Comments on: LabCorp Drug Test – We Need Your Help

By: Doe, Jane

Doe, Jane — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 20:21:35 +0000

Desk person, who also took my blood, had hair that looked like she had been electrocuted, wore a sneer on her face and did not answer when I said, “Good Morning”.
The next time I went I asked not to be ‘served’ by her, but receptionist had bad attitude when I singed in on the wrong form – it was the ONLY form available at the counter. Entering a person’s blood stream and removing a sample is intimate if nothing else and should be done by someone at least polite,in an atmosphere that is not hostile. The unemployment rate is atrocious, but these people manage to have jobs – what’s wrong with this picture? Can’t leave my name because I have to go back there.

By: Terri

Terri — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 20:43:24 +0000

Hello All,

I am writing to let you know that I am currently disputing paternity results on my child in which Labcorp provided the results of the father not being the father. I have to pay out of pocket 650.00 just to gain accurate results to provide to the courts to obtain child support!! Anyone else who has had this problem please let me know, I am considering legal action for this inaccurate result not has cost me money I don’t have, but distress for I have had to deal with a lot of negative actions due to inaccurate results…

By: Longhorn Fan

Longhorn Fan — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 13:12:59 +0000

Wow. Just googled for some info r/t MRO documentation and found this topic. Similiar situation happened to me in TX. Called for random test on 2/11/08, TPAPN participant for 20 of the required 24 months, lab office was very busy, sent me to the staff bathroom, did not follow COC policy like they normally did every other time, record temp, divide into two vials, seal each one, I initial each and confirm COC #, then sealed in biohaz bag and COC sticker applied, initial that sticker, then put on the big orange sticker (program participant ID I assume) and placed into the box and ready to ship. This time, they took my cup, unlabled, and set it on a cluttered work area with two other open urine spec’s near mine. Suddenly, I’m pos for Morphine!
What? Was not notified of results until the 17th and my Case manager from TPAPN called me at home to ask for my excuse. I had to call LabCorp and get the number for their MRO, who called me a week later, the dirty urine, long since discarded, so no way to confirm what happened. I told MRO that the only thing I had done was eaten lemon/poppy seed muffins the day before (3 tiny ones) and had not worked since before Christmas, no access to Morphine and only other meds were BCP seasonale and MVI. So, had to restart the program over again, another 2 years, and still dont know what the MRO reported to TPAPN. Was told by MRO that I would not get a copy of his findings, they go to the Case Manager. So now I find that this is not an isolated incident!!. Quest Lab ran the test, bought out by FirstLab, but Lab Corp has been taking my labs 2x’s a month since 6/06. BTW, the girl who took by lab and left it there only worked there for 2 months, then quit. Then they started cracking down on procedures!!! I’m MAD!!!

By: lab corp vic

lab corp vic — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 03:41:47 +0000

so why respond bradbury?

By: lab corp vic

lab corp vic — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 03:40:39 +0000

any lab test now first responder to this lab sends their sample to lab corp…

By: sackie

sackie — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 04:04:57 +0000

that is a violation of the hippa laws and you have a lawsuit on your hands if you can prove it happened

By: Elhmurst Prison Camp

Elhmurst Prison Camp — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 08:07:18 +0000

Why dont people visit the Lab that is handling their specimens. ITS Horrific what goes on in the Elmhurst Lab . I am a former employee who witnessed Supervisors, Group Leads, and employees pass around parts of a fetus . This was not a part of their job duty , they used some mother’s pain as amusement .
This is what happened when companies promote dumb asses as leaders.
Lab Corp is the worst place I ever had to work for. The Supervisor is a wasted , uneducated, controlling,racist, inhumane piece of crap.

By: Misc

Misc — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 21:56:14 +0000

Labcorp sucks. They recently came into my office to conduct drug testing on employees and they were having open cups all on the table of urine and several tests were mixed which resulted in me having a dirty urine when I am clean

By: unknown

unknown — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 21:40:36 +0000

First of all the person who started the drug screen is not suppose to leave and send another person in to finish. I start I finish. you were suppose too have watch from begining to end. specimen sealed and then sign. You were suppose to have been told the procedures of the collection before starting. Like they told you. It was alot wrong with the collection. also I am a collector and I do not get the info about any clients medication. when they try to force it on me, I tell them if they need that infomation they will call you. Some people get mad but, that is how I handle that situation. You also do not bring your medication bottles to your job or the site because the MRO will handle that with the Pharmacy once the get that information from you. So it was another problem behind this. Even though the collection was handle the wrong way.

By: Jill

Jill — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 15:06:03 +0000

If other people saw your medical information from a fax machine or your supervisor disclosed information about the test, it is a violation of HIPAA and you should take action against LabCorp for violation of your rights. Supervisors are considered “agents of the company” since they are salary and LabCorp is responsible for answering for their mistakes. Should you get an attorney, make sure he or she is well versed in medical rights! All the employees that looked at that fax are also in violation.