Posted by MAB


on 4/26/21 at 9:48PM

(tl;dr) Ask for Maureen W, she's awesome :)

I have always had a lovely experience at each Quest I have been to, but I'm annoyed I have never visited their Darien location. Truly a 10/10. This location was very clean, had minimal employees, and minimal foot traffic. They leave the front door open when it's nice out so the waiting room doesn't get stuffy, but of course you also have the option to wait in your car, conveniently parked 15 feet away from the front door. It is the only Quest location I have ever experienced a timely appointment at - most other locations I experience at least a 20 minute wait, despite showing up 5 minutes early.

Maureen W was absolutely lovely - a fantastic nurse and personable, too! I have pretty tough veins, they roll and are difficult to see/find to begin with. Maureen W was the first nurse who not only got my vein on the first try, but was actually able to position the needle to follow my vein up - I have never seen my blood flow so quickly! Seriously, the most efficient poke I have ever experienced. I ALWAYS develop wild bruises after bloodwork, but I am happy to report that I have absolutely no bruise 10 hours after my appointment. Chatting with Maureen during the appointment was really great. I've had limited contact with the outside world since the pandemic began, and now that I'm fully immunized, I am glad my first real conversation I had with a stranger was with Maureen. She empathized with my small talk and left me feeling excited/hopeful for the future. People like Maureen give me renewed faith in humanity.