Did You Know? Puerto Rican Pharma Manufacturing
Puerto Rico is home to the manufacturing plants for many of the world’s top pharmaceutical and medical device companies, providing a steady stream of treatments to the neighbouring US market…
Quest Diagnostics is driven to discover and deliver diagnostic insights and innovations that help to improve human health. We offer a wide range of products and services that benefit patients, healthcare providers, hospitals, independent community clinical laboratories, life insurance companies and employers. The company offers the broadest access to diagnostic information services through its network of laboratories and rapid response laboratories, and provides interpretive consultation through its extensive medical and scientific staff. We are the world’s leading provider of diagnostic testing, information and services that patients and doctors need to make better healthcare decisions.
At Quest Diagnostics our vision is: Empowering Better Health with Diagnostic Insights. We provide crucial diagnostic information that supports and enhances decisions people make to improve patients’ health. We know the choices that healthcare professionals, patients, and health plans make will shape the future of human health and we are committed to making sure those choices are well-informed. Through our relentless focus on quality, we strive to provide our customers the highest quality products and services available; continuous improvement; and an unyielding desire to meet their requirements first time every time.
Our services range from routine blood tests — such as total cholesterol, Pap testing and white blood cell count — to complex, gene-based and molecular testing. We perform medical tests that aid in the diagnosis or detection of diseases, measure the progress or recovery from a disease or confirm that an individual is free from a disease. We have specialized expertise in cancer, cardiovascular diseases, infectious diseases, and neurology.
We help employers and insurers in Puerto Rico to improve the health of their workers and reduce illegal drug use in the workplace. In fact, we’re a leading provider of programs to promote wellness and the prevention of disease. By conducting lab testing-based health assessments for common conditions such as diabetes and heart disease, we enable people to better manage their health. We are the leading provider of risk assessment services to the life insurance industry.
Contact details
210 Carretera 865
Barrio Candelaria
Toa Baja, PR 00949-5710
USA
T: 787-300-2904
F: 787-765-5807
www.questdiagnostics.com
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