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<h2 id="history">History</h2> <h3>1960–1995</h3> <p>Originally founded as Metropolitan Pathology Laboratory, Inc. in 1967 by <a href="/facts/Paul_A._Brown%2c_MD/pjDhHNby">Paul A. Brown, MD</a>, the clinical laboratory underwent a variety of name changes.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:6" href="#fn:6"><sup>6</sup></a> In 1969, the company's name changed to MetPath, Inc.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:7" href="#fn:7"><sup>7</sup></a> with headquarters in <a href="/facts/Teaneck%2c_New_Jersey/MGsaHjTu">Teaneck, New Jersey</a>. By 1982, MetPath was acquired by what was then known as <a href="/facts/Corning_Glass_Works/b9C4hgdG">Corning Glass Works</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:8" href="#fn:8"><sup>8</sup></a> and was subsequently renamed Corning Clinical Laboratories.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:9" href="#fn:9"><sup>9</sup></a> </p> <h3>1996–2000</h3> <p>On December 31, 1996, Quest Diagnostics became an independent company as a <a href="/facts/Corporate_spin-off/AAdmMr3u">spin-off</a> from <a href="/facts/Corning_Incorporated/b9C4hgdG">Corning</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:10" href="#fn:10"><sup>10</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:11" href="#fn:11"><sup>11</sup></a> <a href="/facts/Kenneth_W._Freeman/TV9GILvm">Kenneth W. Freeman</a> was appointed as <a href="/facts/CEO/mg4A8y5M">CEO</a> during this transition.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:12" href="#fn:12"><sup>12</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:13" href="#fn:13"><sup>13</sup></a> Over the next year, Quest acquired a clinical laboratory division of <a href="/facts/Branford%2c_Connecticut/wIkfYGCV">Branford, Connecticut</a>–based Diagnostic Medical Laboratory, Inc. (DML).<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:14" href="#fn:14"><sup>14</sup></a> Two years later in 1999, Quest added <a href="/facts/GlaxoSmithKline/NrnnxFNW">SmithKline Beecham</a> Clinical Laboratories to their subsidiaries;<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:15" href="#fn:15"><sup>15</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:16" href="#fn:16"><sup>16</sup></a> which includes a joint venture ownership with CompuNet Clinical Laboratory.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:17" href="#fn:17"><sup>17</sup></a> The purchase of SmithKline Beecham also included the lab's medical sample transport airline (<a href="/facts/Airline_codes/5XQoaLEc">ICAO</a>: LBQ, <a href="/facts/Airline_codes/5XQoaLEc">call sign</a>: LABQUEST) originally founded in 1988.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:18" href="#fn:18"><sup>18</sup></a> </p><p>In 1997, Quest and <a href="/facts/Banner_Health/t7qGgPHe">Banner Health</a> formed a joint venture creating the Arizona based Sonora Quest laboratory, a business unit of Laboratory Sciences of Arizona.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:19" href="#fn:19"><sup>19</sup></a> This entity represents the operations of Quest Diagnostics in the Arizona regional market. </p> <h3>2001–2015</h3> <p>From May 2004 to April 2012, Surya Mohapatra served as the company's President and CEO. In 2007 Quest acquired diagnostic testing equipment company AmeriPath.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:20" href="#fn:20"><sup>20</sup></a> In response to Mohapatra's resignation after eight years with Quest, former Philips Healthcare CEO Stephen Rusckowski was appointed.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:21" href="#fn:21"><sup>21</sup></a> Under Rusckowski, Quest Diagnostics teamed up with central New England's largest health care system, <a href="/facts/UMass_Memorial_Health_Care/wv5uKQyI">UMass Memorial Health Care</a>, to purchase its clinical outreach laboratory.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:22" href="#fn:22"><sup>22</sup></a> </p> <h3>2016–present</h3> <p>In 2016, Quest collaborated with <a href="/facts/Safeway_Inc./Dd2koE7I">Safeway</a> to bring testing services to twelve of its stores in California, Maryland, Virginia, Texas and Colorado.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:23" href="#fn:23"><sup>23</sup></a> </p><p>By the end of 2017, Quest, in partnership with <a href="/facts/Walmart/E6dPQV2m">Walmart</a>, incorporated laboratory testing in about 15 of their locations in Texas and Florida.