
Los Angeles County
Department of Public Health
Public Health Laboratory
12750 Erickson Avenue
Downey, CA 90242
Telephone: (562) 658-1300
Fax: (562) 401-5999
Monday - Friday
8:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Saturday
8:00 AM - 4:30 PM
To improve and protect public health through the provision of information from timely, cost effective, and sophisticated testing.
The Los Angeles County Public Health Laboratory is recognized nationally as a premier public health laboratory.
For more information on the philosophy behind the lab, read
Public Health Laboratory - A Mandated Function
| State of California Approved Public Health Laboratory |
CACPHL335637 |
| CLIA* 88 - High Complexity Testing Laboratory Certificate |
05D1066369 |
| Environmental Laboratory Certificate (ELAP**) |
ELAP # 1398 |
* Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments
** Environmental Laboratory Accreditation Program