Hospice of Michigan provides specialized health care services for people with a terminal illness and support for their loved ones. These services focus on comfort measures and pain control, or palliative care. Palliative care is directed by the patient and family along with the patient's physician or hospice medical director. Nurses, social workers, home health aides, spiritual advisors and trained volunteers work as an expert team to provide palliative care. The team focuses on providing comfort and pain relief when a cure is not possible. The goal is to help each person live as fully as possible and to help the family and loved ones participate in the person's care.

IRIDEX Corporation, founded in 1989, is a worldwide leader in developing, manufacturing, and marketing innovative and versatile light-based medical systems and delivery devices. IRIDEX offer laser based solutions for multiple specialties including Aesthetic Medicine, Ophthalmology, and Otolaryngology.IRIDEX also maintain a deep commitment to the success of IRIDEX customers, with comprehensive technical, clinical, and service support programs. With superior technology for superior results, IRIDEX is dedicated to standards of excellence that meet your own.

MHM Services (MHM) is there for inmates who get a bad case of the blues. Through its MHM Correctional Services subsidiary, the company contracts with jails and prisons across the US to provide mental health services to inmate populations. It operates in about 15 states (usually via statewide contracts) and provides psychiatric staff, as well as pharmacy and clinical management programs. Founded as Mental Health Management in 1981, the company started out providing mental health services to hospitals and community agencies. The firm began to focus on state correctional facilities in the late 1990s. MHM is led by CEO Michael Pinkert, who owned about 35% of the company before it went private in 2001.

Northwestern Hospital has a long and proud history as a health care provider and innovator in Minneapolis. The following tells the story of how Abbott Northwestern was built from a collection of great health care organizations into a leading regional medical center and the Twin Cities largest non-profit hospital.

Highmark has staked its claim as the largest health insurer in the Keystone state. A licensee of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association, the not-for-profit firm covers some 3.9 million people in central and western Pennsylvania, as well as the Lehigh Valley. It serves another 800,000 customers in West Virginia and other areas of Pennsylvania through affiliations and partnerships with other insurers, and it provides administrative and network-access services nationally. In addition, Highmark sells Medicare Advantage and prescription drug plans to seniors in both states. Other subsidiaries (not operating under the BCBS license) provide dental insurance, vision care, and other products and services nationwide.

Chemed Corporation brings a professional dignity to times of transition and sewer line clogs. Operating through two major subsidiaries, Chemed Corporation offers hospice care to terminally ill patients through its VITAS Healthcare subsidiary which operates in some 15 US states. VITAS employs doctors, nurses, and other professionals to provide at-home and inpatient services in care facilities. Chemed's better-known Roto-Rooter subsidiary offers plumbing and drain-cleaning services for residential and commercial customers through company-owned, contractor-operated, and franchised locations, some 600 total. A stalwart of the industry, Roto-Rooter offers services throughout the US and in parts of Canada.

Noninvasive Medical Technologies helps physicians provide gentler health care. The company manufactures noninvasive hemodynamic monitors that measure blood flow, heart rate, stroke volume, and cardiac output. Its IQ2 is used to assess and evaluate cardiac function. The ZOE device determines if a patient is retaining fluids or is dehydrated without drawing blood. By quickly assessing fluid status, doctors can better treat those at risk for severe or recurring dehydration such as hypertension and heart failure patients and athletes. The company also sells ICG sensors (to obtain hemodynamic data) and electrodes used with its devices. NMT has a supplier agreement with Royal Philips Electronic for its ZOE monitor.

Carolinas Medical Center-NorthEast (formerly called NorthEast Medical Center) provides medical care for the residents of North Carolina, including immediate emergency medical services as well as continuing treatment services for cancer and other chronic diseases. The medical center also offers specialty services in areas such as behavioral health, occupational medicine, and pain management. Its medical staff includes more than 280 physicians The 450-bed hospital is part of Carolinas HealthCare System.

Tri-anim Health Services company supplies specialty medical products and pharmaceuticals to hospitals, long-term care facilities, and nursing homes. Tri-anim Health Services operates about two dozen distribution centers nationwide. Its products are sold via regional sales teams. Private equity firm Water Street Healthcare Partners acquired Tri-anim Health Services and Bound Tree Medical in 2008 and merged them under newly formed Sarnova. Both companies kept their separate names and operations; Tri-anim took over all the distribution of specialty products while Bound Tree is focused on distributing EMS products.

St. Luke's Health System strives to live up to its namesake. The regional not-for-profit health system provides a range of health services to residents of Idaho, eastern Oregon, and northern Nevada. St. Luke's is home to four general acute care hospitals with a total of about 800 beds. Its flagship facility is the 400-bed St. Luke's Boise Regional Medical Center, which also includes a full-service children's hospital. St. Luke's also runs a network of cancer care sites under the name Mountain States Tumor Institute, as well as diagnostic imaging and breast cancer detection centers.

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