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:24" href="#fn:24"><sup>24</sup></a> </p><p>In May 2018, the company announced it will become an in-network laboratory provider to <a href="/facts/UnitedHealthcare/Fdyxrw5J">UnitedHealthcare</a> starting in 2019, providing access to 48 million plan members.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:25" href="#fn:25"><sup>25</sup></a> </p><p>In September 2018, Quest moved its headquarters from Madison, where it was located since 2007, to <a href="/facts/Secaucus%2c_New_Jersey/oel0KSWb">Secaucus, New Jersey</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:26" href="#fn:26"><sup>26</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:27" href="#fn:27"><sup>27</sup></a> </p><p>In November 2018, Quest launched QuestDirect, a consumer-initiated testing service that allows patients to order health and wellness lab testing from home.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:28" href="#fn:28"><sup>28</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:29" href="#fn:29"><sup>29</sup></a> </p><p>In March 2020, the company launched a <a href="/facts/COVID-19/YsUgvsaX">COVID-19</a> testing service.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:30" href="#fn:30"><sup>30</sup></a> As of July 2020, Quest had performed more than 9.2 million COVID-19 molecular tests and 2.8 million serology tests.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:31" href="#fn:31"><sup>31</sup></a> </p><p>In April 2024, Quest has added a new blood screening to their AD-Detect product line. This test will analyze the blood for a specific Alzheimer's protein, pTau-217.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:32" href="#fn:32"><sup>32</sup></a> </p><p>In Febuaray 2025, <a href="/facts/Fresenius_Medical_Care/5hEkhf9t">Fresenius Medical Care</a> announced via Helen Giza (CEO, Chair of the management board and acting CFO) that "under terms of a definitive acquisition agreement, Quest will acquire select assets of FME’s wholly owned Spectra Laboratories, a leading provider of renal-specific laboratory testing services in the U.S." </p><p>In addition, under a separate agreement, "Quest will provide comprehensive laboratory services related to end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) and specialized water testing for patients and providers served by dialysis centers operated by Fresenius Medical Care and its wholly owned and joint-venture partners in the United States."<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:33" href="#fn:33"><sup>33</sup></a> </p> <h2 id="acquisitions">Acquisitions</h2> <table><tbody><tr><th scope="col">Date</th><th scope="col">Company</th><th scope="col">Business</th><th scope="col">Location</th><th scope="col">Value (<a href="/facts/USD/naEEDUhC">USD</a>)</th><th scope="col">References</th></tr><tr><td>1999</td><td><a href="/facts/SmithKline_Beecham_Clinical_Laboratories/Dg7RF3Ba">SmithKline Beecham Clinical Laboratories</a></td><td>Laboratory</td><td><a href="/facts/USA/P0sCdLe5">USA</a></td><td>1.3×10^9</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:34" href="#fn:34"><sup>34</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td>2001</td><td>MedPlus, Inc. (<a href="/facts/Nasdaq/C6GlcQcB">Nasdaq</a>: <a href="https://www.nasdaq.com/market-activity/stocks/medp">MEDP</a>)</td><td>healthcare technology company</td><td><a href="/facts/Ohio/YutCnTlh">Ohio</a></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2002</td><td>American Medical Laboratories, Inc. (AML) & LabPortal, Inc.</td><td>healthcare technology company</td><td><a href="/facts/Virginia/g2kucGdn">Virginia</a></td><td>500,000,000</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2003</td><td>Unilab Corporation (<a href="/facts/Nasdaq/C6GlcQcB">Nasdaq</a>: <a href="https://www.nasdaq.com/market-activity/stocks/ulab">ULAB</a>)</td><td>healthcare technology company</td><td><a href="/facts/California/zLW2vdQJ">California</a></td><td>800,000,000</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2005</td><td>LabOne, Inc. (<a href="/facts/Nasdaq/C6GlcQcB">Nasdaq</a>: <a href="https://www.nasdaq.com/market-activity/stocks/labs">LABS</a>)</td><td>Employer drug testing and paramedical testing division</td><td><a href="/facts/Lenexa%2c_Kansas/XChkYFCq">Lenexa, Kansas</a></td><td>934,000,000</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2006</td><td>Focus Diagnostics, Inc.