Quest achieves top score of 100 on 2024
Disability Equality Index® Best Places to Work for Disability
Inclusion
SECAUCUS, N.J., Aug. 1, 2024
/PRNewswire/ -- Quest Diagnostics (NYSE: DGX), a leading provider
of diagnostic information services, announced it has been named to
the 2024 Disability Equality Index® Best Places to Work
for Disability Inclusion by Disability: IN and the American
Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD).
The announcement marks the seventh consecutive year that Quest
has been recognized by the Disability Equality Index®. The company
achieved a top score of 100, improving on scores of 90 from the two
prior years. The Disability Equality Index® is the world's leading
independent, third-party resource for the annual benchmarking of
corporate disability inclusion policies and programs.
"At Quest, continuous improvement is ingrained in our company
culture, and that includes creating a workplace that is diverse,
equitable, inclusive, and accessible for our employees," said
Cecilia K. McKenney, Senior Vice
President and Chief Human Resources Officer, Quest
Diagnostics. "Our achievement of the top score of 100 on the
Disability Equality Index this year is a testament to the success
of our efforts to build a supportive culture where all of our
nearly 50,000 employees can thrive."
Quest's DiverseAbilities Employee Business Network (EBN),
founded in 2016, was introduced as part of Quest's commitment to
empowering people with disabilities. An open-door network over 350
members strong, the DiverseAbilities EBN has been placing an
emphasis on supporting organizations that support people with
disabilities through employee giving campaigns and community
outreach efforts. The DiverseAbilities EBN is one of 11 EBNs
throughout Quest which are actively engaged in supporting education
and advocacy, providing access to leadership development
opportunities, driving community involvement and encouraging a
culture of belonging.
"Building a culture of inclusivity where all people feel valued,
including those with disabilities, is vital to the performance of
any company," said Pete Reiser,
Executive Director, Digital Product Management, and co-lead of
Quest's DiverseAbilities EBN, who understands firsthand the
importance of disability inclusion, having suffered a debilitating
spine injury several years ago. "Ensuring accessibility and
building an awareness and understanding of the disabled community
helps us better meet the needs of both our employees and
customers."
The Disability Equality Index was launched in 2015 as a joint
initiative of Disability: IN and The American Association of People
with Disabilities (AAPD) and is acknowledged today as the most
robust disability inclusion assessment tool in business. Now in its
10th year, the index exists to help businesses make a positive
impact on the unemployment/underemployment of people with
disabilities.
The 2024 Disability Equality Index measured: Culture &
Leadership; Enterprise-Wide Access; Employment Practices (Benefits;
Recruitment; Employment, Education, Retention & Advancement;
Accommodations); Community Engagement; Supplier Diversity; and
Responsible Procurement.
Read more about Quest's award-winning culture on the
company's ESG Resources page. Find the full
2024 Disability Equality Index® here.
About Quest Diagnostics
Quest Diagnostics works across
the healthcare ecosystem to create a healthier world, one life at a
time. We provide diagnostic insights from the results of our
laboratory testing to empower people, physicians and organizations
to take action to improve health outcomes. Derived from one of the
world's largest databases of de-identifiable clinical lab results,
Quest's diagnostic insights reveal new avenues to identify and
treat disease, inspire healthy behaviors and improve healthcare
management. Quest Diagnostics annually serves one in three adult
Americans and half the physicians and hospitals in the
United States, and our nearly
50,000 employees understand that, in the right hands and with the
right context, our diagnostic insights can inspire actions that
transform lives and create a healthier
world. www.QuestDiagnostics.com.
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