Blood holds important clues to a patient's health. As the health professionals who collect blood samples for laboratory tests, phlebotomists play a key role in spotting and interpreting those clues.

Phlebotomy technicians collect blood from patients and prepare the samples for testing. Most work in hospitals and clinics, but some collect blood for donation purposes. In this Mayo Clinic Minute, Dr ...

Phlebotomy is the drawing of blood. A phlebotomist is someone with special training to do so. However, in many countries, other healthcare professionals can also draw blood (e.g., doctors, nurses, ...

When you visit a health clinic or hospital, you might be asked to give a blood sample that doctors can analyze to detect the cause of your ailment. The people who draw your blood when you visit the ...

KINGSPORT – Wellmont Health System is offering a phlebotomy training program that begins September 7, at the West Park Professional building, adjacent to Holston Valley Medical Center. Phlebotomists ...