TETERBORO, N.J., Sept. 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Quest Diagnostics
Incorporated (NYSE: DGX), the nation's leading provider of diagnostic testing,
information and services, announced that Surya N. Mohapatra, President and
Chief Operating Officer, is scheduled to speak at the UBS Global Life Sciences
Conference on Monday, September 22, 2003, at The Plaza Hotel in New York City.
The Quest Diagnostics presentation is scheduled to begin at 10:30 a.m. Eastern
Time.
The presentation will be webcast live during the conference and will be
available to registered investors on the following site:
http://event.streamx.us/event/default.asp?event=UBS20030922 and to the public
on http://www.questdiagnostics.com. In addition, the archived webcast will be
available starting approximately three hours after the actual presentation
time and will be available until October 25, 2003.
Quest Diagnostics Incorporated is the nation's leading provider of
diagnostic testing, information and services, providing insights that enable
physicians, hospitals, managed care organizations and other healthcare
professionals to make decisions to improve health. The company offers the
broadest access to diagnostic laboratory services through its national network
of laboratories and patient service centers. Quest Diagnostics is the leading
provider of esoteric testing, including gene-based medical testing, and
empowers healthcare organizations and clinicians with state-of-the-art
connectivity solutions that improve practice management. Additional company
information can be found on the Internet at: http://www.questdiagnostics.com.
The statements in this press release which are not historical facts or
information may be forward-looking statements. These forward-looking
statements involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results and
outcomes to be materially different. Certain of these risks and uncertainties
may include, but are not limited to, unanticipated expenditures, changing
relationships with customers, suppliers and strategic partners, conditions of
the economy and other factors described in the Quest Diagnostics Incorporated
2002 Form 10-K and subsequent filings.
SOURCE Quest Diagnostics Incorporated
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