History
On June 15, 1984, with Dr. John Matsen, the then chairman of the University of Utah’s Department of Pathology, serving as its first president, ARUP Laboratories opened for business. Its main goal was to provide financial support to further the mission of the University of Utah Department of Pathology and funding and logistical support to the University of Utah Hospital and School of Medicine. Immediately upon moving into its home in the University of Utah’s Research Park area, ARUP began expanding both its personnel and its business and now houses one of the world’s largest laboratory transport and sorting systems, as well as a two-story clinical lab specimen freezer—the largest in the world.
In the mid-1990s, to fulfill clients’ needs, ARUP adopted a 24/7 schedule, staffing the laboratories on nights, weekends, and holidays. By this time, nearly two-thirds of the nation’s leading academic health centers, including Stanford and Harvard, were sending samples to ARUP. As the company grew and perfected its transportation system, it eventually became one of Delta Air Lines’ biggest shippers of airfreight into Salt Lake City, developing a shipping container that is nearly impossible to damage under normal circumstances.
In the beginning, the vast majority of ARUP’s revenue source was derived from the University of Utah Hospital, but as a result of the breadth and quality of its testing capabilities, ARUP greatly increased its client base and progressed from being a modest community laboratory to a nationally recognized reference laboratory, with over 3,000 clients located in all 50 states.
On July 1, 2009, Dr. Edward Ashwood assumed the position of ARUP Laboratories’ president and chief executive officer; ARUP founder Dr. Carl Kjeldsberg retired as CEO on June 30, 2009. Dr. Sherrie L. Perkins serves as chief medical officer and director of laboratories.
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