UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
August 6, 2008
(Date of earliest event reported)
LABORATORY CORPORATION OF
AMERICA HOLDINGS
| DELAWARE | 1-11353 | 13-3757370 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
| 358 SOUTH MAIN STREET, BURLINGTON, NORTH CAROLINA | 27215 | 336-229-1127 | ||
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | (Registrant's telephone number including area code) |
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ITEM 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure
On August 6, 2008, Laboratory Corporation of America® Holdings (LabCorp®) (NYSE: LH) announced the launch of a national effort to combat chronic kidney disease (CKD) in North America. U.S. Senator Elizabeth Dole (R-NC), a supporter of newly passed legislation to fight CKD, and representatives of the National Kidney Foundation are joining executives of LabCorp at the Kannapolis, NC event today announcing the new initiative.
The cornerstone of the effort is a program offered by LabCorp’s Litholink subsidiary that provides highly nuanced, patient-specific clinical guidance to physicians based on the National Kidney Foundation’s Kidney Disease Outcome Quality Initiative (KDOQI). This program is designed to support nephrologists as well as internal medicine, family practitioners, general practitioners, nurse practitioners and all other healthcare professionals who provide primary care to patients.
Exhibits
99.1 Press Release dated August 6, 2008
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings (Registrant) | ||||
| Date: August 6, 2008 | By: | /s/Bradford T. Smith | ||
| Bradford T. Smith, Executive Vice President and Secretary | ||||