The Brookdale University Hospital and Medical Center is a teaching hospital (about 530 beds) that offers primary and acute care, as well as specialty services. The medical center is affiliated with the Schulman and Schachne Institute for Nursing and Rehabilitation (with some 450 beds) and the Arlene and David Schlang Pavilion, an assisted and independent living center with nearly 90 beds. The Brookdale University Hospital and Medical Center, founded in 1921, is part of the MediSys Health Network.

Englewood Community Hospital wants the community of Englewood to always feel better. The hospital, part of the HCA system of health care providers, is a 100-bed acute care hospital that serves Florida's Englewood area. Founded in 1985, Englewood Community Hospital offers emergency and general medical care, as well as specialty services including orthopedics and urology. The medical center includes a women's wellness center and a sleep disorder center; it also operates diagnostic imaging, rehabilitation therapy, wound healing, and cardiac care units.

St. James Healthcare provides general medical and surgical services as well as specialized care to Southwestern Montana. St. James Healthcare's specialized services include oncology, women's and children's health care, neurology, and cardiac care. The hospital is a member of the Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth Health System. St. James Healthcare was established in 1881.

DEKA Research and Development is perhaps best known for its founder and president Dean Kamen -- and for the Segway Personal Transporter he invented. DEKA is a design and engineering firm that develops innovative technologies, many of them in the field of medical devices. The Segway itself was an offshoot of the iBOT, an all-terrain, stair-climbing wheelchair the company developed with Independence Technology, a unit of Johnson & Johnson. (Kamen founded a separate company in 1999 to market the Segway.) DEKA's other products include a portable dialysis machine developed in partnership with Baxter International and an improved intravascular stent made with J&J's Cordis. DEKA was founded in 1982.

Pyng Medical (formerly Pyng Technologies) makes an intraosseous infusion device called FAST1 (First Access for Shock and Treatment) that hydrates victims of rapid blood loss or vein collapse -- usually the result of cardiac arrest or severe trauma. The device is used by emergency medical personnel, including those in the military (specifically, the US Department of Defense), which accounts for nearly half of Pyng Medical's total units shipped. The company sells its devices in North America, Europe, and Asia.

Founded in 1992, the company went public in 2010. Electromed aims to clear the way for patients suffering from respiratory ailments. A medical device maker, the company manufactures respiratory products designed to treat patients with cystic fibrosis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and other ailments that affect respiratory systems. Its FDA-approved SmartVest System is a vest worn by patients that helps loosen lung congestion. A self-administered therapy, the vest works by administering high frequency pulsations that compress and release the patient's chest area. Electromed sells its SmartVest and related products primarily in the US to patients, home health care professionals, and hospitals.

Regence BlueShield of Idaho aims to keep Gem State residents sparkling with health. Regence BlueShield of Idaho, a licensee of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association, provides health insurance to more than 200,000 members throughout Idaho, as well as two counties in Washington State. Regence BlueShield company offers individual and group health plans, as well as Medicare plans, supplemental dental and life coverage, pharmacy benefits management, health savings accounts, and other health resources for its members. Established in 1946, the company is a subsidiary of The Regence Group, which serves more than 3 million people in the Northwest.

HCA International provides health care for Londoners through six private hospitals and four outpatient medical centers with a total of nearly 800 beds. Its specialty hospitals include The Portland Hospital, which serves the health needs of women and children and The Harley Street Clinic which includes the London Cancer Group. The system operates centers of excellence for cancer, cardiology, neurosciences, and pediatrics. As one of the few operators of private hospitals in the UK, HCA International has an agreement with NHS to provide some surgical services to patients of the health authority who have been waiting more than six months.

Biodex Medical Systems aims to have a Rolodex overflowing with customers for its health care equipment. The company designs and manufactures a variety of products for the diagnostic radiology market, as well as equipment used for physical rehabilitation such as treadmills, elliptical cross-trainers, and balance testing equipment. Diagnostic supplies include tables, stretchers, and stools for medical imaging, as well as radiation shields, lung ventilation systems, and storage and dosing devices for nuclear medicine applications. Biodex Medical Systems' products are marketed through direct sales reps and international distributors. The company also offers technical support and clinical training for its equipment.

The sprawling, not-for-profit system operates more than a dozen hospitals -- including Barnes-Jewish Hospital, Boone Hospital Center, and Christian Hospital -- and some 100 primary care and specialty care facilities in and around St. Louis. BJC HealthCare's facilities combined have more than 3,200 beds. Specialized services include home health care, behavioral health, and long-term care at a handful of nursing facilities. The company's BarnesCare subsidiary offers occupational health care to corporations. The system is led by long-time health care administrator CEO Steven Lipstein.

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