One of the advantages of living in San Diego is UCSD research. This is one of the new center to…read moreget the Early Test, which can detect HIV infection as early as one week after exposure. While tradition HIV testing like the Rapid Test detects HIV by detecting antibodies, the Early Test detects infection by detecting the virus. One can get both tests performed and both are FREE. Results of the standard Rapid Test will be given within 15 minutes while the Early Test results will take two weeks. The doctor will provide a personalized ID number along with a date to check for the results online (https://theearlytest.ucsd.edu/The_Early_Test/Results_of_The_Early_Test_HIV_Antibody_%26_HIV_Viral_Load_Testing_in_San_Diego,_California.html ) or by phone. For HIV testing at this site, I find it best to make an appointment. Find parking on the street; there's usually plenty within a three block radius on Park Blvd. Lead The Way is hard to miss, it's literally across from the Crypt (http://www.yelp.com/biz/the-crypt-san-diego-2#hrid:If-S8-HYtS143l9lASWtqQ/src:self ). Lead The Way is very different from the two other places I've been to get tested before (http://www.yelp.com/biz/ucsd-antiviral-research-center-san-diego#hrid:4JuCu7uiyaw-lTRY70QAuQ/src:self ). When they say they're trying to banish the sigma of HIV testing, they mean it. It's an intensely relax atmosphere. The decor is modern and definitely sets the mood they're going for. There's one computer station to surf the internet while waiting. I got in right away with my appointment and the whole thing took 30 minutes. After explaining the consent forms and procedure, they pricked my finger for the rapid test. The results are faster than the mouth swap by 10-20 minutes. During the 10-15 minutes waiting time for the results, the worker asked me further questions about my sexual practices and explained things if I needed it. It wasn't my first time at the rodeo, so I didn't really need much explanation. Then, I got my rapid results and was taken into a room to get my blood drawn for the Early Test. Done and done. PS Note that there are limits to every test and know what the results are telling you. While the Early Test detects recent infection well, the Rapid Test detects a wider time frame. It's important to pick the appropriate test for your possible exposure time frame. I like to do both for the overlap.

Get yourself tested . Fast free and friendly. Wonderful…read more service for the community! John

Long story short: I was scheduled for blood work at 8 a.m. for the week of April 17, 2006. Arrived…read moreat 7:55 am and was given access to the building and office by then. Walking in, I showed my prepaid label to the attendant and asked whether it was better to check in on a tablet or with her directly. The attendant responded dismissively, asking what I was doing there 5 minutes before my appointment, which made me feel undervalued as a customer. My experience was marred by her dismissive attitude, which made me feel unwelcome despite having prepaid for my bloodwork. I proceeded with a corporation report, and today, April 22, I received a call from Labcorp apologizing, explaining, and presenting her side of the facts: she was "surprised" because I showed up 5 minutes earlier, given that the area around is full of homeless people. I appreciated the acknowledgment and the effort to clarify the situation. Then Labcorp, through their employee, assumed I was a homeless person, even presenting the pre-paid label of my appointment. Take your conclusions from here.

Shout out to Sharon for being so amazing today. She was really welcoming, kind, warm and friendly…read more Took really great care of me and explaining the process from potential billing/future lab work she saw I'll need to come back in for. I usually dread coming to do lab work and although I had to pay for street parking, got a bit lost due to the construction happening outside, meeting Sharon was a highlight. I barely felt the needle and chatting with her made the process painless! I'll definitely be coming back to this location for future blood work, they're by far the best in my book !

Hector was amazing! I came for a blood draw and I was so nervous. He was so kind and made me feel…read moreso comfortable. 10/10 experience! Office was clean and was in and out within 15 minutes!

I have worked for Sharp, UCSD, and Scripps and let me tell you, they are the only people who have…read morefigured out how to get a hard stick like me without issue! Sometimes we use my hand, sometimes a butterfly needle, and sometimes it works out how it should, but they never use me as a pin cushion. I have been other places that had to use the hospital IV team and stick random parts of my body I didn't know worked. This is a seamless process with the nicest staff. And very time efficient!!

Wow! I can't say enough about this place. Like a lot of Labcorp locations they're busy & even with…read moreappointments you may have to wait a bit. There's only so much they can do with their patients loads. I experienced an unusual (for me) situation while there. Was fasting & quite a few tubes of blood drawn & I began to feel faint. First for me with a blood draw! Lucia, Blake (I believe), & Natalia took such great care of me! They were so kind & even though it was the end of a busy day for them, they kept a close eye on me & kept me comfortable & didn't make me feel rushed on any level. Also, on another note, Lucia's needle stick was one of the most painless I've ever had! Huge thanks to all of them!

I'm giving this Labcorp one star because there is one kind worker there- Bertha…read more But today I had the worse experience and a woman by the name Lucia- had me shaking. I had an appointment at 8:30- when I inquired at 8:45, Lucia blew me off-, I inquired again at 9:00 after seeing people with 9:00 appointments go before me, Lucia yelled at me rudely. I was visibly shaking. Luckily I was able to ask for Bertha to draw my blood. I hope the manager of this establishment (Renee) reads this and does something about Lucia's behavior.

Truly only of the most intentionally poorly run companies out there. Nobody works at the front…read moredesk, nobody answers the phones, very intentionally so you can't ask questions. The only people who care are the employees, who are caught between their patients and incompetent management, by design of said management. Only go to Quest Diagnostics if you absolutely have to, otherwise avoid at all costs.

