Dayton Children’s Hospital: Phlebotomy Department

One of only 31 independent freestanding children’s hospitals in the country, Dayton Children’s is the region’s only medical facility dedicated to children. Accredited by The Joint Commission and serving 20 Ohio counties and eastern Indiana, the experts at Dayton Children’s care for more than 320,000 children each year. Consistently recognized as one of the country’s best and most cost-effective pediatric hospitals, Dayton Children’s is home to the Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics and together with the United States Air Force shares the nation’s only civilian-military integrated pediatric training program. For more children’s health and safety information, visit our website at www.childrensdayton.org.

Children are not little adults and laboratory procedures can be scary for a child. Our dedicated staff is experienced in providing superior care with minimal discomfort, from the tiniest infants to adults. We ease anxiety by explaining each procedure and providing rapid results to your child’s physician.

Dayton Children’s laboratory is accredited by the College of American Pathologists, which means we are achieving the highest standards of excellence to care for your child. The full-service laboratory performs tests from simple blood draws and urinalysis to complex genetic testing. All of our equipment is designed to use a small sample, ensuring your child is as comfortable as possible. The clinical laboratory is open and staffed 24 hours a day, seven days a week for most testing.