HemCon Medical Technologies has been a boon to US soldiers wounded on the battlefield. The company's proprietary HemCon bandages and ChitoFlex dressings stop bleeding in trauma patients; in fact, the dressing becomes adhesive upon contact with blood and can prevent hemorrhage. HemCon bandages are made from chitosan, a polysaccharide derived from dried shrimp shells and known for its clotting abilities. Besides the military, its products are used by first responders, oral surgeons, and hospitals. The company was founded in 2001 with partial funding from the US Army; HemCon bandages are now part of every Army medic's standard kit.

Rotech Healthcare Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides home medical equipment and related products and services in the United States. It rents and sells oxygen and other respiratory therapy equipment and services, including oxygen concentrators, liquid oxygen systems, high pressure oxygen cylinders, homefill systems, portable oxygen concentrators, continuous positive airway pressure devices and supplies, bi-level positive airway pressure devices and supplies, non-invasive positive pressure ventilator devices and supplies, and nebulizer devices and medications. The company also sells and rents a line of durable medical equipment, such as hospital beds, wheelchairs, walkers, patient aids, and other ancillary supplies. Its patient service technicians or clinicians provide instruction and training to the patient and the patient’s family regarding equipment use and maintenance for the prescribed therapy. In addition, the company’s activities include reimbursement by third-party payors comprising Medicare, Medicaid, the Veterans Administration, and private insurers. Rotech Healthcare Inc. serves older patients with breathing disorders, such as chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases, which include chronic bronchitis, emphysema, obstructive sleep apnea, and other cardiopulmonary disorders. As of December 31, 2009, it had approximately 450 operating locations located primarily in non-urban markets in 48 states. Rotech Healthcare Inc. was founded in 1981 and is headquartered in Orlando, Florida.

LiDCO Group cares about the status of your heart. The company develops and manufactures minimally-invasive medical devices primarily for use in the field of cardiovascular monitoring. Its products include the LiDCO System (a sensoring product) and the LiDCOplus and PulseCO System (monitoring products), which can be used together to collect data electronically and monitor how well high-risk cardiovascular patients' hearts are performing. The company was established in 1991, and it bases its products on research that comes out of the Applied Physiology Laboratory at St. Thomas' Hospital. LiDCO sells its products worldwide.

Floyd Medical Center has more than 300 beds and serves northwestern Georgia and northeastern Alabama. In addition to medical, surgical, and emergency care (including a Level II trauma center and neonatal intensive care unit), the hospital offers rehabilitation programs, home health care, and psychiatric care through Floyd Behavioral Health Center, a freestanding facility with more than 50 beds. Floyd Medical Center and its affiliates, including about 20 primary care centers and five urgent care locations, are operated by Floyd Healthcare Management Inc. Founded in 1942, the not-for-profit is led by CEO Kurt Stuenkel.

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Massachusetts (BCBSMA) covers some 3 million members. The company, an independent licensee of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association, offers a variety of individual and employer-sponsored health care plans, including HMO (HMO Blue), PPO (Preferred Blue), and point-of-service (Blue Choice) plans, as well as various hybrid options and personal spending accounts to cover out-of-pocket costs. BCBSMA also provides Medicare options and dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage. The health care firm was founded in 1937.

West Jefferson Medical Center keeps the suburbs of New Orleans in tune. A full-service community hospital serving Jefferson County, Lousiana, the not-for-profit hospital has about 450 beds and provides general medical-surgical care, as well as specialty care in a number of areas, including cardiovascular disease, neurosciences, orthopedics, women's health, and oncology. The medical center also operates several primary care clinics throughout it service area and provides behavioral health and occupational health services. West Jefferson Medical Center was founded in 1956.

With over 100 years of industry experience, American Shared Hospital Services (ASHS) management has the talent, knowledge and infrastructure as the leading provider of radiosurgical and radiation therapy services. Our goal is to provide maximum benefit to our medical center partners with our innovative financing solutions coupled with value added services. When Tufts Medical Center in Boston was asked, “Why American Shared Hospital Services?” Denise Shepici, Senior Vice President of Clinical Services at Tufts responded, "At the time of our Gamma Knife installation, we were facing capital constraints and wanted a partner who could share the risk and help us upgrade the equipment when needed. In light of the current financial crisis, we're glad we were able to spend less upfront and still offer the technology we needed to stay competitive."

Whether partnering with physicians to develop new surgical facilities, acquiring established facilities or joint venturing with leading healthcare delivery systems, our philosophy is simple. We invest in our facilities ― giving them the tools they need to create a highly efficient, quality-focused environment where patients and physicians come first.

Sherman Health Systems serves Chicago's northwest suburbs. It operates Sherman Hospital, which has more than 250 beds, as well as a network of primary care clinics, a nursing home, and other health care facilities. Specialty services include cancer care, cardiology, orthopedics, emergency medicine, women's health, and rehabilitation. Sherman Health also operates a home health agency. Sherman Hospital got a new home in 2009 when construction of an all private-room replacement facility for its flagship building was completed. Sherman Hospital was founded in 1888 and opened its doors at its present location in 1895.

New York City's Floating Hospital has its origins in a ferryboat ride for newsboys organized by The New York Times in 1866. The newspaper appealed to the public to provide funds for excursions each summer to help the young ragamuffins escape the sweltering streets for a few hours. Management of the program was turned over to a charity, St. John's Guild, in 1873, and the group soon began to put doctors on the ferryboats to provide health services for the newsboys and other city children. The organization provided ship-based until 2001, when it could no longer afford dock space. Today The Floating Hospital provides health care services to indigent New Yorkers via a network of clinics located throughout the city.

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