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mergers and acquisitions
An Insider’s Observances of Lab Outreach Deals
THERE ARE MANY WAYS TO VIEW CLINICAL LABORATORY OUTREACH ACQUISITIONS and the enormous amount of money changing hands in these deals. From one point of view, those fearful of the continued expansion of national lab giants like Labcorp and Quest Diagnostics may shive…
What’s Behind the Surge in Lab Outreach Sales?
CEO SUMMARY: The recent CHS-Labcorp deal is one of many that highlights a market shift. Clinical lab outreach services, once viewed as strategic assets, are being sold off rapidly as hospitals recenter around core services and offload logistical burdens. This year, 30% of …
Regional Health Systems Are New Dominant Players in M&A
READERS OF THE DARK REPORT UNDERSTAND HOW INTERTWINED THEIR CLINICAL LAB BUSINESS is with healthcare system mergers and acquisitions (M&A). Thus, financial service firm Morgan Stanley’s recent report on M&A activity in the healthcare industry will be of inte…
Kaiser Acquires Geisinger Health in Value-Based Deal
CEO SUMMARY: This blockbuster combination of two respected integrated delivery networks (IDNs) caught the hospital industry by surprise. Post-closing, Kaiser and Geisinger will have combined revenue…
Pandemic Helped Lab with Hospital Leaders
CEO SUMMARY: Growth at Atrium Health during the COVID-19 pandemic elevated its clinical laboratory’s profile with medical leaders and health system administrators. What followed was a new spirit of collaboration that led to lab involvement in cost savings efforts, such as improved…
CURRENT ISSUE
Volume XXXII, No. 12 – August 25, 2025
In an exclusive interview, a laboratory industry M&A specialist discusses what’s driving lab outreach sales to national lab companies. Also, The Dark Report analyzes ways in which pathology and clinical labs can profitably partner with pharmaceutical companies.
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