Healthcare Lab Diagnostics

For critical diagnostics tests, an optimized logistics plan is key to delivering viable specimens and timely results and care to patients looking for answers. As a leading specimen transport carrier, we can help you make this complex many-to-one reverse-logistics model work seamlessly.

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Lab logistics solutions that provide faster labs and happier patients

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Lab Kit Building Services
Make testing easier for clinicians and patients. We help organize and package your specimen collection components, inserts, and compliant return labels.
Accelerated Turnaround Time
With late pick-ups to early morning delivery options, we help you provide faster results and a better patient experience.
Specimen Stability
We offer highly visible thermal packaging with near real-time digital monitoring for a range of time and temperature requirements.
Specimen Visibility Platform
We've built a unique platform that can keep you connected to your clinics by giving you proactive alerts and visibility to diagnostic samples and the clinics they're linked to.
Advanced Contingency Planning
Our team can monitor pickup execution and lab shipment progress and will intervene with a configurable recovery protocol if any issues arise.
Clinical Onboarding Tools
Need help switching carriers? We will support your salesforce, supply chain team, and clinicians as you transition over.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How can I optimize my lab diagnostics supply chain?

We can help you improve lab operating efficiency through more efficient shipping and logistics such as:

UPS^® Pickup Point platform: Provides pickup control with enhanced visibility to the central lab. Placard is scanned when packages are picked up, initiating alerts and notifications for both scheduled and on-demand pickups.
Improved turnaround time (TAT): Early specimen shipment pickups, same-day delivery and late pickup/early delivery help ensure that specimens are delivered as quickly as possible.
Quantum View Manage^® technology: View a dashboard with end-to-end tracking capabilities of all UPS^® Pickup Point locations and outbound/inbound packages.

How can you support temperature control and specimen viability for lab diagnostic shipments?

We offer highly visible packaging with near real-time digital monitoring. This high-visibility, durable packaging helps protect specimens in transit.

UPS Laboratory Paks: Leak resistant packaging designed with tough material, a tight seal and an absorbent pad that can hold up to 350 ml of liquid.
UPS Laboratory Boxes: Easy-to-assemble boxes available in three distinct sizes so you can find the right fit to help protect your specimens in transit.

What specialized solutions do you have available to support lab logistics and mitigate risk?

We offer unique advantages that help labs do more for patients:

UPS Healthcare Labport facility: Leverage our end-of-runway BSL2 lab space in Louisville, Kentucky to speed up turnaround times.
Lab kit building services: Available to organize and package specimen collection components, inserts and compliant return labels.
Advanced contingency planning: Monitor collection execution and lab shipment progress with a recovery protocol.

What capabilities are available to enhance the onboarding process and customer experience for healthcare providers and labs?

Healthcare Lab Diagnostics

Lab logistics solutions that provide faster labs and happier patients

Lab Kit Building Services

Accelerated Turnaround Time

Specimen Stability

Specimen Visibility Platform

Advanced Contingency Planning

Clinical Onboarding Tools

We deliver to more addresses and labs than anyone else

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