Established in Toledo, Ohio in 1946,
Pathology Laboratories, Inc. (PathLabs) fostered a reputation among
the area's private medical practitioners as a provider of prompt,
reliable and convenient laboratory testing services. Its status as
a key partner in the delivery of quality medical care to the
community was advanced in 1970 when PathLabs became the first
independent medical laboratory in Ohio to seek and attain
accreditation by the College of American Pathologists - the
preeminent laboratory certifying body in the nation. Over the
ensuing decades, PathLabs continued its tradition of uncompromising
quality, personal service and overall excellence to become the
dominant full-service independent medical laboratory in northwest
Ohio and southeast Michigan. Since 2004, we have rapidly expanded
our operations to other areas of Ohio including Cleveland, Columbus
and Lima and their surrounding communities.
Committed to a formal yet dynamic
quality assurance program, PathLabs regularly monitors key quality
indicators. Significant variations from established performance
thresholds are examined and corrective measures implemented, as
needed. An extensive regulatory compliance program and compliance
review committee have also been formed to assure PathLabs'
conformity with all applicable federal, state and local laws and
guidelines governing the laboratory industry.
PathLabs employs a contingent of 200+
well-trained personnel working in various administrative,
managerial, technical, marketing and support positions. A
professional group, consisting of six (6) pathologists, is
contracted to provide anatomic and clinical pathology services and
medical directorship in all markets currently serviced by PathLabs.
Members of the group are also available 24 hours a day for
physician consultation.
PathLabs' main testing facility
encompasses 20,000 square feet of technical and administrative
space. Over 330 separate laboratory procedures are performed on
site, with less than 2% of total test volume referred to outside
laboratories. PathLabs processes over 30,000 service requests each
month through the operation of 25+ patient service centers, the
placement of phlebotomists in large clinic and physician group
practices, and the dispatch of an extensive courier network to
gather clinical, cytology and surgical pathology specimens from
nearly 2,000 medical practitioners. The superior quality of
PathLabs' work-product is facilitated by the use of
state-of-the-art laboratory instrumentation and equipment, computer
information systems and multiple electronic interfaces linking
them.
In October 2003, PathLabs was acquired
as a wholly-owned, self-sustaining subsidiary of Clinical Pathology
Laboratories, Inc. (CPL), a large, highly successful, expanding
independent medical laboratory headquartered in Austin, Texas.
Although PathLabs is experiencing impressive growth as a result of
the significant business economies and synergies associated with
the partnership, the Company maintains relative autonomy in daily
decision making and continues to capitalize on its invaluable
"local" identity in the regional markets it serves.
On September 30, 2005, CPL merged with
Sonic Healthcare (Sonic) of Sydney, Australia to become a
multi-billion dollar, international medical diagnostics company.
CPL chose Sonic as a partner because of the many commonalities
between the two companies. Those commonalities include a pathology
based approach to clinical testing, an unwavering commitment to
service and quality, and a corporate culture of decentralization.
CPL, serving as the Southwest Division of Sonic Healthcare USA,
Inc., a holding company for Sonic's laboratories operating in the
United States, is affiliated with more than 150 independent
pathologists in the areas it services. Providing medical
practitioners ready access to a pathologist for consultation
purposes has been a key element in the ongoing success of both CPL
and PathLabs. Sonic's core values, supported by all of its
subsidiaries including PathLabs, are presented within this section
and our website.