@guidant07 I have had to go to two different labs since the beginning of April for two different things. I was really nervous and concerned about both but I found them to be handled very well. I got to the first lab right at their opening time, 7:00 A.M. so that went well, and the phlebotomist was wearing gloves and a mask. They did expect the patient to bring their own mask, they were not providing them but there were gloves which I took for when I had to use their machine to sign.
The second lab I had to go to was within the hospital's Urgent Care center. As I entered the building they took my temperature and they made sure I had a mask on. The personnel there were all equipped with PPE. The waiting room was large enough for the people waiting to be very spaced out.
Being post-transplant I have lab work done every other month so I will be going again in the beginning of June. Now that I have gone I am pretty comfortable with it.
If you are concerned then you should call the facility to find out what they are doing for patient protection. If you do, hopefully you will be reassured.
JK

@guidant07 Yes! please keep up with your labwork. We know it is one of the best ways to understand our current health status.
This coming Monday 11 May I have to go in to get labwork pulled for my upcoming oncology and nephrology appts on 27 May. Since we are in a rural location, the closest lab is about 20 miles away, and they forward results to my drs, who are 1115 miles away. I made the appt for 8:15, the first of the day. This lab sets aside the first hour for patients who are in high risk category. It is only a little office [it is like a supply closet!] on the side of the medical clinic/urgent care. They set appts every half hour to be able to thoroughly clean between patients. I expect they will follow the guidelines as directed.
Ginger