Quest Diagnostics Lawrenceville,NJ - stay away
I am writing to inform you of a horrific customer service issue at the Lawrenceville, NJ location: I recently took my mom for blood and urine work requested by her doctor. Apparently the doctor’s office did not send the paperwork and I had to call them from the Quest location to request they fax it. Twice they faxed it and twice the staff told me they did not receive it. I ended up going home and printing it, leaving my mom at this facility to endure the harassment. Meanwhile my mom, who is 93 and diabetic had fasted to provide the blood work. Her appointment was 9:30 and she was not able to eat. Because the paperwork was not there the technician had me call the doctor’s office twice to request they send it. The technician was not supportive and my mom became upset they she would have to return at a later date to complete the testing. As you can imagine a 93 year old with diabetes and having no food since the night prior - no wonder she became upset. The stress made her have a bowel movement in their bathroom. Because of this the other technicians were walking up and down the hallway making rude comments about the odors and the fact that my mom had been in the bathroom for sometime. My mom was so embarrassed and kept apologizing to her technician, all the time crying. They essentially made her feel terrible, like dirt. I was so upset my mom had to experience this behavior from a patient focused medical facility. I’m sure they’ve dealt with seniors before and I would hope they have not treated others this way. I am posting this so others do not use this facility and risk being exposed to this type of customer experience. We will never use this Quest Diagnostics facility again. I feel so sorry for my mom. She should never feel like this ever again. I am also disappointed your staff did not express more sensitivity to a senior individual. Perhaps sensitivity training is in order at this location. I would hope at least a call to the facility from the corporate office. But reading the other reviews it doesn’t look like leadership intervention works either. I had to give it a star to proceed with my review. I would them zero stars if I could. I should have read the prior reviews before taking my mom there.
By Gertrude



