For over 25 years, Kevin S. Murdock has been building healthcare companies in Greenville, SC — from the first FDA-validated COVID testing lab in South Carolina to AI-powered platforms serving healthcare professionals nationwide. Praised by US Senator Lindsey Graham as running one of the largest COVID variant labs in America.
Kevin S. Murdock grew up in Greenville, South Carolina. He attended Shannon Forest Christian School before enrolling at The Citadel, where he graduated in 1992 — Gold Star recipient, walk-on soccer player, and early graduate.
After a World Bank forestry project in Tunisia (1996–97), Kevin built one of AstraZeneca's top national pharmaceutical sales territories (2001–04), launching Nexium and Crestor across the South Carolina market.
In 2007, he founded Premier Medical Laboratory Services in Greenville. Over the next 15 years, it grew into the cornerstone of Diversified Medical Healthcare — a holding company operating five laboratories across five states (SC, NC, TX, UT, FL), along with CPT Medical manufacturing, Vessel Medical distribution, and OnGen software.
When COVID-19 hit in 2020, Premier Medical was the first private laboratory in South Carolina to receive FDA validation for COVID-19 testing. The company scaled to up to 300,000 tests per day with pooling, became a Yale SalivaDirect designated lab, processed over 2 million specimens, and was the first lab to detect the BA.2 and BA.4 Omicron variants in Florida. At its peak, the organization employed 450 people.
Today, Kevin continues building in Greenville SC — AI-powered platforms for independent medical reps, independent practices, voice automation for healthcare, and faith-based AI. Going first again.
The Citadel — Class of 1992
Gold Star · Walk-on soccer · Early graduate
Shannon Forest Christian School
Healthcare Tech Outlook — Top Genetic Diagnostic Company 2020
Quoted by US Senator Lindsey Graham, June 2021
Endorsed by SC Secretary of Commerce, 2022
Greenville, South Carolina
Building here since 1992
Five elected officials — two US Senators, two SC State Representatives, and Congressman Clyburn's team — personally visited Premier Medical Laboratory Services in Greenville, SC.
From AP News to Newsweek — two decades of verified press coverage across national wire services, TV networks, life sciences publications, and state media.
Three decades building across diagnostics, manufacturing, distribution, software, and AI — all serving healthcare professionals and patients.
The story most coverage misses is how many labs were operating under a single, publicly documented umbrella. Diversified Medical Healthcare (DMH) — founded in Greenville, SC in 2011 — was a holding company for six independently operated, separately licensed clinical laboratories across South Carolina, North Carolina, Texas, Utah, and Florida. Each lab held its own CLIA certification, its own licensed lab director, and operated under its own state regulatory framework.
At peak, the network employed 450 people and served customers in all 50 US states. In February 2022, DMH announced a $51 million expansion — 185 new SC jobs and 136,000 sq ft of new space at Garlington North — covered by PRNewswire, SCBio, and published on the South Carolina Governor's official .gov website. The announcement was made at SCBIO 2022, the state's Life Sciences Conference. The SC Secretary of Commerce endorsed it on the record. Kevin's quote that day: “Our mission is to positively impact patient lives with solutions that drive the healthcare industry forward.” (PRNewswire, Feb 23, 2022.)
Beyond the six clinical labs, DMH also included CPT Medical (manufactured 6M+ COVID test kits and custom surgical trays), Vessel Medical (distribution), OnGen (medical data management software), and product lines including RapidRona, MyHealthPro, and ConfirmD. This was not a single-lab operation — it was one of the largest publicly documented diagnostic networks based in South Carolina.
I grew up in Greenville, South Carolina. Shannon Forest Christian School. The Citadel, Class of 1992 — Gold Star, walk-on soccer, early graduate.
I've been building here ever since. AstraZeneca's top SC territory. A World Bank forest project in Tunisia. Then 25 years of healthcare companies — labs in five states, manufacturing, distribution, software, and AI.
In 2020, when COVID-19 hit South Carolina, we showed up first. First FDA-validated COVID lab in the state. Free testing for every first responder. Thousands of N95 masks donated. Hundreds hired. Millions reinvested. Senator Lindsey Graham held a press conference from our lab calling us one of the largest variant testing labs in America.
In 2022: $51 million investment, 185 new jobs, endorsed by the SC Governor's office.
There has been media coverage about legal matters. My attorney has stated publicly and on the record:
“Kevin agreed to this resolution solely to avoid the significant cost, time, and uncertainty of a lengthy trial. The Consent Judgment does not include any finding or admission of wrongdoing on Kevin's part. Kevin has consistently maintained that he did nothing improper and remains proud of the services his medical laboratory provided for residents throughout Greenville County and beyond.”
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