker says there's usually long lines so I got there about 7:30. Parking was fairly easy since I was there at an early time in the middle of a Wednesday. There was 1 person ahead of me already in the waiting room. Another person came by and I helped him check in on the kiosk. There was Spanish and English available. I was able to get him a same day appointment at 7:40 so he actually ended up being called in before me..... lol. Anyways, everything was done in a timely organized manner. I was in and out within 15 minutes, by 7:45! I would recommend giving this place a try in the early mornings. (Try going online/ calling to make an appointment first maybe?) I can see how this place can get busy though, there was a steady trickle of people coming in after me, but this place seems to be pretty efficient! read more

I needed to get a drug screening done through Quest, and this was the closest clinic to me that allowed you to schedule appointments. I had no issues booking a next-day appointment online for 10am. I had scheduled my appointment here before checking the reviews on Yelp and Google Maps, and after seeing the reviews I had some nervousness going into it. But I am here to say that I had a pretty good experience at this Quest - check-in was really easy on their tablet in the waiting room and I was seen right on time for my appointment (on a Wednesday). My one big issue with this clinic is the difficulty to find parking - I arrived 15 minutes before my appointment and still really struggled finding parking in the lot. The nurse who helped me with my drug screening was really nice and got my testing done pretty quickly, and I was out in about 10-15 minutes! read more

If you are able to make an appointment online- weeks in advance it is great. Thankfully I am able to do this for my Mom. However this place is awful for elderly people or people who are not familiar witch technology, which unfortunately seems to be the majority of their customers. They cannot get any help checking in, or with any questions. I bring my mom often, and every time there is a ton of older folks who are completely lost because they can't get any assistance. Breaks my heart every time. I understand this is not staff's fault as they are most likely understaffed but this should be a major complaint to management and administrators. read more

Tried getting appt. All locations unable to register through app. Locations walking systems not working. Long waiting time, they don't have specific nurse just for waking appt.'s have to wait if someone with appointment don't show to get a walking patient. Worse experience with this lab. read more

Extremely hit or miss. One walk in appointment you could be seen immediately, the next you could be waiting for 2 hours without anyone even acknowledging you being there. They have a reception desk but it's unmanned and checking in is done entirely through iPad stations. There's no one upfront to help confused older folk navigate the check-in process and most of the staff seem to literally hide in the back as it gets busy and more unorganized. read more

I actually think they do a great job here. They're efficient and friendly. I recommend to definitely make an appointment. I have a hard vein so I asked for them to put heat on it and the tech gladly did. She got it on the first try. I've been here 3 times and each time it's been a positive experience. It can be crowded so good to arrive early and have an appt. read more

Understaffed & overbooked. I had an appointment scheduled for 9:30am but because of staffing issues I was told I won't be seen until 10:30 and that's not even a guarantee. I booked 9:30am because the time slot was open / available but the day of it's a different story. Needs major improvement - simply don't have open slots if you can't meet peoples needs. read more

The system here is horrible. I made an appointment with their automated system for 3:10 today. After waiting from checking in on their tablet at the entrance, at 3:22 I asked when I would be seen and they said I never had an appointment scheduled. They need to provide real customer service representatives to create appointments instead of an automated voice. This is a waste of my time when I had to leave work early for this. Absolutely horrible. I would recommend avoiding Quest and only going to LabCorp. read more

Employees were extremely rude to Spanish speaking patients. Decided it was appropriate to embarrass a patient in front of everyone in the waiting room. Made me mad to the point of writing my first review. read more

I never leave negative reviews but this was awful. I was worried about miscarriage and wanting HCG levels. When I called their phone number, could not get through to a person. So on their site, it said that they did do hCG tests. Upon walking in, there was no one at the front desk. Just iPads. I decided to do a walk in and it estimated that it would take a 30 to 60 minute wait. I ended up waiting 90 minutes. When they finally called me back, I was told that I cannot do a walk in or pay out-of-pocket, I still have to have a doctor's referral. Maybe if there was a person to talk to with her on the phone or in person at the front desk at any point I would not have wasted my time. Absolutely infuriating. read more

No customer service, had a 10:30am appt and didn't get to me until maybe an hour, there's no point in making an appt, won't be coming here anymore waste of my time. SHUT THIS DOWN read more

Working in the medical field I have learned the hard way that fellow colleagues really need to choose a different field. I called this place to make an appointment, only to find myself listening to a machine and pressing buttons. Was not allowed to create any appointments for whatever reason. Automated voice system stated they opened at 7am. The website also stated the same information. I arrived at 6:45am only to find a big sign stating they opened at 6:30am. There was one woman at the front counter who just told me to "sign in there," while pointing to an iPad. Didn't even ask what I was there for, she walked to the back office and I sat down while I watched 2 other patients struggle with the iPad and not be attended to. I waited almost 30 minutes and was called by an African American young lady who was probably the only one with customer service skills. She did Inform me I was at the wrong building. So I pretty much wasted my time for nothing. Horrible customer service from most staff and a ridiculous wait time for no reason, since everyone there was a walk in according to the electronic board they have up on the wall. read more

