Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas (BCBS Texas) would stock up on apples for its nearly 4 million customers. The reason? The not-for-profit insurer emphasizes preventive medicine to hold down the costs of operating its HMO, PPO, point-of-service, and indemnity insurance health care plans in Texas. The company's network has more than 40,000 doctors and 400 hospitals. A division of Chicago-based Health Care Service Corporation, BCBS Texas counts among its customers Continental Airlines, the University of Texas System, and Halliburton.

St. Joseph's Healthcare System takes care of northern New Jersey. The health care system's facilities include St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center, a tertiary teaching hospital with about 650 beds that includes the 120-bed St. Joseph's Children's Hospital. The regional hospital has a state-designated trauma center and provides specialty services including cardiology, oncology, obstetrics, and neurology. St. Joseph's Healthcare also operates St. Joseph's Wayne Hospital, a community medical center with some 230 beds. Other operations include St. Vincent's Nursing Home, a home health agency, and a network of community clinics. St. Joseph's Healthcare System is sponsored by the Sisters of Charity of Saint Elizabeth.

Falck A/S provides rescue and safety services, including emergency ambulance, fire fighting, health care, and survival training, to customers in Denmark, Norway, Poland, and Sweden. The company was formed in 2004 following the demerger of Group 4 Falck into Group 4 A/S (Group 4 Falck's former security and service operations) and Falck A/S (Group 4 Falck's former rescue and safety and Global Solutions businesses). Falck A/S sold its Global Solutions unit to Englefield Capital and Electra Partners Europe in 2004. Nordic Capital and ATP Private Equity Partners acquired Falck A/S in 2005 through Cidron. Nordic Capital owns 75% of the company.

PinnacleHealth helps central Pennsylvanians reach aspired-for levels of good health. PinnacleHealth System provides a comprehensive continuum of health services to resident of southern and central Pennsylvania. The system includes two acute-care hospitals (Community General and Harrisburg Hospital), that provide general and specialty services in areas such as oncology, cardiovascular medicine, neurology, women's health, and orthopedics. PinnacleHealth also operates the Simpson Rehab Hospital and the Pennsylvania Psychiatric Institute, as well as a network community health, diagnostic, ambulatory surgery, and outpatient health centers. The system also includes home care and hospice care programs.

Cerebral Palsy Associations of New York State (CP of NYS), a multi-service organization with 24 Affiliates, was founded in 1946 by families of children with cerebral palsy, and has become a nationally recognized leader in the care and treatment of people with many different types of disabilities. Together, our 17,000 employees provide services to over 85,000 people with disabilities, and their families, all across New York State.

Westfield has been making single-use sterilization packaging for more than three decades. Its products include sterilization bags and pouches, as well as wraps, tray liners, and tapes. Westfield Medical also has a line of hospital furniture products that are easily sterilized, such as chairs, cleaning stations, lamps, packing tables, showers, and ultrasonic tanks. Though products are distributed through wholesalers and medical retailers, the company is also able to manufacture products according to clients' specifications. The UK manufacturer is a subsidiary of Jourdan plc.

CJW Medical Center, part of the HCA Virginia Health System, provides medical, surgical, and therapeutic services in the Richmond, Virginia, area. As one of HCA's largest facilities, CJW has some 750 beds and spans two campuses: Chippenham and Johnston-Willis. The Chippenham campus in Richmond includes the Levinson Heat Hospital and the Tucker Pavilion -- an inpatient behavioral health center. The Johnston-Willis campus in Chesterfield County also houses the Thomas Johns Cancer Hospital and a neuroscience center. Both campuses provide emergency medical service, and Chippenham's emergency room is also a Level III trauma center.

St. Francis Hospital can handle your gall bladder and sinus difficulties, but it's really on top of your heart problems. This specialty cardiac center -- New York's only certified cardiac center -- performs about 9,000 cardiac catheterizations, 3,500 coronary angioplasties, and nearly 2,000 open-heart operations every year. It also offers educational and clinical services. As part of Catholic Health Services of Long Island, St. Francis opened its doors in 1954 to children and adults. It was originally established as St. Francis Hospital and Sanatorium for Cardiac Children in 1936.

Intermountain Health Care, Inc. (IHC) was formed in 1975 when the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints donated 15 hospitals to local communities. IHC's hospitals have a combined total of about 2,700 licensed beds. From air ambulance services to urgent care clinics and general hospitals, IHC has all the tools to mend skiers (and non-skiers alike) in Utah and southern Idaho. The not-for-profit health system operates nearly two dozen hospitals as well as home health care agencies, dozens of physician and urgent care clinics, and rehabilitation centers.

Northside Hospital can treat the acute care facility, which houses the Tampa Bay Heart Institute, has some 290 beds and provides a gamut of medical services to the residents of Pinellas County, Florida. The Heart Institute offers surgical, diagnostic, and rehabilitation services for cardiac patients. In addition to its cardiovascular expertise, Northside Hospital offers specialized treatment for patients with spine disorders and chronic pain conditions, as well as diagnostic imaging, orthopedics, rehabilitation, urology, outpatient surgery. Northside Hospital is part of the HCA family.

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