Allina Health announces definitive agreement with Quest Diagnostics
New relationship allows health care system to keep pace with rapidly evolving laboratory technology and maintain excellent patient care for the communities it serves.
(June 26, 2024) — Today, Allina Health announced a definitive agreement with Quest Diagnostics, a nationwide leader in laboratory diagnostic services. As part of the agreement, Quest will acquire select assets of Allina Health’s laboratory services business and provide laboratory services in most ambulatory clinics across the system.
“We are grateful for our Allina Health laboratory team and the foundation of excellence they have established in lab services. Quest is the right partner to build on this strength to ensure providers and patients can continue to access innovative and high-quality laboratory services,” said Dominica Tallarico, Chief Operations Officer for Allina Health. “Consistent and reliable diagnostic services are critical to our ability to provide high-quality care. Like partnerships we’ve established in other areas of our organization, this new relationship with Quest will allow us to maintain excellent patient care, keep pace with rapidly evolving laboratory technology and reinvest our non-profit resources to support our caring mission well into the future.”
Allina Health expects all in-scope, eligible clinic laboratory employees at impacted locations will be offered employment with Quest, pending Quest’s customary screening process.
This agreement will not change lab services until the transition, which we expect to be complete by the fall of 2024. As we transition to this new laboratory services care delivery model, we will use all available tools to engage with patients and keep them informed about any changes to lab services.
Allina Health is a nonprofit health care system serving Minnesota and western Wisconsin, dedicated to preventing and treating illness and improving the health of individuals, families, and communities. Through a network of more than 90 clinics, 12 hospital campuses, 13 retail pharmacies, specialty care centers, home care, and emergency medical transportation, Allina Health provides high-quality care from birth through end-of-life.
At the forefront of Allina Health’s mission are its Institutes, which offer nationally recognized experts and advanced care in key specialties:
- Allina Health Minneapolis Heart Institute – A leader in cardiovascular innovation, research, and care delivery through clinical trials, publications, and training 4,000+ providers annually, it is consistently rated ‘High Performing’ by U.S. News & World Report.
- Allina Health Cancer Institute – Providing comprehensive, personalized and innovative oncology care across the full cancer journey, delivered at ten locations – including its three largest hospitals which U.S. News & World Report consistently rates “High Performing” in multiple oncology specialties.
- Allina Health Neuroscience, Spine and Pain Institute – Offering advanced neurological and spine care, including two nationally accredited stroke centers, innovative focused ultrasound treatment for essential tremor and tremor-dominant Parkinson's and a chronic pain rehabilitation program – one of only two in Minnesota.
Together, these Institutes exemplify Allina Health’s commitment to clinical excellence, innovation, and compassionate care. Learn more at allinahealth.org and join us on Facebook, X, Instagram and LinkedIn.