Methodist Hospitals of Dallas (which does business as Methodist Health System) serves the health care needs of northern Texas. The church-affiliated organization operates four hospitals and a number of clinics and medical facilities in and around the "Big D." The original hospital, Methodist Dallas Medical Center, opened in 1927. The 515-bed teaching and referral hospital boasts a Level II trauma center and an organ transplant program. Other facilities include the Methodist Charlton Medical Center, a 300-bed hospital that opened in 1975; the 80-bed Methodist Mansfield Medical Center; and the 200-bed Methodist Richardson Medical Center.

Advocate Health Care is a not-for-profit, integrated health care network with more than 200 sites serving the Chicago and surrounding areas. Advocate's operations include about a dozen acute and specialty care hospitals (including Christ Medical Center, Hope Children's Hospital, and Lutheran General Hospital) with more than 3,400 beds, as well as community health clinics and home health care and hospice services. The health system includes the largest physician network of primary care physicians, specialists, and sub-specialists in the state. Advocate Health acquired BroMenn Healthcare System in 2010.

LaserSight has an eye for vision care. The company's LaserSight Technologies subsidiary makes excimer lasers, which surgically correct nearsightedness, farsightedness, and astigmatism. LaserSight's LaserScan LSX system is approved by the FDA for photorefractive keratectomy (PRK) and laser-in-situ keratomileusis (LASIK) vision correction procedures. The company also sells ophthalmic equipment including forceps, scissors, and needle holders. Subsidiary TechnicaLaser sells laser products for industrial, laboratory, and other applications. LaserSight has facilities in China and the US and markets its products in more than 30 countries worldwide.

Provena Health is a provider of a platoon of health care services for its patrons in the Midwest. Provena operates six hospitals, more than two dozen primary care clinics, about 20 nursing homes and assisted living facilities, five home health agencies, and a range of other health-related programs in north and central Illinois (as well as one nursing home in Avilla, Indiana). The system includes a staff of some 1,700 physicians and more than 1,600 beds. Provena is sponsored by Franciscan Sisters of the Sacred Heart, Servants of the Holy Heart of Mary, and Sisters of Mercy of the Americas.

Burton makes medical equipment. Located southeast of London, Burtons manufactures, distributes, services, and repairs a wide range of products for medical and veterinary healthcare providers. Medical professionals can find autoclaves on offer, as well as ultrasonic baths for cleaning instruments. Burtons' veterinary product catalogue is more extensive, including equipment for anesthesia and sterilization, patient monitors, kennels and surgery tables, scales, and more.

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.

Identigene lab testing services include DNA testing for paternity and other relationships as well as STD testing for chlamydia and gonorrhea. The high-throughput capactiy of the Identigene labs, combined with the most commercially reliable results and excellent customer support, allows each Identigene customer to Test Assured.™

Northwest Administrators is a third-party administrator of employee benefits for employers in the Western US. Northwest Administrators company manages the administrative tasks, including claims payment, employer billing, and employment tracking, for self-funded health and welfare plans, pension plans, and other insurance and investment plans. Customers include corporations, government organizations, and employer associations. As a third-party administrator, it is unaffiliated with any one insurance provider or drug manufacturer. Founded in 1958, Northwest Administrators has offices in California, Oregon, and Washington.

MedDetect is lending its helping hand to the healthcare sector. The company makes the MD-2000 MedDetect Instrument Detection System, a device that scans and retrieves medical and surgical instruments for hospitals and surgery centers. Other products include the EZ Glide Bag Scanner (used for the handling and scanning of medical waste) and MD SuperFabric Reusable Gloves (offers high puncture resistance to needles and other sharp instruments). MedDetect's sales operations are located in Rochester, Illinois.

CardiacAssist's products get your blood pumping, for real. The company makes the TandemHeart pVAD (percutaneous ventricular assist device), which pumps blood through the bodies of patients suffering from heart failure. Unlike most cardiac-assist devices, TandemHeart is available as both an external pump and an implantable device; meaning it can be used by interventional cardiologists in a cath lab and by cardiac surgeons in an operating room to provide short-term circulatory support. The company supplies its the device (and related accessories) to US hospitals through an in-house sales team and internationally through a network of European distributors. CardiacAssist was founded in 1996 by a group of investors.

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