Our mission is to improve and support the health of children. We live our mission by providing accurate, timely information and services to advance knowledge-based clinical decision making in the diagnosis, treatment, prognosis and prevention of childhood illnesses.

About Us 

Children's has full service lab facilities offering a complete spectrum of laboratory testing for all infant and childhood disorders.

	Experienced. Our labs perform over 2,000 tests every day (800,000 tests annually) which are evaluated by lab personnel and pathologists with special expertise in the testing of pediatric patients.
	Staffing. We are staffed 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year. Our laboratory professionals include Pathologists, Clinical Laboratory Scientists and Department specialists. Meet the management staff
	Fully accredited. Lab accreditation
	Reference laboratory. For routine and complex tests. Samples can be drawn at Children’s by pediatric phlebotomists or sent directly to us.
	Consultation services. Our personnel are available to consult and provide education regarding pediatric laboratory medicine.

Your Child's Visit to the Outpatient Lab

Registration info, locations, hours, parking and how to prepare your child

Driving Directions

Children's - Minneapolis	Yahoo	Mapquest	Printable Map / Directions
Children's - St. Paul	Yahoo	Mapquest	Printable Map / Directions

Specimen Collection/Handling

	Blood Transfusion Identification
	Stool Sample Collection at Home
	Urine Collection (Timed)

Newsletter

The Laboratory CLUBB (Children’s Laboratory Uniting and Building Bridges) newsletter is published quarterly and includes the latest information on what is new in the lab.

	Current edition
	Archived editions

Disclaimer

BE ADVISED that the pages contained within the laboratory service online manual may be updated and revised without notice. Printed copies may not contain the most current information and the online view should be referenced at all times.