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Public Health Laboratory

The primary objective of the Public Health – Seattle & King County Laboratory is to assist in the prevention of disease spread. This is accomplished by identifying patients and environmental samples which carry organisms that are potentially harmful to the health of the residents of King County. One of the ways to achieve this objective is for the public health laboratory to make available certain services to health care providers.

  • Lab directory of services (189 KB)
    Includes information on fees and billing, specimen storage and transportation, pickup and delivery schedules.
  • Supply order form (174 KB)
  • Test order form (803 KB)
    When submitting specimens to the public health laboratory, please complete a test order form and send with the specimen to the Public Health – Seattle & King County Laboratory located at Harborview Medical Center in the Basement of the West Clinic across the hall from the West Clinic Elevators. Specimens can also be dropped off at a health department specimen pickup station.
  • SARS-CoV-2 specimen collection instructions (77 KB)
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