Quest Diagnostics

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Quest Diagnostics Incorporated (NYSE: DGX) is a United States corporation which provides clinical laboratory services . They also do business in England and Mexico.

Quest Diagnostics is a member of the Fortune 500 and the S&P 500. Their corporate headquarters used to be located in Teterboro, New Jersey where their largest business unit is located. Currently, the corporate headquarters is located in Lyndhurst, New Jersey. Plans were announced in September 2006 that the corporate headquarters will be relocated to Madison, New Jersey in mid-2007.

1 History
2 Key Facts
3 Quest Diagnostics Logistics Department
4 External links

[edit] History

1967: Founded as MetPath, Inc., in New York.
1982: MetPath was acquired by what was then known as Corning Glass Works, and subsequently renamed Corning Clinical Laboratories.
1996: Quest Diagnostics becomes an independent company as a spin-off from Corning.
1999: Quest Diagnostics acquires SmithKline Beecham Clinical Laboratories; GlaxoSmithKline still holds a large portion of Quest Diagnostics stock.
2003: Quest Diagnostics completes acquisition of Unilab Corporation (NASDAQ: ULAB) in a transaction valued at approximately $800 million
2005: Quest Diagnostics announces they will acquire LabOne, Inc. (NASDAQ: LABS) for $934 million in cash.

[edit] Key Facts

The nation's leading provider of diagnostic testing, information and services, serving approximately 140 million patients each year.
A workforce of approximately 39,000 dedicated employees, including more than 400 M.D's and Ph. D's.
More than 33 regional laboratories in key U.S. markets, plus the UK, and Mexico.
Two esoteric testing laboratories, one on each coast.
2,000 patient service centers.
Revenues of $5.1 billion in 2004.
Leadership in gene-based and esoteric testing, with gene-based testing revenues of approximately $600 million annually.
Leadership in substance abuse testing.
First laboratory in the U.S. to achieve ISO 9001 certification.

[edit] Quest Diagnostics Logistics Department

This file is an original work. It is created for purpose of an inside view of the operation of one of the many departments within the structure of Quest Diagnostics. The details contained here represent only a small portion of the function of the Logistics Department. Logistics Department Quest Diagnostics