Australia-based Sonic Healthcare continues to expand its operations in the United States. In January, the Sydney-based lab-testing company acquired American Clinical Services Inc. (ACS), based in New Jersey near the New York metropolitan area, as well as Woodbury Clinical Laboratory, located near Nashville, Tennessee. The purchase price for both labs totals $33 million.

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February 2008 - Table of Contents

LIR February 2008 (full PDF issue)

Global Lab M&A Tops $3.9 Billion, $3.1 Billion in U.S. for ’07

Sonic Takes Over Labs in New Jersey, Tennessee

Carilion Labs Acquires Innovative Pathology Services

CMS Gives Pathologists Incentives for Quality Reporting

LabCorp’s Growth Focused on Companion Dx, Managed Care Contracts

U.S. Lab M&A Climbs to $3.1B in 2007

PAML’s Newest Joint Venture Focused on Capturing Salt Lake City Outreach Market

Lab Stocks Down 5% Over Past 5 Weeks, 1% So Far in '08

Molecular Diagnostics 2008 Is a Must-Attend Event