http://www.labcorpsucks.com/blog/labcorp-technicians-are-not-properly-trained/ Laboratory Corporation of America - Tell Your Story and File a Complaint Fri, 08 Jul 2011 14:15:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.labcorpsucks.com/blog/labcorp-technicians-are-not-properly-trained/comment-page-1/#comment-1874 dalmatian Fri, 11 Jun 2010 00:19:33 +0000 http://www.labcorpsucks.com/blog/?p=408#comment-1874 Just for a point of clarity, how about referring to the individuals involved in the performance of taking the blood as "phlebotomists" vs technicians? WHY one might ask? Because technician or technologist is the terminology that should be utilized for those individuals who analyze the blood, the folks who by federal guidelines must have an educational background! BTW: NO WAY should your GTT have been performed you were NOT a glucose challenge, after a HUGE apology and profuse bowing and scraping, the phlebotomist should have rescheduled you to the next available day convenient to YOU! Just for a point of clarity, how about referring to the individuals involved in the performance of taking the blood as “phlebotomists” vs technicians? WHY one might ask? Because technician or technologist is the terminology that should be utilized for those individuals who analyze the blood, the folks who by federal guidelines must have an educational background! BTW: NO WAY should your GTT have been performed you were NOT a glucose challenge, after a HUGE apology and profuse bowing and scraping, the phlebotomist should have rescheduled you to the next available day convenient to YOU!

]]> http://www.labcorpsucks.com/blog/labcorp-technicians-are-not-properly-trained/comment-page-1/#comment-1784 employee Mon, 05 Apr 2010 01:19:04 +0000 http://www.labcorpsucks.com/blog/?p=408#comment-1784 Sounds like the typical mistake techs make when reading GTT test numbers. When techs are entering tests into the computer they can look up more info on it and it would have told them how long your GTT was for. Instead this tech ASSUMED it was a one hour test...this is why I keep cheat sheets handy for everyone especially for the GTT test numbers. Sounds like the typical mistake techs make when reading GTT test numbers. When techs are entering tests into the computer they can look up more info on it and it would have told them how long your GTT was for. Instead this tech ASSUMED it was a one hour test…this is why I keep cheat sheets handy for everyone especially for the GTT test numbers.

]]> http://www.labcorpsucks.com/blog/labcorp-technicians-are-not-properly-trained/comment-page-1/#comment-1763 WAS A GOOD GUY Mon, 15 Mar 2010 19:11:11 +0000 http://www.labcorpsucks.com/blog/?p=408#comment-1763 Well I work for LabCorp for 7 years, I have been assualted, spat apond, even threaten. At late I was fired for Standing up for my self. against a patient. Well I work for LabCorp for 7 years, I have been assualted, spat apond, even threaten. At late I was fired for Standing up for my self. against a patient.

]]> http://www.labcorpsucks.com/blog/labcorp-technicians-are-not-properly-trained/comment-page-1/#comment-1755 SOMEONE Sun, 07 Mar 2010 22:44:39 +0000 http://www.labcorpsucks.com/blog/?p=408#comment-1755 I am a regular patient at a site and the girl at this site is a nice little girl. she works by herself doing 20-50 patients a day by herself. the regulars love her and she loves her regulars, but the people that just come in once in a while and the drug screens are horrendous to her I have seen them throw pens, insurance, credit cards and driver licenses @ her I even seen a guy mad @ the world throw the clipboard @ her. she had a guy try to get into her office @ closing and on more than one occasion heard her take some of the most apalling verbal abuse. i have seen patients break her into tears and management does nothing but criticize her and her performance. She admits she can be snippy but when she gets stearn and defends herself to the ubruly jerks that come into her office she gets complained on. I would really hate to see her quit but I wouldn't blame her because me and some of the other regulars can see that the stress is really affecting her in all the wrong ways. she needs help in her office and still corporate does nothing. absolutely pathetic. she gets alot of people who don't read or write english and you try doing a drug screen on a patientwho can't even read or write their name in english. i don't know how she does it. but someone needs to step in and fix this. I am a regular patient at a site and the girl at this site is a nice little girl. she works by herself doing 20-50 patients a day by herself. the regulars love her and she loves her regulars, but the people that just come in once in a while and the drug screens are horrendous to her I have seen them throw pens, insurance, credit cards and driver licenses @ her I even seen a guy mad @ the world throw the clipboard @ her. she had a guy try to get into her office @ closing and on more than one occasion heard her take some of the most apalling verbal abuse.
i have seen patients break her into tears and management does nothing but criticize her and her performance. She admits she can be snippy but when she gets stearn and defends herself to the ubruly jerks that come into her office she gets complained on. I would really hate to see her quit but I wouldn’t blame her because me and some of the other regulars can see that the stress is really affecting her in all the wrong ways. she needs help in her office and still corporate does nothing. absolutely pathetic.
she gets alot of people who don’t read or write english and you try doing a drug screen on a patientwho can’t even read or write their name in english. i don’t know how she does it. but someone needs to step in and fix this.

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