LabCorp

Pretty terrible wait time if you come first thing in the morning, get ready to wait 45 minutes to an hour. They are not very nice either and are unable to clearly state how much they would expect me to pay!

I have always arrived here at 8 am (as soon as they open). Everything from billing to sample collection is fast and efficient as well as painless. Highly recommend this location.

This has become my go-​to place for blood work. I’ve been on three separate occasions and have worked with two different technicians. I am a hard draw and really appreciated that the techs were adept and left me with no bruising. There was little to no wait each time. Plus, the blood draw room and adjacent bathroom (sample time!) were both well-​organized and clean.

Like several other reviewers, I came here for the employer wellness check — a fasted blood test (aka kill me now). I had an 8:30am appointment, showed up around 8:15, and I was seen and back in my car before my original appointment time.
If that isn’t impressive, I don’t know what is.
The cherry on top was that my blood test actually was painless. Sometimes they say, «Now you’re going to feel a little poke» and it’s a brutal, insanely painful attack on your arm. Not this time. A+ to the woman who did my test. She was quick, friendly and efficient.

Worst experience! I was fasting, didn’t take an appointment and I went there around 8:30am. I saw four people ahead of me, so I thought would make it by 9:10am. Only one person working, she takes care of insurance and goes to the lab and takes the test, on an average 15 mins per patient (no complaints about her, she is doing her best). After 2 patients, another comes from outside and says he has an appointment. So, no wait time for him, she immediately takes him. I just couldn’t take it, with this speed I’ll not be done by 9:30am as well. Felt very bad and left. I cannot believe the fact that even Dr’s appointment takes 5 mins and just for blood test, you have to wait for an hour… there’s huge flaw in the system.

Same person doing the signup and blood draw, but given that there was nobody else in line, I don’t see that as a problem. She changed gloves before the draw. Pretty painless.
I did have to wait about 10 minutes after my appointment time though.

Made an appointment on line for a Monday morning. Came here & the doors were locked. Hardly anyone in the parking lot & thought they were closed; maybe a holiday or something.
After 10 minutes, someone from inside their office saw me standing outside came & unlocked the door.
Went to the correct suite where the lab was located. Small little hole-​in-​the-​wall place that did not look much like a medical facility. No one else was there. When inquired about whether people were coming in, the gal at the desk said yes. Informed her that the doors were locked & couldn’t get in, she said that «maybe someone accidentally locked doors while exiting». You can’t «accidentally» lock the doors b/​c these doors open up automatically when you approach them & the switch to lock the doors is well above the average person’s height.
The same person at the front desk doing the paperwork is the same person drawing the blood in the lab. The blood drawing room is one small, dingy room with one chair. It did not look very sanitary cleaned. The gal who drew my blood did not change gloves. She wore the same glove taking my paperwork & drawing my blood.
Even though I was late for the appointment because I couldn’t get in, there was no waiting. Got in & out of there in 5 minutes.
No other issues encountered.
Order blood tests & paid for them on-​line thru Direct Labs. Got my results within 24 hours. Fast, quick and easy and reasonable as well. Glad I did not get the blood work done at the hospital or through QUEST Diagnostic (which is another story).

5 minutes or less and you’re done.
Benefits:
1. Nurse is a pro and has done blood draws so many times that it’s near painless when she draws blood
2. Friendly staff
3. Quick and easy
4. Reiterate number 1

The gal who took my blood was nice and very caring. I have a tendency to faint and she quickly moved me to a place to lie down and was nice about accommodating me.
They were quick. We went in just before 4 pm and there was no wait which shocked me.

I had just seen my cardiologist today in Mountain, View. He wrote me a requisition for many blood test. So I left and went to Lab Corp on Grant road. My wait wasn’t bad at all. I expected to wait for a long time so I brought a magazine. I was pleased to be seen by the receptionist who also happened to be my lab technician as well. She was so kind and gentle. I will definitely be coming back again. Anyone who can handle the front desk and do the lab work too and still smile is ok in my book.

On the scale of fun, getting a blood test ranks pretty high… right next to having a car run over your foot or getting poked in the eye by a circus midget. So when my doctor said I should get a blood test, I could hardly contain my enthusiasm.
Though the LabCorp branch in Sunnyvale is closer to me, I went with the Mountain View branch because of its better reviews. The office is on the ground floor of a small medical complex. Parking was ample.
Making an appointment online can be helpful, but in my case I arrived at 9:37am without one and there was only one person ahead of me. At 10:05, I was asked to take a seat in the Chair of Fun, and in a few minutes the nurse was about to initiate the ritual blood sacrifice.
How much this process hurts depends largely on the skill of the person performing it. Sometimes the person will prick you a few times with the needle trying to find the vein; that’s the worst. My nurse certainly knew her craft and put the needle in smoothly; it felt like nothing more than a pinch. And before I could say «hemoglobin» 50 times, the blood draw was over and she was putting gauze over my arm.
Alas, our blood test fun was too short. I can’t wait till the next time my doctor says I need a blood test so I can come back to LabCorp Mountain View!

I was super nervous about coming here since some lab corps had really negative reviews. This place was awesome! Got there around 8:45am, waited about ten minutes, was in and out in a heartbeat.
The actual blood draw was smooth and the woman who drew my blood was so chill. I was wriggling and panicky but she is such a pro. I went in scared and left smiling because it was such a pleasant experience.

Good place to go for routine blood work. I made an appointment. I arrived about 10 minutes early and there was another person just finishing up. After a very short wait it was my turn. Process was simple and lab person was very good — couldn’t feel anything when the needle went in.