Sonora Quest Begins Hereditary Cancer Gene Testing
bizjournals.com - Sonora Quest Laboratories is launching hereditary cancer gene testing to help patients make appropriate lifestyle changes to reduce their risk of developing the disease.
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Health Care Power List 2018
phoenixmag.com - As in previous years, we determined our list by seeking nominations from leading organizations in Arizona health care and then looking at a variety of criteria, from industry awards and the business rankings of the organizations they serve to the salaries they command and, ultimately, their measure of influence in the community. Dave Dexter, President and CEO of Sonora Quest Laboratories, placed eleventh on this list.
Sonora Quest supports Go Red for Women
azbigmedia.com - On Friday, Feb. 23, 2018, Sonora Quest Laboratories, Arizona’s leading provider of diagnostic information services, showed their support and continued commitment to community outreach and education at the 13th Annual Go Red for Women Luncheon in Greater Phoenix.
Sonora Quest CEO David Dexter innovating for growth
bizjournals.com - When Sonora Quest Laboratories was formed 20 years ago, it lost $27 million during the first few years of operation. David Dexter, president and CEO of Sonora Quest, brought the company out of the red. Since then, he has introduced innovations from launching My Lab Request, a patient self-ordered laboratory testing platform, to a new patient financial solution partnership with CarePayment.
Pueblo High students find a formula to raise valley fever awareness
tucson.com - Pueblo High School teens studying biotech were having difficulty getting their peers in art class to care about valley fever — until they mentioned that dogs get the disease. Valley fever is potentially fatal, has no prevention and no cure. Valley fever can be diagnosed with a blood test and patients may order their own tests through Sonora Quest laboratories for $45.
Valley wellness programs boost employee health, lower costs
Sonora Quest Laboratories, which services hospitals, physicians and managed care organizations throughout Arizona, also offers wellness programs to its 2,600 employees. The company, a joint venture between Banner Health and Quest Diagnostics, participates in Banner’s health benefits, including its wellness program.
Valley fever cases spiked to highest monthly total in 2 years, Arizona officials say
The number of valley fever cases reported in Arizona last month reached the highest monthly total in more than two years. The Arizona Department of Health Services reported 926 cases in November — the highest since September 2015.
New Valley Fever Tests Coming to Labs
ABC15 in Phoenix recently covered the announcement of the first Valley Fever test cleared by the FDA. Sonora Quest Laboratories is one of five companies behind the new test, which can catch the fungal infection faster and potentially help save lives.
FDA clears DxNA’s valley fever test
healios.com - The molecular diagnostics company DxNA LLC recently announced that the FDA had cleared its test for the rapid detection of coccidioidomycosis, or valley fever. Laboratory Sciences of Arizona/Sonora Quest Laboratories, Banner Health in Arizona, TriCore Reference Laboratories in New Mexico, and the University of Arizona in Tucson and Phoenix all participated in the clinical study to validate the test.
Mission of Mercy Celebrates 20 Years of Delivering ‘More Than Medicine’ in Arizona
Mission of Mercy Arizona, a Phoenix-based nonprofit dedicated to providing free primary medical care and medications to those in need, will celebrate its 20-year anniversary with the “More Than Medicine” awards dinner. This year, the event recognizes Sonora Quest Laboratories and Dignity Health with the Healing Through Love Award, and Al Asendorf, M.D., a volunteer physician, with the Medical Hero Award.