Phlebotomy Services at Concentra Health Services for Georgia Tech Research Purposes

Researchers needing professional phlebotomy services for human subjects who are NOT enrolled Georgia Tech students may contact Concentra Health Services for assistance.  (The Stamps Health Services Laboratory provides phlebotomy services for enrolled Georgia Tech students).  Located at 688 Spring Street, Concentra Health Services is the current Occupational Health Program medical provider for Georgia Tech.

Scheduling:

• To schedule blood draws, call Kenae Rucker, Center Administrator, at 404.881.1155, preferably 48 hours in advance.  Researchers are encouraged to schedule small groups of draws together.

Responsibilities of the Researcher Requesting Phlebotomy Services:

• When setting up blood draws for a new IRB protocol, the researcher, research assistant, or designated representative (“researcher”) must provide the Concentra Health Services laboratory with copies of the IRB letter of approval and the IRB-approved and date-stamped consent form.
  • Consent forms must list exclusionary criteria, such as:
    • Current pregnancy
    • History of immunodeficiency or HIV infection
    • History of allergy to latex
    • Blood donation of 500 ml. of whole blood during the immediate past 8 week period
    • Weight less than 15 kg regardless of age
    • Suspected anemia

• A copy of the donor’s signed consent form must be presented to the Concentra Health Services Laboratory personnel at the blood draw appointment. (When a waiver of documentation of consent has been approved, subjects will not be required to put their names on the IRB consent document. Waivers will be noted in the IRB approval letter).

• The researcher must provide a Georgia Tech Environmental Health & Safety-approved transport carrier.

• It is the responsibility of the researcher to adequately store, label, designate and transport the filled syringe and/or tube from Concentra Health Services laboratory phlebotomy area to the research facility in an approved container.

• It is the responsibility of the researcher to track volume drawn from each donor to prevent excessive sampling from the same donor within an 8 week period.  No more than 500 ml. of whole blood can be obtained from any donor during an 8 week period.

Donors:

• Donors must be accompanied to Concentra Health Services by a member of the research team named in the IRB protocol.

• Donors must complete a routine Concentra Health Services “Consent to Treat” form.

• Donors must also bring a copy of their signed, IRB-approved and date-stamped consent form.

For further assistance, contact Environmental Health & Safety at 404.894.6120.