24-Hour Emergency Telephone Service
206-418-5500 connects to Communicable Disease Epidemiology staff. They will contact the appropriate laboratory staff.
Public Health Laboratories
Administration, Main Office
Phone: 206-418-5400
FAX: 206-367-1790 - DON'T send patient information to this FAX – it is not a secure line.
Hours of operations: 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday
Address: 1610 N.E. 150th Street, Shoreline, WA, 98155
Acting Laboratory Director: Vincent Aoki, Ph.D HCLD (ABB), 206-418-5709
Central Receiving: 206-418-5413
Training Program: 206-418-5401
Environmental Laboratory Sciences
The Environmental Laboratory Sciences office provides technical assistance, training, and testing related to environmental contaminants, including expertise in environmental microbiology, marine biotoxins in shellfish, radiation chemistry, and inorganic and organic chemistry for environmental samples of public health significance.
Director: Shelley Lankford, 206-418-5520
Environmental Microbiology: 206-418-5489 (includes water bacteriology)
Drinking Water Chemistry: 206-418-5339
Environmental & Radiation Chemistry: 206-418-5494
Chemical Incident Response Lab: 206-418-5468 or 360-789-6021
Biotoxins Laboratory: 206-418-5443
Operations
Operations include building and equipment maintenance, mail and specimen intake, kit preparation and distribution, and glassware and media production that enable laboratories to carry out testing and respond effectively to public health needs.
Director: Roxanne Meek, 206-418-5490
Health & Safety: 206-418-5524
Mail Room: 206-418-5579
Newborn Screening
The Newborn Screening office tests infants born in Washington State for treatable disorders, as determined by the State Board of Health, that may not otherwise be detected before developmental disability or death occurs. We provide population based laboratory screening of all infants born in the state in conjunction with follow-up services, specialized diagnosis and treatment systems.
Director: Anna Pickett, 206-418-5391
General Inquiries: 206-418-5537
Newborn Screening Laboratory: 206-418-5410
Newborn Screening Follow-up: 206-418-5410
Newborn Screening Card Orders (online only): Order Collection Cards
Public Health Microbiology
The Public Health Microbiology office performs a wide variety of diagnostic and surveillance testing in support of the Department of Health’s mission. Activities include isolation, identification, drug sensitivity determination, and/or confirmation of etiological agents of public health and epidemiological concern. Advanced molecular methods are used to guide outbreak investigations and inform public health action.
Director: Brian Hiatt, 206-418-5471
General Inquiries: 206-418-5447
Advanced Molecular Detection (AMD): 206-418-5646
Antimicrobial Resistance Laboratory Network (ARLN): 206-418-5478, ARLN@doh.wa.gov
Biowatch Team: 206-418-5481
Central Accessioning (specimen receiving): 206-418-5409
Emergency Response: 206-418-5562
Enteric Pathogens: 206-418-5456
Food Microbiology: 206-418-5542
Lab Web Portal (LWP): 206-418-5644, CQITeam@doh.wa.gov
Mycobacteriology (TB): 206-418-5473
Parasitology: 206-418-5469
Sexually Transmitted Infections (STI): 206-418-5622
Special Bacteriological Pathogens (Reference): 206-418-5452
Virology: 206-418-5458
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