Children’s Laboratory – Children’s Hospital Los Angeles

We took our son to get blood test for the first time today. I believed that the nurse didn’t know what she is doing. She kept poking the needles in to his arm but still couldn’t get any blood from him. I had to tell her to stop because my son was crying so much and didn’t want her to poke him again. I was so disappointed. Wouldn’t recommend this place to anyone. I’m looking for somewhere else for my son blood test with experience nurse especially for kids. I usually never write review but this time I have to warn others. Hope this review help.

Just want to warn other parents of young children to be wary of the nurses at this location.
We went to this location to get routine blood work. The nurse stuck my son and moved the needle around trying to find his vein. Grandmother who is a medical professional expressed concern that she may have been introducing air by moving it around so much and pulling it out. Nurse got offended and depended that she wasn’t and proceeded to pull the needle out, roughly taped up my son’s arm. She stormed out of the room and called her supervisor. She talked to her supervisor in front of us that grandmother complained and justified that my mother had no valid complaint. Told us we could try her coworker the next day.
I came the next day with my son. The young male nurse was late. He arrived at 7:15am when they open at 7am. He didn’t acknowledge me waiting outside or apologize for being late. At least he didn’t decide to poke my son and claimed he had difficult veins and to try the Arcadia location or go to the Huntington Hospital. I fear he probably just didn’t want to deal with us.
Very disappointed in my experience.
Update:
Their Arcadia locations is so much better and Jenny the nurse there was amazing.