Labcorp and providence expand strategic laboratory relationship

Labcorp, a leading global life sciences company, today announced it entered into an agreement with Providence to expand the longstanding strategic relationship between the two organizations. Through the agreement, Labcorp will acquire Providence Oregon’s outreach laboratory business and select assets in Oregon. Providence Oregon will maintain operation and ownership of certain anatomic pathology and genomics outreach testing and its hospital laboratories in the region.

“Expanding our deep relationship with Providence allows us to create greater healthcare access, bring world-class diagnostic capabilities and ensure affordability of services for patients and providers,” said Rajat Mehta, senior vice president of Labcorp Diagnostic Laboratories West Division. “We’re committed to building on Providence Oregon’s history of exemplary work and extending Labcorp’s presence in the community, helping patients and providers improve health and improve lives.”

This transaction will build on the more than 20-year relationship between Labcorp and the Providence family of organizations. Labcorp currently provides laboratory services to several Providence affiliate medical facilities and reference testing for facilities across multiple states served by Providence in the western United States.

When the transaction is closed, patients and providers will continue to have access to Providence Oregon facilities and will benefit from Labcorp scientific expertise and testing capabilities. This transaction will expand Labcorp’s commitment to Providence Oregon communities, including their patients, employees and health plan members.

“We are proud of the high-quality, community-based laboratory services Providence Oregon’s Core Lab and its caregivers have provided,” said William Olson, chief executive of Providence Oregon. “We routinely evaluate how to best deliver health care services to the communities we serve. Labcorp will meet the rapidly changing needs of patients and providers through ongoing comprehensive, quality laboratory services.”

The transaction is expected to close later in 2023 and is subject to customary closing conditions and applicable regulatory approvals. There will be no changes to operations or services at Providence Oregon’s Core Lab or its outreach services in the Oregon region until the transaction is closed. The organizations will work together to plan and implement a smooth, thoughtful transition that maintains continuity of services for patients, hospitals, clinicians, and clients, while providing direct access to the additional capabilities of Labcorp. Other terms of the transactions were not disclosed and no additional information is available at this time.
MB Bureau