RMC and Quest Diagnostics to deliver innovative lab services

Quest Diagnostics and Regional Medical Center (RMC) of Orangeburg, S.C. are teaming up to enhance the quality of diagnostic services through a new partnership agreement under which Quest will provide full laboratory management services.  Quest is a provider of diagnostic information services.

Under the agreement, Quest will provide management expertise, laboratory equipment, reference testing, supplies and procurement processes for RMC.

“This new relationship allows 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,” said Charles Williams, President and CEO of Regional Medical Center.

About Quest Diagnostics

Quest Diagnostics empowers people to take action to improve health care 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 46,000 employees understand that, in the right hands and with the right context, our diagnostic insights can inspire actions that transform lives. 

About the Regional Medical Center 

Owned by Orangeburg and Calhoun counties, the Regional Medical Center (RMC) health system includes a 286-bed, acute-care hospital certified by The Joint Commission and 24 primary care and specialty care practices. RMC has advanced certification as a Primary Stroke Center by The Joint Commission and is designated as a Level III Trauma Center by the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC).