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Questions about mobile phlebotomy for your facility?
Everything healthcare facilities ask about mobile blood draws and allied healthcare staffing: how it works, which labs, what we staff and how to get started. Search below or tap a question.
Mobile Blood Draws for Facilities
What is mobile phlebotomy for healthcare facilities?
It means a phlebotomist comes to your facility or your patients instead of patients going to a lab. Phlebotomy On Wheels draws the blood, follows chain of custody on every sample and drops the specimen at the lab the order names.
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Who is Phlebotomy On Wheels?
Phlebotomy On Wheels, LLC makes life easier for healthcare facilities nationwide with two services: mobile blood draws for whichever laboratory the order requires, and allied healthcare staffing solutions, from administrative support to EKGs and phlebotomists. Choose one or both. Phlebotomy On Wheels is not a laboratory.
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Is Phlebotomy On Wheels a laboratory?
No. Phlebotomy On Wheels collects the sample, and the laboratory the order requires runs the test. Your lab choice stays yours.
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Where does Phlebotomy On Wheels draw patients?
Phlebotomy On Wheels provides three options: a phlebotomist comes to your facility, goes to your patient's home, or the patient visits our appointment based Patient Service Center in Columbia, Maryland. You choose what works best for each patient.
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Is there a limit on how many draws our facility can send?
No. Phlebotomy On Wheels has no limit on how many draws your facility sends each month, and no minimum to get started.
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What does chain of custody mean?
It means every sample is tracked from the moment of the draw to the moment it is dropped at the lab, so it stays protected the whole way. Phlebotomy On Wheels follows chain of custody on every draw.
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Is Phlebotomy On Wheels HIPAA compliant?
Yes. Phlebotomy On Wheels is HIPAA and OSHA compliant, and every draw follows chain of custody, so your patients and your samples are protected.
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What if our patients are hard sticks?
Phlebotomy On Wheels handles hard sticks and difficult veins, for pediatric and older adult patients too, so your team is not spending a visit searching for a vein.
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Which patients can Phlebotomy On Wheels draw?
Patients of every age, from pediatric to older adults, at home, at a facility or at our Patient Service Center.
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Do you use our kits or bring your own supplies?
Both work. Phlebotomy On Wheels can use the kits your lab already provides. If you would rather not stock or track supplies, we bring ready to use collection kits, quoted upfront with your service so your team has one less thing to order and manage.
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Where do you drop the specimen after the draw?
At the lab the order names. For kit tests, we drop it where the kit says, such as a FedEx or UPS location, or at your facility.
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Can you draw patients who were sent a collection kit?
Yes. Tell us which patient to draw. Phlebotomy On Wheels draws the patient and drops the specimen where the kit says.
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How do you keep specimens secure?
Every draw follows chain of custody from the draw to the drop, and Phlebotomy On Wheels is HIPAA compliant.
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Can we schedule recurring resident draws?
Yes. Phlebotomy On Wheels schedules recurring draws on the cadence your orders call for.
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Do patients need an appointment at the Patient Service Center?
Yes. Our Patient Service Center in Columbia, Maryland is appointment based, so patients are seen at a set time with no waiting in line. It is the same draw and the same chain of custody as a visit at your facility.
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Labs, Orders and Scheduling
Which laboratories does Phlebotomy On Wheels draw for?
Whichever laboratory the order requires. The lab is your choice, and you do not need a different arrangement for each lab.
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Do we have to use a specific laboratory?
No. Phlebotomy On Wheels draws for whichever laboratory your facility already uses, and our team never recommends a lab. Your lab choice is yours.
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Our providers use different labs. Is that a problem?
Not at all, it is normal. One draw process with Phlebotomy On Wheels covers every lab your providers and patients use.
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How do we send Phlebotomy On Wheels an order?
Send the order by email, fax or portal, along with the patient's address and the time that works.
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How do we schedule a draw?
Call, email or fax. Phlebotomy On Wheels schedules draws when you need them, and a phlebotomist comes at the time of the draw.
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Can we send just one patient at a time?
Yes. Call to schedule a draw, or email or fax us. Setting up draws for your whole facility? Schedule a meeting with our sales team.
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Can an individual doctor use Phlebotomy On Wheels for just a few draws a month?
Yes. There is no limit on draws and no minimum, so you send as many or as few as you need. A phlebotomist comes to your office at the time of each draw, so you do not hire or manage anyone.
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Does Phlebotomy On Wheels test the specimens?
No. Phlebotomy On Wheels is not a laboratory. We collect the sample, and your lab runs the test.
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Allied Healthcare Staffing
What is allied healthcare staffing?
Allied healthcare staffing means placing support staff in a healthcare facility to help it run day to day. Allied roles include administrative and customer support staff as well as clinical support roles like EKG technicians and phlebotomists. Phlebotomy On Wheels provides it nationwide, for a few shifts, a few weeks or an ongoing role.
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How does allied healthcare staffing work for my facility?
It starts with a short conversation. You tell our sales team which roles you need, how many hours and where. Once you agree on the details, our staff come to your facility on the schedule you set. Each role is its own placement, so you can add or change roles as your needs change.
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What roles can Phlebotomy On Wheels place?
Phlebotomists, EKG and vitals technicians, administrative support, customer support and other allied roles. Tell us the role and the hours, and if we can staff it, we will.
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Does Phlebotomy On Wheels provide nurses, aides, therapists or doctors?
No. Phlebotomy On Wheels does not provide nurses, aides, therapists or doctors. Our allied healthcare staffing solutions cover the work from administrative to clinical, and our sales team will tell you if we can fill what you need.
