Quest Diagnostics Agrees to Acquire Lab-Related Clinical Outreach Operations of Dignity Health

Quest Diagnostics

announced today that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire lab-related clinical outreach service operations of Dignity Health, a hospital system based in California. Under the agreement, Quest Diagnostics will acquire operations through which Dignity Health currently provides outreach diagnostic information services to patients and physician offices in parts of California and Nevada. Outreach services are provided by hospitals to physicians and patients outside of a hospital setting. Dignity Health's hospital-based laboratories are not included in the sale. Quest Diagnostics will perform testing from the acquired operations through its clinical laboratories in West Hills and Sacramento, Calif., and Las Vegas, Nevada. The transaction is expected to be completed in June 2013, assuming customary approvals. Additional terms were not disclosed. "With this acquisition, patients, physicians and payers in California and Nevada will gain access to a wider range of high-quality, innovative diagnostic information services and patient service center options at lower cost," said Steve Rusckowski, president and chief executive officer, Quest Diagnostics. "In addition, this acquisition is consistent with our