I do not handle blood draw well, and my visit was no exception. But the phlebotomist taking care of me was so kind and gentle. My nerves were through the roof and after she finished the blood draw, I felt like I was passing out and she totally brought me back and then took care of me until I felt well enough to leave. Most of the negative reviews about this location are about parking, a slow elevator, and an undesirable check-in service. All of which I don't think is fair or reflective of the actual care you receive. I thought parking was easy, I took the stairs, and the check-in was simply on my phone, so I'm not sure what the problem is. I would definitely return here. read more

It's very clean and hygienic at this Quest location location in San Clemente. Savanna drew my blood today and she was great and she did not even bruise me! The first woman was afraid of me so luckily I got Savannah it was a much better experience with her The check in process can be a little daunting if your barcode doesn't work. Make sure you have your drivers license ready to put in their check in machine. read more

Quest Diagnostics - Waiting room is stressful - Laboratory Testing Near Me - San Clemente, California

They use tape to bandage the injection site that is very painful to remove. I developed a skin rash from the tape.

I had an absolutely wonderful experience with Rachel, the phlebotomist at Quest Diagnostics. From the moment I walked in, she made me feel comfortable and cared for. Rachel is incredibly professional, gentle, and skilled -- the blood draw was quick, painless, and done with such confidence that I barely felt a thing. She has a warm personality, a calming presence, and explains everything clearly. It's rare to meet someone who is both highly competent and genuinely kind, and Rachel is exactly that. She turned what is usually a stressful appointment into something easy and pleasant. Thank you, Rachel, for your exceptional care -- you turned my day around! I highly recommend her to anyone who needs lab work done. read more

I have been suffering from utis, and my doctor sent me to go do a culture with them. I am in so much pain today but they welcomed me in immediately, let me use the bathroom and took care of the culture order immediately while being very nice to me. Wonderful experience! read more

Seriously the best quest! This one is farther from my house but I always go here because the phlebotomists are so kind and skilled. Everyone I've seen has been exceptional. I decided to write this review because yesterday I had to take my 2 year old to get his blood drawn for the first time. I fully expected him to be scream/cry and just not cooperate. The two female phlebotomists who helped us were so kind, gentle and skilled. Thanks to them, my toddler didn't cry once - not one tear!! He stayed calm the whole time. I'm still so shocked and grateful that it was such a great stress-free experience for the whole family. I was so nervous and honestly dreading the appointment but now I know to always take him to this location and he'll be okay. read more

I deserve that they don't have a person at the front desk. It's the worst office experience. I just need to drop off a sample and I have to make an appointment?? I've always walked in and walked out. But now with no front office person it's a 10-20 minute wait. And with some testing it's not possible to make a pre appointment. This is crazy. I won't ever come here again if I can help it. read more

Tech Ben did this to my arm 12.2.25. This was very painful and still is. The worst experience I have ever had. Totally unacceptable, horrible and NOT OK!! Please do not allow Ben near you or your family! He's in the wrong business. read more

Quest Diagnostics - Tech Ben took my blood on 12.2.25! This is the worst and was thee most painful experience. This treatment is horrible and unacceptable!!!! - Laboratory Testing Near Me - San Clemente, California

The staff is great but the location is absolutely horrific. You can't find parking and the elevator is the slowest in California. If you're able, take the stairs up 3 floors. Thats IF you found parking. All in all, it's worth it to find another location with more accessibility. read more

Quest in San Clemente (Camino de los Mares) has one of the best phlebotomists I have ever met, and I always chose this location for its cleanliness and good service, but especially because of this amazingly professional and gifted phlebotomist LEONIDA. She is detailed oriented, professional, has great customer service, and excellent blood drawing skills! Excellent overall for location and customer service read more

Utterly incompetent. I went in for my annual blood draw and spent 30 minutes waiting for the technician "key" each test. This has never happened to me before. She then tells me my out of pocket cost is over $6,0000!!!! I do these tests every year and am charged no more that $400. I am not sure if this tech was poorly trained or what but avoid this location. read more

Everything went well; Botox,vitamina B12 facials. Everyone here is amazing. They are so positive all the time.

I usually have a big fear of getting blood drawn, but this place really helped me overcome it. Suzy was amazing--so kind and gentle, and it was completely painless. I had a 10:20 am appointment, checked in at 10:10, got called in at 10:14, and was finished by 10:20. The process was super quick and efficient. Highly recommend this place for anyone who's nervous about blood work! read more

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Great service. Could not get a morning appointment, so I booked a afternoon slot. Woke up early walked in at opening and was seen with only a brief weight. read more

NO Receptionist. This is a busy location. They definitely need a receptionist I made an advanced appointment but when I checked in the self serve kiosk said I no appt? Arrived back an hour later and I'm still waiting in lobby 20 minutes after my rescheduled appointment , and the people in the lobby who arrived after me are getting called before me. This place is terrible. Other patients complaining in lobby also complaining about errors with the system also. Not having a receptionist is not fair to the employees that work here also. This location is looking worn down needs paint, etc. what's going on Quest?? read more

