SECAUCUS, N.J., Nov. 28, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Quest Diagnostics
Incorporated (NYSE: DGX), the world's leading provider of
diagnostic information services, announced today that it will build
a flagship laboratory in Clifton,
N.J. to enhance the diagnostic information services it
provides to over 40 million people in New
Jersey, New York,
Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, West
Virginia, Delaware and the
District of Columbia.
The 250,000-square-foot flagship laboratory will become the
largest in the Quest network of more than 20 major laboratory
facilities across the nation and will employ more than 1,100
people. The laboratory builds on the success of Quest's "Lab
of the Future" in Marlborough,
Massachusetts, incorporating innovative uses of building
design and automated technology to provide a broad range of
advanced diagnostic information services. The new laboratory
is expected to be operational in early 2021.
"Our new flagship laboratory will enable us to empower better
health through a comprehensive testing menu, faster turnaround, and
additional capacity to serve more patients and clients," said
Steve Rusckowski, Chairman,
President and Chief Executive Officer. "Rooted in innovation,
this new lab will also provide our employees with an inspiring
workplace. This is a major commitment to our presence in
New Jersey where we are
headquartered, and it is good news for the healthcare providers and
patients we serve."
The laboratory will be built on an approximately 12-acre site on
the Clifton side of the ON3
campus, the former 100+ acre Hoffmann-La Roche property which spans
Clifton and the Township of
Nutley.
The ON3 campus, and its vision to become a mixed-use
new-urbanist hub, is attracting forward thinking, innovative and
market leading companies. ON3 is home to the Seton
Hall-Hackensack Meridian Graduate School of Medicine, and
Seton Hall's College of Nursing and
School of Health and Medical Sciences.
"We are thrilled to welcome Quest Diagnostics to the ON3
campus," said Eugene Diaz, principal
partner, Prism Capital Partners. "There is a sense of
excitement and possibility at ON3, which is fast becoming the most
highly sought-after business address in New Jersey."
Quest's corporate headquarters is located in Secaucus, New Jersey. The company
currently employs more than 2,700 people throughout the state and
about 45,000 people companywide.
About Quest Diagnostics
Quest Diagnostics empowers people to take action to improve
health outcomes. Derived from the world's largest database of
clinical lab results, our diagnostic insights reveal new avenues to
identify and treat disease, inspire healthy behaviors and improve
health care management. Quest annually serves one in three
adult Americans and half the physicians and hospitals
in the United States, and our 45,000 employees understand
that, in the right hands and with the right context, our diagnostic
insights can inspire actions that transform
lives. www.QuestDiagnostics.com.
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