LA County’s Department of Public Health’s laboratory in Downey will get a major upgrade. The scientists and technicians at the Downey lab have been using trailers and working in cramped…
It’s been a best kept secret but whenever the the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health needs a lab test performed it relies on the the department’s laboratory in Downey, in southeast LA County.
But over time, the scientists and technicians at the Downey lab have been using trailers and working in cramped quarters for years, said Fourth District Supervisor Janice Hahn. That’s why Hahn, with full support from the entire Board of Supervisors, led the vote on Tuesday,. Jan. 10, to spend more than $33 million to renovate and expand the laboratory run by the county DPH.
“We have one of the leading public health laboratories in the nation right here in LA County, but the team at the Downey Lab have outgrown their facilities,” said Hahn, whose district includes Downey. “This renovation and this new building will strengthen our ability as a County to respond to public health emergencies quickly and more effectively.”
In the past 10 years, the lab has seen a dramatic increase in test volume, which now reaches more than 500,000 tests per year. Hahn said the lab has simply outgrown its facilities. Workspaces are cramped and storage is depleted, she said.
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