Children’s Laboratory of Arcadia

My 1 year old didn’t even cry when they drew his blood. Compared to quest which gave him a huge bruise, this place is amazing! I definitely recommend going here if you need blood drawn on a child.

I go here for my kids eye exam. Julie helped up with my son’s eye exam and she was very patient, very thorough. I highly recommend this place for children.

I can’t find a listing for just Children’s Hospital LA in Arcadia, but rather this lab — however, I am reasonably sure it is the same location, so I’m leaving my review here.
We saw Dr. Brian Miyazaki.
We were referred because my son had had two borderline TSH (thyroid) tests, was constipated, exhausted and gained 15 lbs. in the space of eight weeks. Yes, 15 lbs. on a then 10-​year-​old boy.
I told the doctor that my son also has a history of thyroid disease on both sides. My father-​in-​law is hypo and medicated, I am hypo and medicated, and my mother was hypo and medicated from the age of 15.
The doctor looked at my now-​overweight son, smirked, and informed me that being overweight CAUSES thyroid disease… and not the other way around.
Ummmmmmmm what?
He continued to smirk, talk about my son’s weight, and to literally interrupt every piece of information I was giving him, finally stating, «I am an endocrinologist. That means I… am…a…hormone…doctor» with spaces just like that, as if speaking to a moron.
He unilaterally decided that:
* Sudden weight gain with no change in diet or exercise,
* Exhaustion,
* Sudden onset of chronic constipation with no change in diet,
* A solid family history of thyroid disease, and
* Two blood tests only a percentage of a point or two below the maximum range
…mean «I (the doctor) see no markers for developing thyroid disease.»
He then made yet ANOTHER comment about my fat kid, smirked as if he smelled something bad when I explained that he eats well and can exercise… well, when he has the energy to, seeing as since this started, he has been napping (yes, napping… at 11 years old), and told me yet again, in his slow-​mo smirking «you’re an idiot, lady» voice that OVERWEIGHT CAUSES hypothyroidism.
I asked him where we should go from here. He looked startled, then lost (well, at least he finally wasn’t smirking… maybe that’s a muscle tic?) and then said, «I don’t know. I’m an endocrinologist. This is all I can do.»
Yeah, actually not even that much, doc.
Finally, seeing me near tears, he grudgingly said they would do a thyroid antibodies test. The nurse jammed a needle some eight or nine times into my crying son’s (he is intellectually delayed and was VERY scared) arm… and got NO blood. We had to go back to my lab the following week for the blood to actually be drawn.
The doctor left a message on VM that the test was negative, and I called about a week later and asked for copies of the results for my son’s medical records. The woman on the phone couldn’t find them. Yes. Really. Then she said, «They haven’t been entered into the system yet.»
Well yeah, I get it, it’s only been three weeks, take your time.
I’m not holding my breath for those lab results.
And my son is still very sick.
Thanks, Children’s Hospital.

Have been taking my daughter here for blood tests several times a year for three years. There is never a long wait and the techs are pretty good with kids. They even offer them different colored bandages.

I’ve been using Unilocal for years to help me find whatever I needed but I felt like the reviews on here does not do the service justice. As someone who’s been getting their blood drawn since I was a baby and still do as I advance into my adult age several times a month, and this is BY FAR the best service I had.
I’ve gone to three labs with CHLA:
–CHLA: the service is OKAY. Sometimes the receptionist is pissy. Gotta pay for parking in the hospital is you’re staying 30+ mins.
–CHLA Encino lab: it’s kind of hard to find. Follow the signs that directs to the lab. Had somewhat of a hard time with my insurance card the last couple times I went. Gotta pay for parking.
–CHLA Arcadia lab: had a few different phlebotomist draw blood from me. One guy was super beyond rude but I don’t think he works there anymore. And the other three is just simply OKAY, I think they’re just subbing for the main guy when he’s not there. The main guy is super awesome and friendly. He listens when I say not to go for certain veins. I mean after all, it’s my body and I know which veins are good for blood draw right? Never had a problem with him. I hope this location keeps him as their phlebotomist.

Like some of the other reviewers, I would give the laboratory no stars. Sounds like we had the exact same experience with the exact same jerk of a lab tech. This guy unsuccessfully poked my 9 month old baby at least four times and when he still couldn’t get blood my husband said something like «come on, this is ridiculous». To which the lab tech responded by abruptly pulling away, wrapping my baby’s arm with gauze, then saying «you could go somewhere else.» He then ran off, out of the room. Totally unprofessional! This guy should not be in this line of work and definitely not attempting to draw blood from infants. He gives a reputable place like Children’s hospital a bad name. Never coming here again and making sure others including my pediatrician’s office knows about this.

Childrens hospital of LA. My son saw Dr. Buffenn ophthalmologist and she was very good and had a lot of patience and did a lot of tests. The place itself is very clean and very nice. The other thing is that they seemed to be a little disorganized and the waiting time is ridiculous and I was there for 2 hours and had an appt. This place gets very busy but overall is a good place.

I just had the absolute worst experience here today. I would also give ZERO stars if I could. I rarely write reviews for anything but felt it important that others be forewarned. My daughter needed to get a blood test and this was the place recommended by our pediatrician’s office. The office looks nice and clean when you first arrive, but I had a similar experience to Michael H.‘s review in that we also got a young guy nurse/​lab tech and not only was my 15 month old daughter poked twice (once in each arm), the nurse was unsuccessful in getting the blood drawn! Now, at this point, it would have been nice if he had said something to the effect of «it’s common for babies to get upset during a blood test and this does happen on occasion» or to coach us better at the beginning how to hold her down and keep her calm, etc. Nope! There was zero coaching on what to expect… just «hold her arm down»… and that was it. Then after he couldn’t do it right, he said «this isn’t my fault, your child is clenching and you also need to relax because she can sense your nervousness»… Um, excuse me? So, this isn’t his fault, but it’s me and my daughter’s fault? I thought it was completely UNPROFESSIONAL for him to blame this on us, the client.
I was already traumatized seeing my daughter so upset, but after we left the office, I broke down crying. Never have I been treated so poorly in a medical setting. It was bad enough to through all this and still not have the blood test successfully done… but to have such an inexperienced and unprofessional lab tech talk to us that way, that was completely unacceptable. So not only was he incompetent but a complete jerk to top everything off. If you’re going to work with children, you need to learn bedside manner and how to talk to both kids and their families in an appropriate way.
I will never come here again and will tell this to all my friends as well.

If i could give Zero stars I would. My child is sick and he was given a referral to Childrens Hospital of Los Angeles Arcadia location for a Pediatric Endocronologist.
I gave them every piece of information they needed and after 4 days of numerous phone calls they tell me they dont have any openings for my child to be seen unless i want to take him to Valencia and that wouldnt be in 6 weeks!
This place is suppose to help our children? Not in the least. Very unhappy. This is the first area I have complained to and i will continue from here. As a parent who is worried for my child’s health, this place, these doctors (specialists) wont even see my child.

Place looks impressive when you walk in. Really nice and clean in & out, but I wouldn’t take my kids here again. My infant needed to get blood drawn and the young guy-​nurse couldn’t get to his vein. My poor kid was poked on both arms a total of 3 TIMES and got no results! They suggested we come back again… Yeeeeah, riiiiight. I’m sorry but if you’re going to stick and probe someone’s kid, do it right the 1^st OR 2^nd time!