Health Department Laboratory

The Milwaukee Health Department Laboratory (MHDL) is part of the Clinical Services Branch of the City of Milwaukee Health Department. MHDL works diligently to support local public health systems in collaboration with the Disease Control and Environmental Health, Consumer Environmental Health, and Family and Community Health divisions by providing a variety of clinical and environmental testing, as well as various reference laboratory testing services. Additionally, the lab is constantly working to protect the health of the community by providing real-time disease surveillance from a local to international scale, and by responding to threats of public health concerns and/or emergencies. The lab also works in partnership with local health care providers, academic institutions, and community organizations to provide public health education and training, research, and to develop quality improvement initiatives.