STAT lab runs, specimen transport, signed records, and HIPAA-aware handling for Rush, UI Health, Stroger, and Jesse Brown VA — from a Chicago courier that has run these routes for fifty years.
Comet Messenger Service has been the Illinois Medical District's same-day medical courier since 1976. Comet handles STAT lab samples, specimen transport, signed records, and HIPAA-aware document service for Rush, UI Health, Stroger, and Jesse Brown VA. Bonded, insured, TSA-certified drivers; BAAs signed on request. Call (312) 786-2288 — 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
The Illinois Medical District is one of the largest urban medical districts in the country — about 560 acres of hospitals, research buildings, clinics, and labs on Chicago's near west side. Comet Messenger Service is roughly a mile away at 2045 W Grand Ave, which means a Comet driver can be at any IMD facility within minutes of dispatch.
Comet's medical routes have been continuous since 1976. Drivers know each facility's specimen-receiving desk, mailroom procedure, and after-hours access points. Common runs: STAT lab samples between hospital labs and reference labs, specimen transport with chain-of-custody, signed medical records between facilities, prescription deliveries from hospital pharmacies, and medical supplies between distribution sites and care locations.
Hospital labs, research buildings, outpatient clinics. STAT specimen and document service.
University of Illinois Hospital, College of Medicine labs, outpatient clinics.
John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital, county labs, ambulatory clinics.
VA Medical Center inpatient and outpatient services.
Quest, LabCorp, ARUP routing. STAT and scheduled daily runs.
Specialty practices throughout the IMD and West Side. Chain-of-custody specimen pickup.
BAAs signed on request. Sealed-container handling. No content inspection.
Signed pickup and delivery receipts. Digital proof-of-delivery.
Automatic $50 coverage; declared-value insurance available at $2.50 per $100.
For specimens and supplies moving to/from ORD or MDW.
Drivers are on-call 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. BAAs signed on request.