Celebrate Lab Week !!!
Lab Week this year is April __-__, 2025
The week of April 20-26, 2025
"Delivering superior quality requires intention and innovation. We commit to being better today than yesterday and even better tomorrow."
Continuous improvement
What is the email for the Pittsburgh STAT Referral mailbox?
"PGH STAT REF" or PGHSTATREF@questdiagnostics.com
(Q Know 48091)
How many regions is Quest divided into in the contiguous United states?
7 - North, East, Southeast, Southwest, Sonora, Great Midwest, West,
How many reps are in our group "Best In The West" including our supervisor Cashmere?
17
This years anniversary of Lab Week / How many years has Lab Week been celebrated ?
50th Anniversary / 50 Years
"Creating a healthier world is a monumental task. We work as a team, internally across departments and externally throughout the healthcare ecosystem and in the communities where we live and work."
Collaboration
What is the telephone number for Indianapolis Microbiology?
513-353-6794
(Q Know 136106)
How many Time Zones does Quest cover?
7 - Atlantic (Puerto Rico), East, Central, Mountain, Pacific, Alaskan, Hawaiian
Who is the most recently hired member of our group?
Lucia - July 2024
Found in paint chips, it causes abdominal pain, central nervous system problems, and basophilic stippling in red blood cells, and learning disabilities, slow growth in children.
What is lead?
"Every decision we make starts with a patient or customer in mind. The quality of our work is vital because the answers we deliver are a matter of life."
"Customer first"
Which Q Know article number lists the NCS supervisors by their region ?
Q Know 60322 "NCS Supervisors by Region"
Which State which has more than one QLS Business Units?
California: 2 (West Hills, Sacramento)
Florida: 2 (Tampa, Miami)
Texas: 2 (Dallas, Houston)
Which group is Rebecca Douthit (our former Group Lead) now supervisor of?
"NCS Physician Team - West Region" a.k.a. "Service Excellence Team, West" / "SET"
Injected, it lessens wrinkles. Ingested, it is one of the most lethal poisons known to humanity.
What is botulinum toxin / botox ?
"We are in the healthcare business, with care at the core of everything we do. We do the right thing with empathy , integrity, and respect to show each patient, customer, and colleague they matter."
Care
On what date was PrismRA (Test Code 12943) testing discontinued ?
Effective April 7, 2025
(Q Know 149640)
Which US Quest Lab is the farthest East *AND* South ?
Puerto Rico
Who is the NCS West Client Services Manager (Cashmere's boss) ?
Chris Jarrett
National advisory agency that develops disease prevention standards and guidelines, and promotes environmental health but does not have regulatory or enforcement authority.
Centers for Disease Control (CDC)
"We are constant learners. To do our jobs, we must be relentlessly curious, because that is what it takes to move healthcare forward."
Curiosity
For which regions was the Priority Values Table updated on 3/31/2025 ?
All Regions - East, Great Midwest, North, Southeast, Southwest, West
(Q Know 57579)
Where is Quest Diagnostics headquarters (city and state) ?
Secaucus, New Jersey
Who is the Quest CEO and President?
Jim Davis (James E. Davis)