</td><td>Infectious and immunologic disease laboratory</td><td><a href="/facts/Virginia/g2kucGdn">Virginia</a></td><td>185,000,000</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2007</td><td><a href="/facts/Hemocue/VuJWstIq">Hemocue</a></td><td>point-of-care diagnostic testing</td><td><a href="/facts/Sweden/u3qC7lyj">Sweden</a></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2007</td><td>AmeriPath (and subsidiary Specialty Laboratories)</td><td>cancer diagnostic testing</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2011</td><td>Athena Diagnostics</td><td>cancer diagnostic testing</td><td></td><td></td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:35" href="#fn:35"><sup>35</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td>2011</td><td><a href="/facts/Celera_Corporation/9bEVX6TQ">Celera Corporation</a></td><td>NGS</td><td></td><td></td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:36" href="#fn:36"><sup>36</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td>2013</td><td>Outreach for <a href="/facts/UMass_Memorial_Health/wv5uKQyI">UMass Memorial Health</a></td><td>Laboratory</td><td><a href="/facts/Massachusetts/9uumCbFI">Massachusetts</a></td><td></td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:37" href="#fn:37"><sup>37</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td>2014</td><td>Solstas Lab Partners Group</td><td>Laboratory</td><td><a href="/facts/North_Carolina/VhKNTULI">North Carolina</a></td><td>570,000,000</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:38" href="#fn:38"><sup>38</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td>2014</td><td>Summit Health, Inc.</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:39" href="#fn:39"><sup>39</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td>2015</td><td><a href="/facts/Barnabas_Health/U9pVMqIn">Barnabas Health</a></td><td>Laboratory operations</td><td><a href="/facts/New_Jersey/pI5k19S7">New Jersey</a></td><td></td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:40" href="#fn:40"><sup>40</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td>2017</td><td><a href="https://www.clevelandheartlab.com/#">Cleveland HeartLab</a></td><td>Laboratory</td><td></td><td></td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:41" href="#fn:41"><sup>41</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td>2018</td><td>Oxford Immunotec.</td><td>Laboratory</td><td></td><td></td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:42" href="#fn:42"><sup>42</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td>2019</td><td>Boyce & Bynum Pathology Laboratories</td><td>Laboratory</td><td></td><td></td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:43" href="#fn:43"><sup>43</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td>2020</td><td>Outreach for <a href="/facts/Memorial_Hermann_Health_System/s69Mb5NQ">Memorial Hermann Health System</a></td><td>Outreach Laboratory</td><td><a href="/facts/Houston/1v8AwQUN">Houston</a></td><td></td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:44" href="#fn:44"><sup>44</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td>2020</td><td><a href="/facts/Hackensack_Meridian_Health/JPILdNJP">Hackensack Meridian Health</a></td><td>Laboratory operations</td><td><a href="/facts/New_Jersey/pI5k19S7">New Jersey</a></td><td></td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:45" href="#fn:45"><sup>45</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td>2020</td><td>Blueprint Genetics</td><td>Genetic testing and Sequencing</td><td>Helsinki, Finland</td><td>108,000,000<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:46" href="#fn:46"><sup>46</sup></a></td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:47" href="#fn:47"><sup>47</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td>2021</td><td>Outreach for <a href="/facts/Mercy_(healthcare_organization)/lv8ycuTg">Mercy</a></td><td>Outreach Laboratory</td><td><a href="/facts/USA/P0sCdLe5">USA</a></td><td></td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:48" href="#fn:48"><sup>48</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td>2023</td><td>Outreach for <a href="/facts/NewYork-Presbyterian_Hospital/uXQALLlQ">NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital</a></td><td>Outreach Laboratory</td><td><a href="/facts/New_York_City/YlyvFmVC">New York</a></td><td></td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:49" href="#fn:49"><sup>49</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td>2023</td><td>Haystack Oncology</td><td>healthcare technology company</td><td><a href="/facts/Hamburg/kmAAsYtT">Hamburg</a></td><td></td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:50" href="#fn:50"><sup>50</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td>2024</td><td>Outreach for <a href="/facts/Steward_Health_Care_System/K6FE7Dsb">Steward