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Since Scott Liff arrived at John Muir Health in 1999, the system’s net sales in the outreach laboratory have grown from $13 million to over $50 million a year. Based in Walnut Creek, California, John Muir just opened a new 56,000-square foot core laboratory—called MuirLab—in April. An estimated 3,300 patients per day are serviced by MuirLab, explained Liff, who is the vice president of laboratory services and imaging, at the recent Lab Outreach 2008, held June 18-20, in Las Vegas.

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August 2008 - Table of Contents

LIR August 2008 (full PDF issue)

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