Pathology-DNA is an initiative by pathologists and managers of the Pathology laboratories of three hospitals: Jeroen Bosch Hospital (Den Bosch), St. Antonius Hospital (Nieuwegein), and Rijnstate (Arnhem).
The Pathology partnerships of the three hospitals were looking for intensive and structural collaboration. This considering various developments in healthcare, healthcare financing, and the social context in which hospitals, and Pathology laboratories in particular, have to operate. This ambition was emphasised by the Boards of Directors involved and the Senior Medical Staffs of the hospitals mentioned. On 1 January 2013, the Pathology partnerships of the three hospitals merged to become the collaborative partnership Pathology-DNA. This was followed on 24 October 2014 by the signing of the collaboration agreement of the Pathology laboratories and Pathology-DNA partnership by all parties involved. On 1 January 2015, the legal form of the partnership was changed to Pathology-DNA B.V., a limited liability company.