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Does Phlebotomy On Wheels provide EKGs?
Yes. Phlebotomy On Wheels provides EKGs as part of our allied healthcare staffing solutions, alongside phlebotomists and administrative roles. Tell our sales team what your facility needs and the schedule that works.
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Is staffing temporary or long term?
Either. Phlebotomy On Wheels provides phlebotomists and other allied roles on demand, for short term shift coverage, surge coverage in peak periods or an extended placement.
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How do I request staffing?
Tell our sales team the roles, hours and location you need. Use the Request Staffing button on our staffing page, or email sales@mobilebloodlabs.com.
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Who vets and background checks the staff you place?
Phlebotomy On Wheels does. We vet and background check the staff we place, so your facility does not have to run that process.
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Can you help when our office is short staffed?
Yes. Phlebotomy On Wheels provides allied healthcare staffing solutions, from administrative support to EKGs and phlebotomists. Each role is its own placement, and your facility sets the schedule.
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Can you cover our front desk or administrative work?
Yes. Administrative support is one of the roles in our allied healthcare staffing solutions. Tell our sales team what your practice needs and the schedule that works.
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Can we use Phlebotomy On Wheels for both blood draws and staffing?
Phlebotomy On Wheels offers mobile blood draws and allied healthcare staffing solutions as two separate services. Tell our sales team which one your facility needs and they will go over it with you.
Who pays for the staffing, and does a laboratory pay any part of it?
Your facility pays for our staffing, and no laboratory pays any part of it. Our staff do not recommend laboratories, and your lab choice is yours.
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Do your phlebotomists use our kits and our lab?
Yes. Phlebotomy On Wheels phlebotomists draw for whichever laboratory your facility already uses, using your existing kits and supplies.
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Who We Serve
Which types of facilities does Phlebotomy On Wheels work with?
Any healthcare facility that needs blood draws, EKGs or other people on site. That includes home health agencies, assisted living and nursing homes, doctors' offices and clinics, hospice care teams, rehab centers, urgent care centers and employer programs.
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Does Phlebotomy On Wheels serve facilities nationwide?
Yes. Phlebotomy On Wheels serves facilities nationwide, with one location or many. Our sales team confirms coverage for your locations in your meeting.
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What is the best way for a home health agency to handle blood draws?
Many agencies bring in an outside phlebotomy team so clinicians stay on skilled visits. Phlebotomy On Wheels sends a phlebotomist to your patient's home, draws the blood and drops the specimen at the lab the order names.
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Do home health nurses have to draw blood?
Not if you do not want them to. When a provider orders labs for a patient at home, Phlebotomy On Wheels takes the draw, so your nurses stay on skilled care.
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How do homebound patients get blood work done at home?
A Phlebotomy On Wheels phlebotomist comes to the patient's home, so patients who cannot easily get to a lab still get their draw, including follow up labs after a hospital stay.
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How do nursing homes handle blood draws for residents who see many doctors?
Many facilities use one outside phlebotomy service for every doctor. Phlebotomy On Wheels draws for whichever laboratory each order requires, so one draw process covers all of your residents' doctors.
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Do residents have to leave the building for blood work?
No. Phlebotomy On Wheels comes to your facility and draws the resident where they live, then drops the specimen at the lab the order names.
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Can a doctor's office outsource blood draws?
Yes. Send Phlebotomy On Wheels the order and the time that works. A phlebotomist comes to your clinic, draws the patient and drops the specimen at the lab the order names.
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Can Phlebotomy On Wheels draw at our clinic, or do patients have to go elsewhere?
Both work. We draw at your clinic, at patients' homes, or at our appointment based Patient Service Center in Columbia, Maryland.
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Do you serve hospice teams, rehab centers and urgent care?
Yes. Phlebotomy On Wheels also serves hospice care teams, skilled nursing, rehab centers, urgent care centers, specialty clinics, health systems and employer programs. Not sure where you fit? Schedule a meeting.
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Does Phlebotomy On Wheels serve facilities with several locations?
Yes. Phlebotomy On Wheels serves facilities with one location or many, nationwide, and the schedule and standards stay yours.
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Getting Started and Pricing
How do we get started with Phlebotomy On Wheels?
Schedule a meeting with our sales team. Tell us what your facility needs, blood draws, staffing or both, then pick a time. You can also email sales@mobilebloodlabs.com.
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How much does Phlebotomy On Wheels cost for facilities?
It depends on what your facility needs. Tell us whether you want blood draws, allied healthcare staffing solutions or both, and our team will provide a quote.
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Does Phlebotomy On Wheels bill insurance, Medicare or Medicaid?
No. Phlebotomy On Wheels is self pay only, and we do not bill insurance, Medicare or Medicaid.
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Is there a minimum number of draws to get started?
No. There is no limit on draws and no minimum to get started.
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What information do we need to give when we reach out?
Your name and contact details, your facility and facility type, what you need (draws, staffing or both) and the states where you need service. It also helps to share your estimated draws per month, staffing hours and the roles you need.
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How do I contact the sales team?
Email sales@mobilebloodlabs.com or use the meeting form on our facilities page. Phlebotomy On Wheels is nationwide, so tell us where your locations are.
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Nationwide Coverage
Mobile Blood Draws and Allied Healthcare Staffing Across The United States
Phlebotomy On Wheels serves healthcare facilities with one location or many, nationwide. Select your state below to see our local service pages, or email sales@mobilebloodlabs.com to confirm coverage for your locations.