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ARUP LABORATORIES
ARUP Laboratories is a national clinical and anatomic
pathology reference laboratory and a nonprofit enterprise of
the University of Utah and its Department of Pathology. It
offers in excess of 3,000 tests and test combinations, ranging
from routine screening to esoteric molecular and genetic
assays. Rather than competing with its clients for physician
office business, ARUP supports clients’ existing test menus
by offering those that are complex and unique, along with
accompanying consultative support, thereby providing local
and regional laboratory services through outreach programs.
Since its formation in 1984, ARUP has founded its
reputation on reliable and consistent laboratory testing and
innovative healthcare information. This simple strategy
contributes significantly to client satisfaction. Clients who
respond to surveys regularly rate ARUP highly and state
that they would recommend ARUP to others.
Elected officials, healthcare leaders, physicians and
patients, all of whom are placing more emphasis on
accountability, integration, and efficiency, find that ARUP’s
philosophy of putting patients’ needs first and doing what
is right is just what the doctor ordered.
“As the most responsive source of quality information and
knowledge, we strive to be the reference laboratory of choice
for community healthcare systems,” says Edward R.
Ashwood, MD, ARUP’s president and chief executive officer.
“We help our clients meet the customized needs of their
unique communities and provide guidance and support to
navigate the changes in the shifting healthcare terrain.
Together, ARUP and its clients will improve patient care
today and in the future.”
ARUP funds various initiatives to adapt emerging technologies
to laboratory medicine. Bridging the gap between
research and application can be difficult, but ARUP maximizes
the use of new advances. Not only does it implement
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