Laboratory Services
The Bureau of Laboratory Services serves as a regional reference laboratory for Texas Public Health Region 6/5 South. Our staff of approximately 100 dedicated personnel provides high-quality clinical and environmental laboratory testing support.
Hours of operation: Monday - Friday, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. with the exception of City of Houston holidays.
Service Areas
General
- City of Houston holidays
- AIHA Certificate of Accreditation
- CLIA Certificate of Accreditation — Main Lab
- CLIA Certificate of Accreditation — STAT Lab
- TNI (NELAC) Certificate of Accreditation
- Specimen submission guidelines
Laboratory Response Network (LRN) Molecular Diagnostics
- HHD Ebola/Marburg specimen collection and submission guidelines
- Houston LRN brochure
- Human Influenza A domestic case screening form
HHD Laboratory Test Request Forms
- Lab request form (for STAT lab)
- Lab virology/serology test request form (April 2021)
- Medical microbiology test request form