Thursday, September 27, 2018
Quest Diagnostics, the world's leading provider of diagnostic information services, and Regional Medical Center Health System (RMC), a regional health care provider for a five-county service area in northeast Alabama, are teaming up to enhance the quality and value of diagnostic services to patients and their doctors through a new partnership agreement under which Quest will provide supply chain expertise, as well as perform laboratory reference testing.
"We are pleased to partner with RMC Health System, the leading regional health care provider in its area," said Steve Rusckowski, Chairman, President and CEO, Quest Diagnostics. "In today's pressurized health care environment, premiere health systems like RMC are turning to Quest for help on executing their lab strategy, taking advantage of our expertise, innovation and scale so they can focus on what they do best, providing quality care to their patients."
Under the agreement Quest will manage laboratory equipment, supplies and procurement processes for RMC and Stringfellow Memorial Hospital in Anniston, Al., in addition to providing reference testing for both hospitals.
"The ongoing changes prevalent in healthcare today present many challenges and opportunities for health systems like ours," said Louis Bass, President and CEO of RMC Health System. "We are pleased to partner with Quest Diagnostics to garner value and benefit from their innovative technologies, scale, and diagnostic capabilities. Most importantly, this new venture will allow us to remain focused on improving patient care and outcomes, while teaming up with a leader in the field who has access to the most sophisticated diagnostic equipment available."
