COVID-19 Testing Information (human samples)
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If you have a drop-off submission for the Clinical Pathology section during a time the Sample Receiving area is closed and before midnight (3 p.m. CSU holidays), please call Clinical Pathology at (970) 297-1290 upon dropping samples off per instructions in the sample drop-off location.
Failure to contact or leave a message for Clinical Pathology will result in the specimens sitting unprocessed until the Sample Receiving area reopens.
Monday, January 18th: All laboratories are closed in observance of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. day. Receiving areas are open for sample drop off using the after-hours submission refrigerators.
Fort Collins Laboratory: If you have a drop-off submission for the Clinical Pathology section during a time that the Sample Receiving area is closed, please come to the sample drop-off location and call Clinical Pathology at 970-297-1290 when you arrive If you reach the voicemail system, please be sure to leave a message. Failure to contact or leave a message for Clinical Pathology will result in the specimens sitting unprocessed until the Sample Receiving area reopens.
The CSU Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratories are currently open during normal business hours and accepting all submitted samples. As our staffing availability may change due to the COVID-19 situation, you may notice a delay in case results reporting and communication responses. If you have an urgent testing please, please describe this on your submission form and include animal history information on every submission form to aid us in triaging testing. We continue to provide routine sample testing but you may notice a longer turnaround time than normal. We apologize for any inconvenience you may experience.
If you have an urgent testing need, please contact the Fort Collins business office at 970-297-1281 or dlab@colostate.edu, or the branch lab business offices at 719-254-6382 (Rocky Ford) and 970-243-0673 (Western Slope). We appreciate your business and remain committed to providing timely, high quality care to our clients.
Read more about SARS-CoV-2 testing and view patient and health care provider fact sheets.
If you have a drop-off submission for the Clinical Pathology section during a time that the Sample Receiving area is closed, please come to the sample drop-off location and call Clinical Pathology at (970) 297-1290 when you arrive. If you reach the voicemail system, please be sure to leave a message. Failure to contact or leave a message for Clinical Pathology will result in the specimens sitting unprocessed until the Sample Receiving area reopens.
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