AmeriPath Snapshot
Pickled organs and preserved tissues are AmeriPath's favorite things. The firm provides anatomic pathology, dermatopathology, and esoteric testing services to hospitals, doctors, clinics, and clinical laboratories in about 20 states across the US. Some 400 pathologists in AmeriPath's network diagnose conditions such as cancer and kidney disease by examining tissue samples; work is performed in more than 70 outpatient labs and in about 200 hospitals. The company's esoteric testing operations involve complex, specialized clinical tests (including DNA analysis and molecular diagnostics) that doctors use to diagnose and treat disease. AmeriPath is a subsidiary of Quest Diagnostics.