LabCorp

I am incredibly squeamish, but the phlebotomists really put me at ease with their kindness and humor. The blood drawing process itself is incredibly quick. However, be prepared for a very long wait, especially if you come in the morning and/​or without an appointment!

Came here for a lab panel. Ihad set an appointment online. When i got to the area, parking is free for 30 min, but 4 $ each hour after that– but we all know you can’t get anything done in 30 min at the doctors.
Suite 101 is confusing to find. I was wondering around for a while before I asked suite 103 where the labcorp place was– well, it was in the adjacent building!
When i got there (right on time for my appointment), I had to wait for about 15 – 20 min. I was a little annoyed because I had an appointment and i had been fasting for 14 hrs. The person who took my blood was really nice and got the vein the first time, so I was greatful that the experience was rather painless and quick.
I came with very low expectations. This was my first time in an outpatient lab, so I don’t really have much to compare it with.

So I’m pretty sure no one really likes to go have to get their blood drawn for tests. But the Labcorp in Avocado medical offices off the 8 is usually where I end up going. Out of all the Labcorp’s in San Diego I’ve been to, this is literally the best one. The lines are always short, the people that work there are very friendly and the queue moves quite fast. Some people always say make an appointment, but I’ve never had to make one here, they move quickly. I’ve always found that the lab techs who work here also do a great job at sticking you with the needle. We’ve all got that one person who had no clue what they were doing and bruised you pretty good. But I’ve come here for all my regular blood screens and have had nothing but great service. Another thing that strikes me weird about other offices is they try to charge me a $ 50 credit card holding fee, for some non sense, but I’ve never had that issue here.

Only reason I gave them a 2 star is because we came without an appt but even still, I’ve given blood a million times and never taken longer than 5 mins. And I’ve never needed an appt in the past either. We showed up at 830 am on a Monday. there were 4 other people in the waiting room, all without appts and they kept coming out and calling names of people that weren’t even there. We went about 30+ mins without one single person actually waiting in the waiting room being called. my patience was running thin but sat quietly. It wasn’t until I heard other people complaining when I realized how long the wait was.
Finally got to the point where there were 14 people waiting. So crammed people were standing in the hall. too long of a wait in my opinion. A tv in the waiting room would probably go a long way hint hint.

I went to this Labcorp because of the two (!) positive reviews. Because I did not want to drive all the way to La Jolla and because all the others have one and two-​star reviews.
I arrived at 7:40 a.m.; they open at 8. I was the third person in line. Rosemary was the only person working the first half hour. She was AMAZING! Very friendly, incredibly fast, got my veins on the first try, and that is not usually how it goes. The two before me and I were all in and out of there in 5 minutes. By 8:05 there were about eight people in the waiting room, so it’s worth going early. Rosemary rotates and is not always there, but maybe you will be in luck!

I absolutely love this lab! Every single time I’ve been here it’s a good experience. The Phlebotomists are very polite, friendly, great at painlessly taking blood and they make it such a great experience! I’ve even left with hugs!
I exclusively go here to get my blood drawn.