The phlebotomist that took my daughters blood was terrible. She stuck her twice and didn't even…read morebother to check initially which arm had a better vein. It was a terrible experience. She was distracted and didn't seem like she really cared. Would NEVER return here.

Worst AHF location. I appreciate AHF as a service this is the worst location. I shouldn't have to…read morewait 1 and a half hours to leave a sample. I would rather drive 3 hour to the Hollywood location. I don't know who runs this office they need to be terminated. They made me wait 30minutes after getting a number to take my ID and do their admin work. They should be checking my ID as soon as I am done with online check in at the same time as giving me my number

Extremely frustrated with the service provided here. I called and asked about information to…read morereceive basic, primary care level of service. I was told to just come in during the office hours, be seen, get assigned a medical person and I would be good to go. I arrived when they open at 8:30 am, only to be told to come back at 10am when they start testing. I come back, and then I'm told since I have insurance that they don't accept, I won't be able to receive the medication I came in for. When I called - I told them I had insurance, when I came in at 8:30 - I told them I had insurance.... I don't understand why I wasn't notified sooner. If I didn't have insurance, it wouldn't of been a problem. I really wanted to support this place, but it doesn't seem like they have it together. I took off time from work to take care of this and now I will run out of medication since I won't be able to get my prescription refilled in time.

Me and the rest of the patients in the lobby were all chatting about how this is the nicest labcop…read morewe've ever seen. All of us have been to other locations and agreed they were pretty sketchy for whatever reason, but not this one. Easy appointments, really sweet staff (Lola was just lovely) and great hours. Don't believe what you read online they open at 6 am. Wish i had known that before missing work to come in.

I was a little nervous to go to this location because of all the bad reviews but when I showed up,…read moreI didn't have an appointment. I was able to use the Kiosk to check in without any issues the technician Colin was able to verify my lab order and insurance information and then quickly brought me back. I was in and out within 10 minutes, and the technician was so good at the insertion of the needle that it didn't hurt at all.

Was late to my appointment trying to figure out how to get to it, but took the elevator up and…read morefinally found it. The ladies at the front desk were super nice and helped me out to where I needed to go! My apt was smooth, the lady I had was also very nice, friendly, and very kind! Made sure I was okay after the drawing and made sure everything was good to go! There's definitely limited parking, but I was able to find a spot pretty quick along the side of the road! P.S if you are getting your blood drawn and have a Quest appointment, go inside the doors, head towards the elevator and it tells you which floor to go to by doctors' name! There is also a note inside the elevator on which floor you are supposed to go to. Go through the door next to the elevator, Quest is not the first lobby you see! Go through the big door and follow the signs!

Had an appointment today. Not a walk-in. Waited over two hours. Very dissatisfied. Have requested…read moremy doctor not refer any patients to this location.

I had a very disappointing experience at this Labcorp location. I came in for routine lab work…read morerelated to my surrogacy journey, and instead of receiving professional, respectful service, I was met with unnecessary difficulty. As soon as the receptionist learned my appointment was for surrogacy, she said she couldn't find the ordering physician in the system and seemed unfamiliar with how to handle my paperwork. Rather than trying to resolve the issue or asking for assistance, she told me to take my weekly lab order and leave. It was frustrating to feel dismissed simply because she wasn't familiar with surrogacy-related lab orders. Patients shouldn't be turned away or made to feel like they're an inconvenience because staff lack knowledge about a particular type of medical care. I hope this location provides better training so future patients--especially surrogates and others with specialized medical orders--are treated with professionalism, respect, and a genuine effort to help.

The parking was easy. Also, little wait time as i had an appointment. My. technician was…read moreknowledgeable and gentle.

Came on Friday and Wednesday for lab draw. Making and appt…read moreonline is super easy. Short wait after checking in at the kiosk. Small waiting room but multiple sturdy chairs Mari did a great job. Great bedside manner. Came back Wednesday. The person didn't have the best bedside manner. No name tag or badge. Was unable to get all of the blood so she called Mari in to help. The original girl came back to label the blood. They had me sign a piece of paper saying that the blood was labeled in front of me, but then didn't finish labeling the blood in front of me. So that was a little weird. Overall, it's a busy clinic that does a good job of getting you in and out

Quest Diagnostics Labs are located in various locations. I've been a longtime customer for the labs…read morelocated on North Camden Drive in Beverly Hills. During my overextended stay in San Diego while helping my friend, I had to continue my self care and have had lab work done at this Hillcrest location which is next to Scripps Mercy Medical Center. Subterranean parking is available, convenient but for a fee and not validated by the lab. Quest Diagnostics had all my info already and the online appointment system makes things easy with less paperwork. After scheduling my appointment, go into the lab, check in using their kiosk and within minutes, the lab tech calls my name. The lab techs are professional, they have the surfaces clean and wear gloves. They sterilize instruments and my arm before the Jab which I cannot watch as I am very squeamish and might faint if I see all the amount of blood they draw out...Ouch! yikes!! I do wish they would have early morning appointments because when appointments are not until mid afternoon, the long stretch of fasting can make me weak and faint. Recently my health had diminished from some unexplainable reasons and hence lab work was needed and sometimes retested to determine accuracy. After multiple lab work results, nothing alarming resulted so, I am relieved and less worried, about my health but still feel fragile. Quest Diagnostics does get super busy, but they are organized, make an appointment to get expeditious service. Recommend