Testing for COVID and Flu at home
OSU Student Health now sells Flu and COVID test kits at the lab. COVID test kits (1 test/kit) are available for $9. COVID and Influenza test kits (2 tests/kit) are available for $25. Please inquire at the lab check-in desk.
Laboratory
Call 541-737-9355 to schedule your lab work today!
The lab is located on the first floor of the Health Center and is open at the same time as the rest of the clinic.
Our laboratory is accredited by CMS, staffed by medical laboratory technologists, and equipped to provide most diagnostic procedures. All tests require a clinician's order.
We are a proud recipient of the 2015 Laboratory Excellence Award. The award – presented by COLA, a national healthcare accreditation organization – signifies our commitment to providing accurate and reliable test results to OSU students.
The award is achieved by those laboratories found to be compliant with all COLA essential and required criteria at the time of their on-site accreditation survey, which is performed every two years. Accreditation is given only to laboratories that apply rigid standards of quality in day-to-day operations, demonstrate continued accuracy, and pass a rigorous on-site laboratory survey.
How to request labs:
- If you have symptoms or have had an exposure, you will need to see a clinician. Please call 541-737-9355 to schedule.
- If you have no symptoms and have not been notified of a positive partner in the last 90 days, you qualify for self-requested STI testing.
- Appointments are necessary for lab visits. Please call 541-737-9355 and ask to make a "self-requested lab appointment."
- Appointments can also be made online inside the Patient Portal. Just visit myhealth.oregonstate.edu to schedule.
- Test results are posted to the patient portal.
- We offer low-cost service and discreet billing. Charges show on your account only as "lab."
What tests can I self-request?
- Chlamydia/Gonorrhea testing can be done with a urine test, vaginal swab, throat swab or rectal swab. Chlamydia and Gonorrhea can also be transferred orally or rectally.
- Urine Chlamydia/Gonorrhea will detect infections in the vagina or penis. This test will not detect a rectal or oral infection of Chlamydia or Gonorrhea. For this test you will collect your own urine sample.
- Vaginal Chlamydia/Gonorrhea will detect infections in the vagina and is the preferred sample for people with a vagina as it is a more sensitive test. For this test you will collect your own swab.
- Rectal Chlamydia/Gonorrhea will detect rectal infections, if you have had receptive anal sex. For this test you will collect your own swab.
- Throat Chlamydia/Gonorrhea will detect infections in your throat, if you have performed oral sex. For this test, a laboratory professional will collect the throat swab.
- HIV will detect the presence of antibodies against the virus and the virus itself in your blood. A laboratory professional will collect a sample of blood from a vein in your arm.
- Syphilis will detect if you have been exposed to the bacteria that causes Syphilis. A laboratory professional will collect a sample of blood from a vein in your arm.
Research Support
At your service: A full-service, accredited, award-winning medical laboratory
Are you looking for a medical laboratory testing partner for your research efforts?
We offer a full-service medical laboratory—staffed by registered medical laboratory scientists—right here on campus.
Located in the OSU Health Center adjacent to Reser Stadium, the SHS medical laboratory is COLA-accredited and CLIA-certified (CLIA #38D0856060). We are proud recipients of numerous COLA Laboratory Excellence awards.
Committed to your success
In support of Oregon State’s academic units and student success, we are committed to collaborating with researchers in need of medical laboratory testing of human study participants.
We’ve supported numerous research efforts on campus and we are always open to new partnerships. Our fee schedule is competitive and we offer same-day service for most on-site laboratory tests. Call us today to discuss how we might contribute to your success!
Contact us!
If you are interested in exploring how we might support your research efforts, please email Mark Hornabrook, call 541-737-7550, or stop by the Lab at the Health Center at 850 SW 26th Street (right next to Reser Stadium).