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Quest looks to buy again ... ... but analysts say it might be one too many.(The Week in Healthcare)(Quest Diagnostics Inc. (San Juan Capistrano, California) acquires AmeriPath Inc.)

Publication: Modern Healthcare
Publication Date: 23-APR-07
Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access

Article Excerpt
Byline: Shawn Rhea

Quest Diagnostics has once again narrowed the field of independent laboratories with its announcement last week that it would buy AmeriPath, a company specializing in cancer diagnosis, for $2 billion, raising concerns among hospitals offering laboratory services.

The deal comes on the heels of Quest's acquisition of the point-of-care testing company HemoCue for $420 million on Jan. 31....



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