Hospital test volume continues to grow steadily . . . In 2005, hospital test volume (inpatient, outpatient, and outreach combined) grew by a median of 5% and an average of 6.5%, according to the Washington G-2 Reports Third Annual Outreach Survey conducted in May 2006. Smaller hospital laboratories with annual volumes of less than 250,000 showed the highest annual median and average growth rate of 6.4% and 7.5%, respectively.

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December 2006 - Table of Contents

LIR December 2006 (full PDF issue)

A Booming ’06 for Lab M&A, but With Smaller Buys

Tm Bioscience on the Block

Carilion Labs Nears Close on Presbyterian, More Acquisitions Coming

Panacea Pharmaceuticals Spins Off Reference Lab

Lab Industry M&A Brings Focused Consolidation in ‘06

After $500k in Overflow Testing, Tennessee Building New Crime Lab

New Zealand Lab Workers to Strike for Higher Wages

Consumers Open to, but Skeptical of Retail Health Clinics

New Cancer Lab to Open in the Bahamas

Lab Stocks Rise 7%; Medtox Up 21%

Growth in Hospital Testing