Henrico Doctors' Hospital comprises a network of hospital campuses -- Forest, Parham, and Retreat -- that serve central Virginia through its respective Richmond locations. With a total of more than 760 beds, the acute care hospital group provides a range of emergency, medical, surgical, and rehabilitative services, with specialties in cardiac care, oncology, orthopedics, women's health, diagnostic imaging, and minimally invasive robotic surgery (a system designed to improve upon the traditional laparoscopy). It is also a national leader in kidney transplants and a leader in stroke care in Virginia. Henrico Doctors' Hospital is part of the HCA Virginia Health System, itself a subsidiary of US hospital operator HCA.

St. Mary's Medical Center of Evansville is a 400-bed hospital serving Evansville, Indiana, and surrounding communities. It is the primary facility in Indiana's regional St. Mary's Health System, which is in turn part of Ascension Health. The health system includes St. Mary's Hospital for Women & Children (100 beds), St. Mary's Warrick (a 25-bed hospital in Boonville, Indiana), and specialty outpatient, surgical, cancer, and home health units. The Evansville-based hospital was originally a Marine Hospital built by the US government. When the government shuttered its doors, city business leaders bought the building in 1872 and partnered with the Daughters of Charity to operate a community hospital.

Georgetown Hospital System may be set amidst the Antebellum grace of the South, but its health care services are far from antiquated. The system on the southeast coast of South Carolina operates Georgetown Memorial Hospital, an acute-care facility with more than 130 beds, and Waccamaw Community Hospital, which operates with more than 170 beds. Georgetown Memorial Hospital features an ICU, cardiac and surgical services, labor and delivery, and a pediatric wing. Waccamaw Community Hospital, covering the northern part of the system's service area, provides 24-hour emergency services, obstetrics, and inpatient and outpatient surgery. The organization is led by CEO Bruce Bailey.

Saint Agnes continues to ward off death for the patients at Saint Agnes Medical Center. The medical center provides health care to Valley residents of Fresno, California through a 330-bed acute care hospital. Along with general surgery, the hospital offers a variety of services including asthma management, bariatric surgery (for which it has scored state-wide accolades), cardiac rehabilitation, hospice care, and home care. The facility also has centers dedicated to cancer, child development, and women's health. The hospital -- established in 1929 by nine Holy Cross Sisters -- is part of Trinity Health, the fourth largest health care system in the US.

William Beaumont Hospital draws on a rich history of pioneering medical research to serve the health needs of southeastern Michigan and advance healing techniques nationwide. William Beaumont Hospital consists of three hospitals with more than 1,700 beds in suburban Detroit. Other facilities include nursing homes, a home health care agency, a research institute, and primary and specialty care clinics, as well as rehabilitation, cardiology, and cancer centers. The hospitals are affiliated with the medical schools of institutions including the University of Michigan and Wayne State University.

Madonna Rehabilitation Hospital was founded as a geriatric hospital by the the Benedictine Sisters of Yankton, South Dakota, in 1958. Located in Lincoln, Nebraska, Madonna Rehabilitation Hospital has more than 250 beds and provides acute and long-term rehabilitation, as well as subacute care. The hospital treats patients with a variety of orthopedic, musculoskeletal, and neurological conditions such as cancer, cerebral palsy, arthritis, and multiple sclerosis. Each patient has a full team of physicians to help integrate and treat all symptoms.

Roger Williams Medical Center (RWMC) helps cure patients' ailments. Established in 1878, the community-owned hospital offers medical and emergency care, specialty surgery, and diagnostic facilities. Other services include sub-acute care, orthopedics, and sleep disorder therapy. It also operates a home health agency and provides health care services at a nursing home through an affiliation with Elmhurst Extended Care. With more than 150 beds, RWMC operates a cancer care specialty center that also conducts academic research in cancer treatment. Roger Williams is a teaching hospital affiliated with Boston University's School of Medicine.

Flex Partners will bend over backwards to help bring a new medical device to market. The engineering firm provides established and start-up medical device firms with a host of design and development services, from prototyping to business development. The company has more than 20 patents on disposable and reusable devices used for urological, cardiovascular, orthopedic, oral and plastic surgical procedures. Other services include market research, competitor intelligence, brand creation, and executive recruitment. Flex Partners was founded in 1980.

Aurora Diagnostics, LLC, of Palm Beach Gardens, FL, is a specialized laboratory company. The company was founded in 2006 as a platform for the acquisition and integration of anatomic pathology and other diagnostic laboratory businesses. Aurora Diagnostics provides liquidity, financial upside, administrative resources, and accelerated growth opportunities to laboratory owners while allowing them to maintain their entrepreneurial approach and operational independence.

The future of sutures is what medical device company SuturTek is all about. The company develops and manufactures patented needle-protective suturing devices that may be used in place of manual hand-suturing techniques during certain medical procedures for wound closure. SuturTek's line of suturing products include reusable hand-held devices that hold disposable cartridges preloaded with curved needles. Use of the suturing devices aids in the prevention of suture needle sticks and blood-borne virus infections and reduces related risks and liabilities. The company was founded by president and CEO Jerry Brecher and CTO John Meade, and it is backed by venture capital investment firms.

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