Very poor customer service, knowledge on how to bill insurance, and lack of procedural safeguards practices. Female employee was rude, 45 minutes behind schedule right after opening, dropped item on ground put glove on to retrieve and then used same gloves to use needle to draw blood into viles. We have used Quest several times with same insurance and never a bill. Was told to pay over $200 today when asked to submit to insurance she became semi confrontational. Not a good image for company. Do not recommend this Quest location. read more

We check into their system and 20 minutes go by and we are told they are closed. Even though some of us were there 25 minutes before closing time. It was extremely rude and disrespectful to be treated like that. read more

Had a very pleasant "WALK IN" experience - Only default is, I believe they worked perhaps too quick when drawing blood as 3 days have passed & now I have a bruise where they took blood. - Very Friendly staff (just speaking of staff inside the Quest Office) - I did not see any parking staff, outdoor staff, security staff or door monitor staff - Very quick (waited 4 min/ process took 7 min) - Very helpful website, walks you through each step when purchasing lab tests - Very easy to locate with the directions given online read more

Not sure why this place has such a low rating. I made sure I had an appointment because walk ins anywhere take forever. When I got their I was able to use to kiosk to quickly check in and two minutes after that they called me in. Everything was done quickly and the staff was super nice. read more

This place is so stupid! On their website it never states that in order to have a drug test done for employment, you need to make an appointment. So I go in at 1:45 the latest since I know being a walk in may take a while. I go to sign in on the iPad and it states that drug tests end at 2:30 so I say they're going to take me in since I got here before that time. I wait until 2:20 hits and I'm starting to get worried that they haven't called me. Once I see that 2:30 hits a woman comes out to call another patient and I ask her kindly that I'm here to take a drug screening for an employer, she immediately cuts me off and says we stop drug screening at 2:30 and I say yes but I've been here since earlier you guys gave me a number, and she cuts me off again, " but did you have an appointment " , I told her no i walked in almost an hour ago and she rudely says , " well you need an appointment for a drug screening" (WHICH I KNOW ISNT TRUE BECAUSE IVE DONE THESE BEFORE AS A WALK IN) Im a bit irritated for how dry and rude she's speaking to me, and i say, your website doesn't say you need an appointment for drug screening that I can walk in. She cuts me off one last time, "you do need one. well I can't do anything anymore the fedex trucks already came." I walk off because at this point they know they've messed up and I wasted an hour for nothing and now I have to wait till Monday which is costing me to start a new job. And she sarcastically says "we'll have a great day too ma'am". I understand it may have been partially my fault for not being there earlier, but for her to degrade me and what I'm telling her and acting so unprofessional towards me. 0 stars! read more

Inside Scripps Chula Vista Hospital, this Quest is probably the closet one to go to since the Quest location in Mission Valley closed. But I have to warn everybody: do yourself a favor and make an appointment for this location because it is busy. As soon as you enter the first floor of this congested hospital, immediately turn right and there are two double glass doors that open into a waiting room for Quest Diagnostics. Now there are many different reasons why people come to a place like this for tests but a job offer is requiring a drug test, so this is where you go-especially if the potential employee is paying for it. The entire waiting room was crowded and there are two clipboards to sign in on. One is for those people who were cognizant enough to make an appointment. The other clipboard is for those who just walk in. I googled the toll-free number of Quest and just made my appointment over the phone but there is also their website where you can do it online. Beware: not every Quest lab location will offer appointments. Some-like the one on Third in downtown San Diego do not give out appointments. As it is here, the drug screen is urinating in a cup-not like that other drug testing place in Old Town that clips your hair. Parking is difficult in the cramped lot so I would also suggest getting an early morning appointment. I watched as people cruised the small parking lot of Scripps waiting for a spot to open up. The poor woman at the front reception desk looked pretty frazzled. For all the money this place makes from large corporations and the government for drug tests, surely they can afford to hire more people to help out at the front keeping all the waiting patients moving along nicely. read more

Quest Diagnostics - Laboratory Testing Near Me - Chula Vista, California

This is by far the worst waiting time ever. Waited over 3 1/2 hours just to provide a urine sample. I guess I should have read the sign as it said wait time is 2-3 hours.minimum. Ridiculous. There should be more places to do drug screening for work. Totally miss the Navy days where 300 people had to provide in 4 hours... Bottom line, DO NOT GO HERE and ask for a different company other than Quest Diagnostics! read more