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that include both anatomic pathology and clinical pathology testing, enabling our pathologists to offer patients and clinicians a
complete analysis. We offer hundreds of esoteric tests, including but not limited to the following fields:
Table 16 - Sample Esoteric Test Fields
Field Study/Focus Area
Endocrinology and metabolism Hormones and their effects on body growth and metabolism
Genetics Chromosomes, genes and their expression
Hematology Blood and bone marrow cells
Coagulation Process of blood clotting
Neurology Nervous system, its structure and its diseases
Immunology
Immune system, including antibodies, cytokines, immune system cells
and their effect, receptor systems and autoimmune diseases
Microbiology and infectious diseases
Microscopic forms of life, including parasites, bacteria, viruses, fungi
and other infectious agents
Oncology Abnormal cell growth, including pre-cancerous conditions and cancer
Serology
Body fluids and their analysis, including antibodies, proteins and other
characteristics
Toxicology
Chemicals and drugs and their intended and adverse effects on the
body
We provide our services through our nationwide network of major laboratories, anatomic pathology laboratories and
rapid response laboratories. Rapid response laboratories are smaller facilities where we can quickly perform an abbreviated
menu of routine tests for customers that require rapid turnaround times. We conduct esoteric testing, including molecular
diagnostics, in our world renowned Quest Diagnostics Nichols Institute laboratory facilities and in other facilities, including
Focus Diagnostics and Athena Diagnostics. We operate 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. We also provide routine testing
services, and inpatient anatomic pathology and medical director services, at hospital laboratories.
Our services primarily are provided under the Quest Diagnostics brand, but we also provide services under the
AmeriPath,® Dermpath Diagnostics,® Focus Diagnostics,® Athena Diagnostics,® ExamOne,® Solstas® and Summit Health®
brands.
International.
We provide diagnostic information services in multiple markets outside the United States. We have laboratory
facilities in Gurgaon, India; Mexico City, Mexico; and San Juan, Puerto Rico. We see opportunities to bring our experience and
expertise in diagnostic information services to markets outside the United States, including by leveraging existing facilities to
serve new markets.
Diagnostic Solutions
Risk Assessment Services.
ExamOne is the largest provider of risk assessment services to the life insurance industry in North America. We also
provide risk assessment services for insurance companies operating outside North America.
Our risk assessment services comprise underwriting support services, including data gathering, paramedical
examinations and clinical laboratory testing and analytics, designed to assist life insurance companies objectively to evaluate
the mortality risks of applicants. Most specimen collections and paramedical examinations are performed by our network of
paramedical examiners at the applicant's home or workplace, but they also are offered at approximately 600 company patient
service centers in the United States and approximately 120 additional locations in North America. We also contract with third
parties to coordinate providing these exams at more than 350 additional locations outside North America. In 2015, ExamOne
enhanced its service offering when it acquired the assets of Superior Mobile Medics, a national provider of paramedical and
health data collection services to the life insurance, employer health and wellness industries.
QUEST DIAGNOSTICS 2015 ANNUAL REPORT ON FORM 10-K