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Please find page 9 of the 2006 Quest Diagnostics annual report below. You can navigate through the pages in the report by either clicking on the pages listed below, or by using the keyword search tool below to find specific information within the annual report.Ittakescouragetoleadthewaytowardimprovinghealthcareoutcomesforpatients.WepioneeredtheapplicationofSixSigmaprin-
ciplestothehealthcareservicesfieldin2000,andhaveenhancedqualityanddrivenefficiencythroughoutthecompany.
Wecontinuetodeliversuperiorservicetophysiciansandhospitals.Ourextensivelogisticsnetworkensurestimelyandreliablepick-
upsofspecimensbyourowncourierssothatourlaboratoriescandelivertimelyresultstodoctors—mostbythenext morning.In
addition,ourmorethan500M.D.sandPh.D.sareavailabletoconsultwithourphysiciancustomersondifficultorunusualcases.
Ouremphasison bringingnew testsandtechnologies to markethelps doctors manage their patientsbetter and is drivinggrowth
today.Anexampleofourinnovationisourcomprehensivemenuoftestsrelatedtowomen’shealthissues.Theseincludeadvanced
maternalscreeningpanelsformentalretardationandgeneticbirthdefects,anassaytoidentifypregnantwomenwhoarenotatrisk
forpre-termdelivery,andanewbreastcancerrecurrencetestthatcanguidephysicianstomakemoreinformedpost-operativetreat-
mentdecisionsfortheirpatients.Byhavingthecouragetodriveinnovation,wehavebuiltastrongdevelopmentpipelineforwomen’s
health, which currently includes tests to help determine infertility causes, diagnose and manage post-menopausal symptoms and
developimprovedmethodstoautomatetheprocessusedtoidentifycarriersoftheFragileXgene.
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