The announcement came as part of the company's first quarter financial results for the year, which saw an 11 percent uptick in sales.

The company expects to have up to 1,000 locations across the country offering this service by the end of May.

Quest is working in collaboration with PWNHealth, an independent national network of physicians providing clinical oversight for QuestDirect services.

The diagnostic is ordered exclusively through the medical center’s telehealth network.

The moves from the agency aim to improve cash flow and conserve capital for portfolio companies.

The 48-credit hybrid degree program features online courses supplemented with face-to-face meetings.

The independent pharmacist replaces Marty Miller, who headed the organization since 2014.

Dr. Efthymios Deliargyris most recently served in the same position for Sparta-based specialty pharmaceutical company PLx Pharma.

To date, the health care system has cared for more than 3,000 patients with confirmed infections and is currently treating over 1,800 at its hospitals.

"Our collaboration with Emergent is proof that we are moving quickly to deliver on that promise [to deliver more than one billion doses worldwide],” said Dr. Paul Stoffels, vice chairman of the executive committee and chief scientific officer for Johnson & Johnson.

According to Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences Chancellor Brian Strom, the development has the potential to test 10,000 people per day.

"We can say, unequivocally, that this complaint is not true," the Marlton-based provider said of the claims from the state's largest union of nurses and health care professionals on behalf of workers in Mount Holly.