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Dubai, United Arab Emirates - Al Borg laboratories, the largest chain of private standalone medical laboratories in the Middle East & North Africa, have solidified their presence in the region with over 40 branches conducting 6 million tests annually. With its 16 years of healthcare experience, and a network of establishments across Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, UAE, Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman and Ethiopia, the group has entered into an alliance with Quest Diagnostics.
EY, a global professional services firm, is predicting that by 2020 the GCC healthcare market will be valued at $69 billion; simultaneously the diagnostic market will grow as well.
With a clear understanding of the diagnostic market requirements, Al Borg creates, through its collaboration with Quest Diagnostics, value through hospital laboratory outsourcing, esoteric tests and technology transfer, to name a few. It provides improved laboratory operation via scale economics and standardization and enhanced scale purchasing economies for reagents and supplies.
Al Borg's hospital laboratory outsourcing facility is equipped with an integrated reliable laboratory information system that helps deliver results to its customers within a short period and eliminates staffing challenges for medical practitioners. Furthermore, it assures higher profitability of the laboratory revenue.
Al Borg also acts as a 'Laboratory Accreditation Consultancy' and offers complete integrated logistics solutions to its clients.
Commenting on the group's growth plans, Dr. Sameh Al Sheikh, CEO & founder of Al Borg said, "We pride ourselves with providing attention to the most minute details and adherence to the high international standards in record time, which exceeds our Client expectations. Our services and solutions offer customers quality diagnostic insights, and provide them complete integrated solutions that enhance their ability to serve their patients better."
Given the industry requirements, Al Borg entered into a collaboration with Quest Diagnostics in 2014. The collaboration unites the largest group of private medical laboratories in the region, and the world leader in innovative diagnostic tests and advanced healthcare information technology solutions. The alliance is in lines with Al Borg's vision to provide quality services to its customers, and will deliver all patients access to high quality testing and lab services to reduce healthcare expenditure.
Adding further on Al Borg's collaboration with Quest Diagnostics, Dr. Sameh said, "This collaboration ensures access to quality diagnostic insights for all our customers, and is a perfect opportunity to strengthen our presence in the MENA region helping us transform the local healthcare infrastructure."
About Al Borg Medical Laboratories
In the spirit of our Mission to provide supreme quality services to our customers, Al Borg laboratories founded its first single lab in the heart of the Western Province of Saudi Arabia; Jeddah. Currently, Al Borg medical laboratories has become the largest chain of private laboratories in the MENA with 29 labs in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, 5 labs in United Arab Emirates, 2 labs in Qatar, one lab in Bahrain, one lab in Kuwait, one lab in Oman, 3 labs in Sudan and one lab in Ethiopia.
Al Borg Laboratories is not limited to serving walk-in clients but also has a large network of commercial and medical governmental hospitals, clinics, insurance, banks, airlines, Dialysis centers and pharmaceutical companies.
With 16 years of experience serving the needs of citizens and residents of Gulf countries, we offer a broad range of routine, specialized and sup-specialized laboratory tests.
For more information, please visit www.alborglaboratories.com
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