Microsulis Medical (named for the Celtic goddess of healing waters, Sulis) manufactures and develops equipment and treatments centering around gynecological, neurological, dermatological, and vascular applications of microwave technology. Its lead products facilitate microwave endometrial ablation (MEA), a less invasive surgical alternative to a hysterectomy, and microwave tubal occlusion (MTO), used to target specific tumors in liver, lung, and bone cancer patients. Microsulis' MEA products and procedures are approved for use in the UK and the US. Venture capital firm 3i Group is one of the firm's major investors.

BG Industries (BGI) wants patients to rest comfortably. The company makes a variety of therapeutic mattresses designed to prevent the irritation of patients' skin during medical care. Its product lines include the MaxiFloat pressure reduction mattresses and the AccuMax pressure relief series. BGI also develops other health care products such as tamper-resistant psychiatric beds, stretcher pads, operating and emergency room cushions, mattress covers, and therapeutic neck pillows. Its products are sold through a global network of distribution partners. The company was established in 1967.

American Imaging Management (AIM) helps HMOs do what they do best: peer over physicians' shoulders and see how much they are spending on treatment. The company's diagnostic imaging management services help insurers and health care providers manage the utilization of ultrasound, mammography, radiology, and other imaging services. American Imaging's service areas include program design, analysis and reporting, cost management, financial services, and Web application.American Imaging Management company also provides radiology education tools. Clients include HMOs, PPOs, insurers, physicians' groups, and hospitals. Founded in 1989, AIM is the oldest diagnostic imaging management company in the nation; health insurer WellPoint owns it.

Deaconess Health System serves residents in a tri-state region that also includes parts of southeastern Illinois and western Kentucky. The system consists of two general acute care hospitals, as well as specialty hospitals for women's health, mental health, and medical rehabilitation. Its flagship Deaconess Hospital has 365 beds and serves as a regional referral center. Deaconess Health also operates a standalone cancer treatment center, medical group practice Deaconess Clinic, and urgent care clinics. Its Deaconess Health Plans unit is a PPO network that contracts with various health insurers.

Good Samaritan Hospital opened its doors in 1965 as an acute care hospital with a staff of about 400. Good Samaritan Hospital helps keep Silicon Valley's techies in tip-top shape. The facility, part of the HCA family of for-profit hospitals, administers care through campuses in San Jose (the main campus) and Los Gatos, California. Good Samaritan Hospital provides general acute care as well as a host of tertiary services that include cardiology and cardiovascular surgery; oncology; obstetrics and gynecology; and psychiatry (both inpatient and outpatient care). The main campus hospital has some 400 patient beds and the Los Gatos outpatient and short-stay facility houses approximately 100 beds.

SSM Health Care System began with five nuns who fled religious persecution in Germany in 1872 only to arrive in St. Louis in the midst of a smallpox epidemic. They formed their first hospital there in 1877. Today the not-for-profit system, sponsored by the Franciscan Sisters of Mary, owns or manages 15 acute care hospitals with about 4,000 licensed beds. The company also operates physicians' practices and two nursing homes, and it offers rehabilitation, home health care, hospice, and skilled nursing services. Its facilities are located in Illinois, Missouri, Oklahoma, and Wisconsin.

Robert Bosch Healthcare (formerly Health Hero Network) wants to be your healthy buddy. The subsidiary of Robert Bosch makes the Health Buddy brand of patient monitoring systems and other means of keeping patients and doctors connected. Health care providers use the systems to communicate with patients, collect vital health information, and provide feedback to patients on health progress. Using the system, diabetics can monitor their blood glucose level or be reminded to take their medicine. The company sells the Health Buddy systems to hospitals and HMOs; drug developers use the product for assistance in clinical trials.

Children’s National Medical Center is the only exclusive provider of pediatric care in the metropolitan Washington area and is the only freestanding children’s hospital between Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Norfolk, and Atlanta. Serving the nation’s children for 140 years, Children’s National is a proven leader in the development and application of innovative new treatments for childhood illness and injury.Children’s internationally recognized team of pediatric healthcare professionals care for more than 360,000 patients each year who come from throughout the region, nation and world. Serving as an advocate for all children, Children’s is the largest non-governmental provider of pediatric care in the District of Columbia, providing more than $50 million in uncompensated care. In addition, Children's serves as the regional referral center for pediatric emergency, trauma, cancer, cardiac and critical care as well as neonatology, orthopaedic surgery, neurology, and neurosurgery.

Monmouth Medical Center is a 530-bed, tertiary care teaching hospital providing comprehensive health care to residents of central New Jersey. The medical center offers services ranging from orthopedics, diagnostics, and obstetric care to surgery, dentistry, and geriatric services. The medical center campus also includes a children's hospital, a clinical pathology laboratory, a rehabilitation center, an outpatient care clinic, and hospice and home health facilities. Monmouth Medical Center is a major teaching affiliate of the Drexel University College of Medicine in Philadelphia. The hospital is an affiliate of the Saint Barnabas Healthcare System.

Saint John's offers residents of Madison County the full gamut of health care services through its acute-care hospital, numerous outpatient facilities, and affiliated physician offices. The health system was founded in 1894 by John Hickey, who donated his house to the Sisters of the Holy Cross for a hospital. Saint John's was acquired by St. Vincent Health -- a 17-hospital system -- in 2003.

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