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About Us

Scheketta Washington

Scheketta Washington is the co-owner and co-founder of the Testing & Co. Laboratory Center. Born and raised in Houston, Tx, Scheketta graduated from Willowridge High School and attended her freshman year at Southwest University. As a former healthcare administration college student, the mother of two grew interested in real estate and became a licensed Houston Realtor. However, after 20 years of hard work and dedication in real estate, Scheketta decided it was time for a change and to return to her first career plan, healthcare.  

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Umeki Hines

Umeki Hines is also the co-owner and co-founder of the Testing & Co. Laboratory Center. Born and raised in Houston. She studied at North Harris Community College for nursing from 1992-1994. Umeki passion for customer service has always come from the satisfaction of pleasing others. Her remarkable expertise in customer service helped her dominate 20+ years in her role as an Underwriter and a Sr. Mortgage Processer.  The mother of three believed that she had hit her limit in the mortgage industry and was seeking change. Within the boundaries of her underlined passion, Umeki decided it was time to take her love of customer satisfaction to a patient care environment.   

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These two career-driven women share some of the same interests and backgrounds, which brought them to this present career advancement. Scheketta Washington and Umeki Hines partnered and opened the doors to an affordable laboratory testing center in Houston, Tx, conveniently located amongst the feeder road of Highway 59, next to Channel 2 news station and Memorial Medical Plaza. At Testing & Co. keeping a workplace drug-free is a high priority for the safety of your clients, customers, and co-workers.  These certified phlebotomists offer a variety of employer testing services designed to maintain a drug/alcohol-free work environment as well as assist clients with their maternity needs.   

Testing & Co. Delivers exceptional customer service by providing rapid results, mobile testing, and highly accurate testing methods including the following:  

  • Background Check/ Fingerprinting   

  • Pre-employment screening (oral, urine, hair)  

  • Drug/Alcohol Testing  

  • Hair Follicle Testing  

  • On-site testing  

  • DOT- compliance testing  

  • Paternity Testing   

  • Legal DNA Testing   

  • Gender Reveal   

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