Quest Acquires Memorial Hermann Outreach Labs

Quest Acquires Memorial Hermann Outreach Labs

by | Jan 31, 2020 2:35 pm | Laboratories, MRI & Dialysis

Quest Diagnostics (NYSE: DGX) has had a busy month. On January 22, it acquired Blueprint Genetics, a leading genetic testing company based in Helsinki, Finland, for an undisclosed amount. Now, it’s turned its sites back home. On January 27, it announced a deal for substantially all of the Memorial Hermann Diagnostic Laboratories (MDHL), the outreach lab division of not-for-profit Memorial Hermann Health System in Houston. Memorial Hermann has 17 hospitals and more than 300 care delivery sites in the greater Houston area. The acquisition includes nearly 30 MHDL patient service centers and nearly 60 in-office laboratory service sites. These services will transition to the Quest... Read More »
Hospital M&A: Bigger Isn’t Always Better

Hospital M&A: Bigger Isn’t Always Better

by | Feb 7, 2019 2:56 pm | Hospitals

That was the week that was. Two huge hospital mergers came to an end, one successfully and the other, not. In announcing the end results, CEOs involved in those deals each emphasized their goal was not about “getting bigger,” but to deliver better health care to more patients. Seriously, what CEO is going to say they just need more facilities to boost the bottom line and don’t care about patients? First, the deal that crossed the finish line. For 15 months, Catholic Health Initiatives and Dignity Health negotiated the details of the definitive agreement they signed in December 2017. The deal closed on February 1, creating one of the largest not-for-profit health systems in the country with... Read More »