Bureau of Laboratory Sciences

Mission

Provide high quality public health testing services and support training and quality improvement in laboratory practice in hospital and private laboratories; provide rapid response capability to support infectious and environmental disease outbreak investigations, and laboratory data for surveillance and diagnosis to aid disease prevention, health promotion and health planning, policy and decision-making; provide 24/7 response to suspect and actual biologic and chemical terrorism events.

Vision

To serve as a leader among public health laboratories in promoting quality

Topics

• Arbovirus Surveillance Reports
• Manual of Tests and Services, Forms and Instructions
• Services Offered by Type

Contact

Mary J. Gilchrist, Ph.D D(ABMM)
Director
Bureau of Laboratory Sciences
305 South Street
Jamaica Plain, MA 02130

Telephone: 617-983-6200
Fax: 617-983-6210