Go to Labcoorp every time I come here they show up late and takes them 20 min to get ready to take the first customer. This is the LAST time I will us quest. read more

Quest Diagnostics - Laboratory Testing Near Me - San Clemente, California

The care at Quest was good but due to a mess-up with paper work we were charged almost $1K for bloodwork. I paid it to avoid a negative ding on my credit. My Doctor office straightened it out and they admit we are due a refund. It's been 9 months since the blood tests and 6 months since it's resolved!!!! Still NO refund!!! Sat on hold for 24 minutes 2 weeks ago thinking they resolved and sent a check!! Still nothing!!! read more

I worked for Quest for 22 years, was a manager, med tech , also drew blood for years prior in a hospital. My experience recently was unacceptable. I have on previous occasions attempted to reach ANYONE in management at the PSC level in Orange County. YOU MAKE IT IMPOSSIBLE to reach a manager. You do not give a "darn" about the patient. AND YES I worked for Quest. I had an abysmal experience again on Friday . Your phlebotomist did NOT mix my blood samples properly ( EDTA and Pro Time anticoagulants in the tube were not mixed properly) and when I called her on it... her response was not positive..... . I just reviewed my results and they are abnormal , I am going to have my doctor order free re-testing of my samples and now have to go in for a re-draw. The reason I said I had another NEGATIVE experience at this PSC is because , as others have said, it is understaffed. This is a deliberate decision by management at Quest. I am so disappointed with Quest... read more

JENNIFER is the BEST ! No one can ever find a vein - she did it on the first try. And she's so nice & helpful!

I just left Quest lab. The care I received was over and above my expectations. The lab tech is part-time, Hayli and she usually works at the Dana Point lab. The office is generally efficient and I think it deserves 4 stars at least. Today was over and above. PS please get her a name tag! Carol read more

Time to update your appointment kiosk. One is out of order. The other one is clearly faulty. I walked up after being sent from my doctor's office across the street. A lady in front of me signs in at the kiosk and then just stands there. She finally moves and I see I was supposed to have been signing in at the kiosk. So I start the process and it says I am too late for my appt so I have to go on the waiting list. I ask the nurse if there's anything I can do but she says no. I've been sitting here for half an hour and four different people had issues with that wretched kiosk. One guy said he signed into the waiting list an hour ago. Nurse asks did it scan your id and ins card. He said no. She said you need to sign in again because it didn't work. I then realize i didn't scan anything either so I probably didn't sign in either. I ask if I need to sign in again and she said I don't see your name so yes. So I just wasted half an hour. Another guy walks up behind me at the kiosk and says he has same issue so he signs in after me again. Then someone walked in to use kiosk and said he can't seem to find the appointment he made a while back. They just put him on the waiting list too. So I guess making an appointment might not help anyway. The old guy who has been waiting an hour got fed up and raised a bit of a stink so they took him. I think it kinda sucks he had to speak up but at least they finally took the poor old guy. Three people just got sent away because they close for lunch from 11:30 to 12:30. Must be nice. I've been sitting here starving bc I had to fast before the blood is taken. But at least the staff are polite and pleasant. read more

Beware going here. They don't know how to draw blood correctly. Hematoma was growing before I even got to my car. Ouch! read more

Quest Diagnostics - Laboratory Testing Near Me - San Clemente, California

They have a new registration system and it obviously doesn't work well. It was placing walk ins ahead of appointments. Several people with no appointment or appointments later than mine were taken first, and I know this because everyone in the lobby was complaining and comparing our appt times. When I finally got them to listen to me that they'd skipped me, the tech tried to tell me they'd been calling my name and I hadn't been there. An outright lie. They skipped me and should have owned it. When I argued this point to her she refused to draw my blood and went and got another tech. That tech was very nice and got me in and out quick, after sharing that they are short staffed, and not able to take breaks. read more

I couldn't get an appointment to fit my needs so I went in person. I got in quick, it was quick and easy and the results were sent to my doctor quickly. read more

Chelsey is an angel. my daughter and i had to do 4 hour glucose tolerance tests and she made this awful test manageable Thank you! read more

Excellent experience at first visit to this location. Made a Saturday morning appointment and arrived expecting a full waiting room, but just 1 person waiting. Staff was friendly, efficient and hit us in and out before our scheduled time! read more

Zero customer service support or front desk staff. Elder patients who do not know how to work the iPad check in end up standing at the front until another patient is kind enough to assist them. Facility is extremely understaffed and despite having an appointment, I waited 25 minutes to be seen. Quest needs to change their approach as they overall offer no customer service in person or over the phone. I wouldn't recommend that anyone go to any of Quest's locations for blood work. read more

