Blood work in Washington, D.C.

I'm a student and I need my test results ASAP. Got two questions:

My doctor down in San Diego already gave me a referral to get this done here, but someone told me off the record that it won't count under the new rules in Washington, D.C. Apparently, I need a new one from the campus clinic instead. Is that actually true?

Also, where’s the fastest place to get bloodwork done and get the results back? Like, what's the typical wait time at a student health center near Times Square?

Thanks 🙂

Itko? This is actually urgent 😢

If you go down to Times Square to get some blood work done in the morning, you’ll usually have your results back by the afternoon or even by the next morning, I guess... it really just depends on what kind of test they're running and which shift your doctor happens to be working

Jamie Davis17 said:If you get blood drawn at Times Square, you'll usually have your results by the afternoon or the next morning. It just depends on what they're testing for and which doctor is on shift.

Will this referral from San Diego actually work here?

If you go to the clinic on 5th Avenue, New York, near the botanical gardens, you can pick up your results as early as 3:00 PM the same morning 👍. The staff there is wonderful, and the blood draw is so seamless you won't even notice it happened
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Melissa Taylor64 said:The clinic near the botanical gardens on 5th Avenue, New York—if you go first thing in the morning, you can usually grab your results by 3 👍. Plus, the nurses there are great; they draw blood so smoothly you won't even feel it.

Uh, thanks 😁. But does my referral from San Diego actually work there? 😁

I am not entirely certain, but here is what I know:
Address: 5th Avenue, New York
City/Location: 10000/Washington, D.C./
Telephone: 01 45 77 201
Fax: 01 45 77 208
Give them a call; the gentleman who answers the phone is quite helpful and will explain everything to you.

Thanks a ton, I'll give you a ring!

Nah, the lady told me it’s a no-go. Apparently, I’m not "on the books" or whatever. She said my doctor would have to fax over a referral first. Told me to just try hitting up the IRS office on Broadway. 😕

I’m gonna head over to Broadway in the morning to see what I can do about this referral. 🙂 Thanks!

Susan Cox10 said:Actually, the woman told me it’s not possible because I’m not "on their list" or something similar. She suggested I just get a referral from my primary doctor via fax instead. She mentioned I could try the IRS office on Broadway. 😕

It's ridiculous; I go there every single month for blood work, yet somehow I don't count as one of their patients 😲 well, anything can happen 🙏