Health Care System </a></td><td>Outreach Laboratory</td><td><a href="/facts/USA/P0sCdLe5">USA</a></td><td></td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:51" href="#fn:51"><sup>51</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td>2024</td><td>Lenco Diagnostic Laboratories</td><td>Laboratory</td><td><a href="/facts/Brooklyn/UnUzxCFe">Brooklyn, New York</a></td><td></td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:52" href="#fn:52"><sup>52</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td>2025</td><td>Spectra Laboratories</td><td>Laboratory</td><td><a href="/facts/Rockleigh/heAd2cpq">New Jersey</a></td><td></td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:53" href="#fn:53"><sup>53</sup></a></td></tr></tbody></table> <h3>Partnerships</h3> <ul><li>2005: Forms a <a href="/facts/Strategic_alliance/CPQl6gbY">strategic alliance</a> with Ciphergen Biosystems to commercialize novel proteomic tests.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:54" href="#fn:54"><sup>54</sup></a></li></ul> <h2 id="controversies">Controversies</h2> <p>Quest Diagnostics set a record in April 2009 when it paid $302 million to the government to settle a <a href="/facts/Medicare_(United_States)/vLKMBktB">Medicare</a> fraud case alleging the company sold faulty medical testing kits. It was the largest <a href="/facts/Qui_tam/BNTla6C3">qui tam</a> (<a href="/facts/Whistleblower/Ah5QHEW1">whistleblower</a>) settlement paid by a medical lab for manufacturing and distributing a faulty product.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:55" href="#fn:55"><sup>55</sup></a> In May 2011, Quest paid $241 million to the state of California to settle a <a href="/facts/False_Claims_Act/v3pJPSds">False Claims Act</a> case that alleged the company had overcharged <a href="/facts/Medi-Cal/BBlNX9bw">Medi-Cal</a>, the state's <a href="/facts/Medicaid/ml1fNWjX">Medicaid</a> program, and provided illegal kickbacks as incentives for healthcare providers to use Quest labs.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:56" href="#fn:56"><sup>56</sup></a> </p><p>In 2018, Quest Diagnostics was among a number of US based labs <a href="/facts/CervicalCheck_cancer_scandal/m9JRLhuJ">linked to inaccuracies</a> of over 200 women's cervical <a href="/facts/Smear_test/za3sn0Jt">smear tests</a> for <a href="/facts/CervicalCheck/oWp8j8L4">CervicalCheck</a>, <a href="/facts/Republic_of_Ireland/k8JzXVze">Ireland</a>'s national <a href="/facts/Cancer_screening/yPeRvUsu">screening</a> program.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:57" href="#fn:57"><sup>57</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:58" href="#fn:58"><sup>58</sup></a> Audits of the testing performed by Quest (and another subcontractor Clinical Pathology Laboratories, Inc. of Austin Texas) showed a high rate of errors in analysis of samples which led to lawsuits<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:59" href="#fn:59"><sup>59</sup></a> and a government inquiry. Quest and the Irish government continue to settle the resulting lawsuits.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:60" href="#fn:60"><sup>60</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:61" href="#fn:61"><sup>61</sup></a> </p><p>On June 3, 2019, Quest announced that American Medical Collection Agency (AMCA), a billing collections service provider, had informed Quest Diagnostics that an unauthorized user had access to AMCA’s system containing personal information AMCA received from various entities, including from Quest.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:62" href="#fn:62"><sup>62</sup></a> AMCA provides billing collections services to Optum360, which in turn is a Quest contractor.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:63" href="#fn:63"><sup>63</sup></a> AMCA later went bankrupt after the breach.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:64" href="#fn:64"><sup>64</sup></a> </p> <h2 id="external-links">External links</h2> <ul><li><a href="https://www.questdiagnostics.com/">Official website</a> </li> <li>Business data for Quest Diagnostics Incorporated: <ul><li><a href="https://www.google.com/finance/quote/DGX:NYSE">Google</a></li><li><a href="https://www.sec.gov/cgi-bin/browse-edgar?action=getcompany&CIK=1022079">SEC filings</a></li><li><a href="https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/DGX">Yahoo!</a></li></ul></li></ul> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>"International Facilities & Operations". 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