State Public Health Laboratory
The Missouri State Public Health Laboratory (MSPHL) will be closed on the following dates in observance of the holidays:
- Wednesday, December 24, Thursday, December 25 & Friday, December 26 – Christmas Holiday
- Thursday, January 1 – New Year's Day
Please note that the MSPHL courier service will operate on an altered schedule during this time:
- Christmas Day – Thursday, December 25: No courier routes will run
- Day After Christmas – Friday, December 26: Friday courier routes will run
- New Year's Day – Thursday, January 1: No courier routes will run
We appreciate your understanding and wish you a safe and joyful holiday season!
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The Missouri State Public Health Laboratory is dedicated to promoting, protecting and partnering for health by delivering quality public health laboratory services.
About seven million tests (many required by law) are performed in the MSPHL and one branch laboratory located in Poplar Bluff. Approximately 300,000 mailing kits are assembled and distributed each year for the return of specimens from hospitals and private laboratories as well as city, county and district health offices. The MSPHL also functions as a reference lab for medical laboratories in the state and confirms results or completes organism identification.