MDHHS describes laboratory testing volume, newborn screening and new consolidated state lab due Dec. 2026

Michigan Department of Health and Human Services officials told the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Public Health that the state's public health laboratory system conducts millions of tests each year, operates a network of seven regional labs and is building a new consolidated laboratory expected to be completed in December 2026.

“This CLIA and CAP certified lab conducts nearly 7,000,000 tests every year, making it 1 of the top 7 public health, state public health labs in the nation,” Dr. Sarah Lancallo, who oversees the department’s Public Health Administration, told lawmakers. She said the bureau tests human, animal and environmental samples, supports outbreak investigations, and runs Michigan’s newborn screening program.

The bureau screens for 58 disorders in newborns, Lancallo said. “Last year, the laboratory conducted…