Northwell to open $47.7M lab in Queens

Max Zahn

A collaboration between Northwell Health and NYC Health + Hospitals will bring a $47.7 million laboratory to Queens, according to an announcement from the two organizations on Thursday.

The two-story lab, located on Little Neck Parkway near 260th Street, will primarily perform microbiology tests, including molecular diagnostics from local hospitals, clinics and physicians offices, the statement said.

The lab is part of the Clinical Laboratory of New York Alliance, formed in 2014 by Northwell and NYC Health + Hospitals to integrate laboratory services through a shared reference lab, the statement added.

“Working with Northwell, we can improve lab performance for patients and achieve greater efficiencies through a shared, centralized lab and realize substantial cost savings annually,” said Stanley Brezenoff, interim president and CEO at NYC Health + Hospitals.

NYC Health + Hospitals currently operates four core labs and seven rapid response labs, which together perform about 15 million lab tests each year. Under the partnership, NYC Health + Hospitals will consolidate its four core lab operations into the new cooperative lab in Little Neck, which will eventually process about half of all NYC Health + Hospitals’ lab tests, the statement said.

“Lab services are an ideal area for health systems to combine efforts,” said Dr. James Crawford,  executive director of laboratory services and chair of pathology at Northwell Health. “As we align analytical, information and logistics systems to seamlessly interface with one another, we can optimize the diagnostic services supporting patient care across both of our health systems.”

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