Physicians and patients to benefit from
access to Quest's industry-leading test menu and broad health plan
relationships in Ohio
SECAUCUS, N.J. and
CLEVELAND, Jan. 27,
2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Quest Diagnostics (NYSE: DGX), a
leading provider of diagnostic information services, today
announced it has completed its previously announced
acquisition of select assets of University Hospitals, one of
the nation's leading nonprofit health systems and academic medical
centers. Financial terms were not disclosed.
With the acquisition, Quest broadens access to its
industry-leading and innovative test menu, network of convenient
patient access sites and broad health plan coverage in Ohio.
For University Hospitals' providers and patients using Quest for
lab services, Quest's laboratories in Twinsburg, Ohio and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania will perform the
testing. University Hospitals will continue to provide all
inpatient and select outpatient testing from its hospital-based
labs.
About Quest Diagnostics
Quest Diagnostics works across
the healthcare ecosystem to create a healthier world, one life at a
time. We provide diagnostic insights from the results of our
laboratory testing to empower people, physicians and organizations
to take action to improve health outcomes. Derived from one of the
world's largest databases of de-identifiable clinical lab results,
Quest's diagnostic insights reveal new avenues to identify and
treat disease, inspire healthy behaviors and improve healthcare
management. Quest Diagnostics annually serves one in three adult
Americans and half the physicians and hospitals in the United States, and our more than 50,000
employees understand that, in the right hands and with the right
context, our diagnostic insights can inspire actions that transform
lives and create a healthier world. www.QuestDiagnostics.com.
About University Hospitals / Cleveland, Ohio
Founded in 1866,
University Hospitals serves the needs of patients through an
integrated network of more than 20 hospitals (including five joint
ventures), more than 50 health centers and outpatient facilities,
and over 200 physician offices in 16 counties throughout northern
Ohio. The system's flagship
quaternary care, academic medical center, University Hospitals
Cleveland Medical Center, is affiliated with Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine,
Northeast Ohio Medical University, Oxford
University, Taiwain University and the Technion Israel
Institute of Technology. The main campus also includes the UH
Rainbow Babies & Children's Hospital, ranked among the top
children's hospitals in the nation; UH MacDonald Women's Hospital,
Ohio's only hospital for women;
and UH Seidman Cancer Center, part of the NCI-designated Case
Comprehensive Cancer Center. UH is home to some of the most
prestigious clinical and research programs in the nation, with more
than 3,000 active clinical trials and research studies underway. UH
Cleveland Medical Center is perennially among the highest
performers in national ranking surveys, including "America's Best
Hospitals" from U.S. News & World Report. UH is also home to 19
Clinical Care Delivery and Research Institutes. UH is one of the
largest employers in Northeast
Ohio with more than 30,000 employees. Follow UH on LinkedIn,
Facebook and Twitter. For more information, visit
UHhospitals.org.
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