Hypertension Diagnostics, Inc. engages in the design, development, manufacture, and marketing of devices that non-invasively measure large and small artery elasticity. The company’s products capture blood pressure waveform data produced by the beating heart and analyze it to provide an assessment of systemic arterial elasticity for large and very small arteries. It offers CVProfilor DO-2020 cardiovascular profiling system to primary care physicians and other health care professionals within the United States; HDI/PulseWave CR-2000 research cardiovascular profiling system to clinical research investigators for collecting data in cardiovascular studies; and CVProfilor MD-3000 cardiovascular profiling system. Hypertension Diagnostics, Inc. was founded in 1988 and is based in Eagan, Minnesota.

Redmond Regional is deeply involved with administering health to those living in the deep South. Serving northwest Georgia and portions of Alabama, Redmond Regional Medical Center houses some 230 beds and employs about 250 physicians in more than 30 areas of specialization. The acute-care facility specializes in cardiology (it's the only dedicated chest pain center in the region), general surgery, orthopedic care, uruology, and vascular care. Redmond Regional Medical Center also provides emergency, oncology, radiology, rehabilitation, and women's health services. It has centers dedicated to diabetes treatment, family care, and sleep disorders. Founded in 1972, the Rome-based hospital is owned by HCA.

NCH Healthcare System provides a comprehensive range of health care services to residents of Collier County and the surrounding area of southwest Florida. The system includes two acute care hospitals (NCH Downtown Naples Hospital and NCH North Naples Hospital) with a combined 680-bed capacity and regional institutes which specialize in orthopedics and the treatment of cancer, heart ailments, and women's and children's health issues. NCH includes an area network of more than 500 primary care and specialist physicians, as well as numerous outpatient and ambulatory care facilities that provide services ranging from diagnostics to rehabilitative care to surgery and emergency care.

"Sterile" is the watchword at Sartorius Stedim Biotech (SSB). The company makes and supplies equipment used in the medical and biopharmaceutical industries for filtration, fluid management, fermentation, purification, and laboratory applications. Products include sterilized, disposable bags, systems that freeze or thaw pharmaceutical components, as well as systems for the sterile transfer of liquids or solids. SSB sells its products to the pharmaceutical, chemical and food and beverage industries, as well as research and educational institutes around the globe. Formerly called Stedim, the firm changed its name in 2007 when it was acquired with German lab equipment maker Sartorius.

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.

Shepherd Center is not-for-profit hospital specializes in medical treatment, research, and rehabilitation for people with spinal cord and brain injuries, as well as patients with neuromuscular disorders (such as spina bifida) and chronic pain. Shepherd Hospital has about 130 beds (including a 10-bed intensive care unit). Of its patients who have suffered injuries, about 60% have been in car accidents. Founded in 1975 by James Shepherd (who was paralyzed in a bodysurfing accident) and his family, the hospital conducts neurological and neuromuscular research through its Virginia C. Crawford Research Institute.

Neighborhood Health Plan (NHP) is a not-for-profit health plan provider that offers health insurance products and related services to more than 200,000 members in Massachusetts. Neighborhood Health Plan organization is a leading provider of managed health care for members of MassHealth, the state's Medicaid program for low-income and disabled residents. But it also provides commercial health plans for small businesses, as well as low-cost and no-cost family and individual plans for people who qualify for subsidized health coverage under Massachusetts' 2006 health care reform law. NHP maintains a provider network of more than 2,800 primary care physicians, 400 specialists, and dozens of hospitals. Neighborhood Health Plan company was founded in 1986.

Stryker's surgical products include such instruments as drills, saws, rasps, even cement mixers. The company's Orthopaedic Implants category includes artificial joints, spinal rods and screws, artificial vertebral discs, bone cement, and other orthopedic implants and supplies. The orthopaedic division also makes OP-1, a biological product to grow bone. The MedSurg Equipment segment includes facial and hand surgery instruments, endoscopy equipment, and communications and patient handling equipment. Stryker's products are marketed globally to hospitals, doctors, and other health care facilities via direct sales personnel and distributors.

The Children's Hospital to keep them rambunctious. The not-for-profit organization runs a network of health facilities in Colorado anchored by its nearly 50-acre main campus in Aurora. The campus includes a 285-bed inpatient hospital and numerous specialty outpatient clinics. The Children's Hospital also operates more than a dozen satellite locations in and around Denver where pint-sized patients can get emergency, after-hours, and specialty care. Affiliated with the University of Colorado Denver Health Sciences Center, The Children's Hospital -- led by CEO Jim Shmerling -- performs a wide range of research into pediatric illnesses, including cancer and HIV/AIDS.

Delphi Medical Systems is applying the engineering expertise of its parent company, auto parts colossus Delphi Automotive, to the medical device market. The company brings its parent's manufacturing and logistics prowess in such things as display technologies and safety sensors and puts them to work in the development of medical equipment and devices. Delphi Medical Systems product lines include infusion therapy systems (including intravenous pumps), respiratory devices (portable oxygen concentrators), and vital signs monitoring equipment. Its products are marketed directly and indirectly to health care professionals and consumers.

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