I had an appointment at this location for today, April 13th at 11:10am for a very important and urgent blood test! Upon arrival I checked in and my mother and I sat down as suddenly one of the two women working there came out and said that she does not have an order from my doctor. I showed her the order on the My Quest app. She said I should send it to the email address she provided, but I could not send it, it was just the first part of the order that was visible on the app and not a full order since it included multiple blood work exams. My mother and I told her that we do not understand how we can see the order in the app, and she cannot see it in her system. She was getting very rude and confirmed that she cannot find it and the app has nothing to do with her system in the office. Then the other employee came out to assist another patient, and I tried to talk to her but she totally ignored me. Furthermore, she slammed the door in front of my mother's face and left! My mother and I were shocked about this rude behavior and we finally left. Afterwards, we drove directly to the Quest Lab in Laguna Hills, 23521 Paseo de Valencia, checked in as a walk-in and asked the staff if she is able to find the order for me in her system. She confirmed, the order is there in the system, but unfortunately it was 15 mins before closing time and she could not draw blood from me. Regrettably, I traveled 30 miles, spent 2.5h and still was not able to get my blood work done today! I will have to wait two days, on Monday I have to take a day off from work and visit the Quest Lab this time as a walk-in again. It is self explanatory, that I will not visit the Quest lab in San Clemente on Monday! Despite our efforts to resolve the situation and get the very important blood work done, we encountered disrespectful behavior and a lack of assistance at your Quest lab, 675 Camino de los Mares in San Clemente. This experience was highly disappointing and unacceptable. According to your QUEST WAY, your CULTURE is powered by the 5 C's starting with Customer First. Unfortunately, today's interaction with your employees did not align with this principle at all! We expect better treatment and professionalism from Quest Diagnostics. Moving forward, we hope for a swift resolution to this matter, an apology and assurance that such incidents will not occur again in the future. On Monday, I will file a complaint against these two Quest employees with the complaint department. In addition, I will contact Quest Diagnostics Corporate and share my experience. read more

REALLY BAD CUSTOMER CARE , the way my kids were treated was incredibly bad! Both of my kids had an appointment and they made them miss it and they said that they couldn't see them ! Don't ever come here at this location! read more

Been to this location several times and each time my experience was great in and out very quickly. I have made appointments in the past but find not necessary especially if u come on Saturday at 11:30 because they close at noon only 3 minute wait. read more

Very rude, and unpleasant phlebotomist, no personality or communication skills either. Interrupted me and talked over me. I was asking a question and she interrupted me mid-sentence to give me an impatient command, which I was already working on anyway. Irritating voice. Obviously hates her job, and maybe her life, maybe even herself. So why should I suffer for it? The only good thing was that she only stuck me once, and the area looks ok. I definitely do not feel welcome here. There was one friendly person who smiled to say goodbye, probably because it was lunchtime, and I was leaving, nothing to do with me as a human being. read more

The worst customer service!! Treats patients with absolutely no respect at all!! The employees were extremely nasty and were ONLY concerned with closing the door at 3:30PM. They should never be dealing with people as they have no communication skills. Doctors office was trying to send order so that lab work could be done and the women said "if it's not here in 1 minute I'm not doing it!" Quest needs to review/ train their employees. I will never go back to Quest on Camino Los Mares San Clemente ever again. read more

This place has really nice people who take blood without pain or mistakes. My veins are hard to hit and they do it without error. Marissa (sp) helped me and it was appreciated. read more

I don't know why there are any complaints. My experience was completely positive ... and I didn't have an appointment ... from beginning to end it was flawless. Thank you Diamond and staff for the great experience. read more

Had the BEST experience here! My phlebotomist was amazing and so friendly, easy to talk to and got my vein right away. (I'm a big baby when it comes to needles) 10/10 recommend. If you get a red headed tattooed female phlebotomist you are in great hands! ;) read more

Wow this is the worst lab I've been . I really wanted to like them but the people there obviously hate their job . They are so rude and have no consideration for people . Unacceptable for medical stuff to act like that with sick people . That's the last thing you want to deal with when you don't feel good . For lunch they literally kick you out with no problem even if you faint in their waiting room . I can't imagine who s training this people . They should work with animals not humans . Do not go there and submit yourself to that treatment just because they think they have authority. Very sad read more

I went to this lab location because it was close to me. I was hoping I get professional service. This older lady short brown hair told me to sign in & she ended up taking my blood draw & ask which arm do I get? I told her which ever want you think best lol??? This is the beautiful results good luck:( I give zero stars read more

Quest Diagnostics - My right arm bruise from blood drawn - Laboratory Testing Near Me - San Clemente, California

I made an appointment on line the night before for 8AM friday, got there just before 8 registered electronically and was in a room before I could sit down. The tech found a vein on the first try and I was out of there in 5 minutes. By Sunday this is what my arm looked like, and no I don't bruise easily. Obviously something went wrong... read more

Quest Diagnostics - Laboratory Testing Near Me - San Clemente, California

Just left this quest diagnostics suite and it was one of the worst quest diagnostic places I've been to. The staff was rude and standoffish. The nurse who poked me was so rough and the needle hurt the entire time being in my arm. I will definitely not be returning to this lab. You can tell everyone hates their job. read more

Went in to leave specimen and waited & waited & waited. No one at window. Finally spoke to a girl who said check in on kiosk but if your a walk in you'll have to wait more then an hour. She took off without answering my remaining questions. There was only 1 person in waiting room. I went home with my specimen & made an appointment. Please Quest - put on your Webpage that an appointment is necessary to drop off specimens. read more