The vice president of commercial employer channel for Quest Diagnostics talks about the company's role in fighting the pandemic and how she and her staff help businesses keep their workers healthy.

The Secaucus-based company will now provide testing for physicians and patients previously served by the former business of Ohio-based Summa Health.

Completing a transition that was outlined in February, Jim Davis officially takes the reins as president and CEO of the Secaucus-based company Nov. 1.

Two executives have been promoted to senior vice president roles and the Secaucus-based company also added a new position in molecular genomics and oncology.

If the deal is approved, Summa Health's testing would be performed through the Secaucus-based company's facilities in Twinsburg, Ohio, and Pittsburgh.

According to the Secaucus-based company, it is the first EUA granted to a commercially available diagnostic tool for the virus in the U.S. 

The national pharmacy retailer said the arrangement with the Secaucus-based company doubles access to PCR diagnostics for adults and children over 2 years old.

As of July 12, the CDC has reported 929 confirmed cases nationwide, with 11 in New Jersey. The Secaucus-based company expects to be able to perform about 30,000 evaluations a week by the end of July. 

The Secaucus company joins CVS, Walgreens and eTrueNorth as a participant in the program designed to expand access to patients in underserved communities.

Sam Samad will take over from Mark Guinan, who announced in February he would retire after more than eight years in the position at the Secaucus-based company.

The collaboration with IRIS (Intelligent Retinal Imaging Systems) builds upon the Secaucus company's current offering to provide diabetic retinal imaging services throughout its service centers across the country.

After leading the Secaucus-based company for more than a decade, Steve Rusckowski will relinquish the top job this fall, with Executive Vice President, General Diagnostics James Davis named to succeed him.