Public Health Laboratory

The Public Health Laboratory provides testing services for the Allegheny County Health Department (ACHD) and residents of Allegheny and surrounding counties.

The Public Health Laboratory System includes a main Public Health Laboratory, a Sexually Transmitted Disease Laboratory, two drug screening laboratories, and a point-of-care blood lead level testing laboratory.

The Public Health Laboratory System is certified for handling biosafety level 3 pathogens, high-complexity clinical laboratory testing, screening for drugs of abuse, and environmental testing.

Through routine monitoring, the laboratory helps to identify and prevent the uncontrolled spread of infectious diseases and supports many of the Health Department’s programs like Environmental Health, Epidemiology, Food Safety, Immunization, Sexually Transmitted Disease, and Water Pollution Control.