Keep Your Hands On Your Urine If You Go To LabCorp

CONSUMERIST ^ | MARCH 29, 2010 | swampsniper

[SWAMPSNIPER]

Mike was sent to LabCorp for some routine medical tests last week, and what he found was an understaffed, overcrowded dump where patients were arguing that their urine samples were missing, or in one instance stolen while the patient watched. This could just be one badly managed lab, but the Internet is swimming in LabCorp complaints around the country that all repeat the same problems.

[SWAMPSNIPER]

Mass produced medical treatment? A harbinger of things to come?

[listenhillary]

Mom taught me not to pee on my hands. No way!

[Batman11]

“Mom taught me not to pee on my hands. No way!”

Don’ tell Jorge Posada that!

[edpc]

......urine samples were missing, or in one instance stolen while the patient watched.

Was he pissed?

[ConservativeMind]

Use Quest Diagnostics. They are ISO certified.

[wku man]

Sounds like that place is all wee-wee'd up.

Scouts Out! Cavalry Ho!

[jimpick]

Man what a crappy thing to happen to you.

[Viking2002]

They may have issues as a company, but I think part of it may also be due to the quality of medical staffing candidates in certain geographic areas. If you live around a rathole, rats are probably going to come in with resumes. I've been to LabCorp a number of times over the years, and have never had a problem. The staff is relatively pleasant, they do a thorough job with the paperwork, and the crappers are clean. I'm in and out in about 15 minutes. Then again, I also 'prime the pump' with about a quart of water before I head there, so filling a cup isn't an issue. I could probably fill a mop bucket if they asked.

[chipper dave]

What a pisser! lol

[PGR88]

Keep your hands on your urine?

It’s the urine on the hands I’m worried about....

[AlphaOneAlpha]

As I recall, you are in St Augustine as am I. The Lab Corp office off of US 1, near the Walgreen is a chaotic joke and has been. Every one complains but little changes.
I have taken it a step further and escalated the problem to my health care insurer.

[max americana]

>Mom taught me not to pee on my hands. No way!

R Kelly wasn’t listening to his mom.

[dfwgator]

[chipper dave]

Yeah rather poor phrasing. Actually, they claim you can drink your own urine and that it is actually sterile.
I found the last part to be rather surprising.

[Gator113]

Dad taught me not to pee out of my upstairs bedroom window. Apparently it was getting all over his car. LOL

This deathcare system is going to suck in ways we haven’t even thought of yet.

Quality of life will diminish for some, others will die because of it.

Pain, suffering and the ultimate destruction of the best healthcare system known to mankind, is all being done for the gratification of one arrogant bastards ego.

[VermiciousKnid]

Interesting. My local LabCorp is a clean, quiet, well-run office where the staff are both friendly and professional.

I’ve found dealing with this company far more pleasant than my previous lab (Quest Diagnostics).

I wonder if my office is the exception or the rule.

Regards,

[chipper dave]

I've been to those places in other states. They stink like people have hit everything in the place but the intended cup!

[gunner03]

Brit sailor in a lavatory with a swabby. At the completion of their bussiness, the limey observes the sailor ready to leave and remarks “In the British navy, one is taught to wash ones hands after using the loo”, to which the swabby replied “In the American navy, one is taught not to pi— on ones hands”

[ScottinVA]

Don’t know about the labs in the rest of the country, but the staff at the one in Newport News, VA could easily be mistaken for one at an ACORN precinct in Detroit.

[MileHi]

I don't do it. Too intrusive. Does limit options some though. But hey, if the GC, Architect and Mech. consultant wants to submit for my testing, then I am good with it.

[virgil]

I’ve experienced some bad phlebotomists at LabCorp. Left terrible bruises on both arms. On the first arm she drew a serum tube, but forgot to draw a purple top. So she had to stick me again. Really ugly. Another time, I told the phlebotomist to draw in my right arm and even showed her exactly where the vein was. She said NO, I’ll do what I want. She went fishing in the other arm. Left a terrible bruise. Lately they have been getting better though. Nicer people, better phlebotomist.

[chipper dave]

Dad taught me not to pee out of my upstairs bedroom window. Apparently it was getting all over his car. LOL

Hopefully it wasn't a convertible! It reminds me of a story my cousin told me when we I was young. Their cat liked to lean against the upstairs bathroom window. One day they left the window open and the cat fell out! lol

[Soul of the South]

Last time I went to Labcorp to have blood drawn the attendant did not put on gloves. When I asked him why, he said it was none of my business since the gloves were to protect him not me.

[SouthDixie]

To pee or not to pee...that is the question.

[38special]

www.quickfixurine.com

[NonValueAdded]

Stolen samples from the elderly? Someone likely getting big bucks to swap in a “clean” sample for a drug screening. It would serve them right if granny and grandpa had a toke in the car before coming in for their test. :)