Specialty medical products maker Limbs & Things really does deal in body parts, albeit artificial ones. The company doesn't make prosthetic devices, rather it manufactures synthetic soft tissue anatomical models used for medical education and training. (Think birthing, pelvic exams, and catheter insertion!) Sister company Medical Skills Ltd provides multimedia training kits that incorporate products from Limbs & Things. Founded in 1990 by former medical illustrator and current company president Margot Cooper, the company sells its medical simulation models worldwide.

New Hanover Health Network (NHHN) system serves the Wilmington and Cape Fear area of North Carolina through the 635-bed New Hanover Regional Medical Center, the 130-bed Cape Fear Hospital, and the 85-bed Pender Memorial Hospital. NHHN is also home to a rehabilitation center, a behavioral health facility, hospice services, home health care, EMS transport services, physicians practices, and outpatient clinics. The not-for-profit New Hanover Health Network is affiliated with the UNC-Chapel Hill School of Medicine.

Hill Country Memorial takes care of the peaks and valleys in the wellness of area residents. The health system provides medical services to eight counties near Fredericksburg in Central Texas. Its hospital, Hill Country Memorial Hospital, has about 85 beds and a staff of close to 100 physicians. Specialties include cardiology, obstetrics, oncology, orthopedics, and emergency medicine. The health system also operates a wellness center that offers locals yoga, stress management, weight loss, and massage. Other community services include hospice and home care, and the administration of state-funded services for low income women, infants, children (WIC).

Residents of Cowtown don't suffer from gunshot wounds as much as they did back in the day; however, if they're searching for health care, they still need look no further than JPS Health Network. Founded in 1906 in Fort Worth, Texas, flagship facility John Peter Smith Hospital has approximately 460 beds and provides specialty services including orthopedics, cardiology, and women's health. JPS Health Network also includes behavioral health treatment center Trinity Springs Pavilion and the JPS Diagnostic & Surgery Hospital of Arlington. The company provides pediatrics, family medicine, and dental care through dozens of health care centers in northern Texas.

Thoratec Corporation company makes ventricular assist devices (VAD) for patients suffering late-stage heart failure, including those awaiting a heart transplant. Thoratec offers external and implantable products that provide circulatory support for both acute and long-term needs. The company's International Technidyne Corporation (ITC) subsidiary sells blood coagulation diagnostic equipment and skin incision devices used for drawing blood. Thoratec also sells Vectra, a graft used in renal hemodialysis.Thoratec Corporation company works closely with hospitals and cardiac surgery centers primarily in the US and Europe. Its incision products are sold worldwide through distributors.

A hospital was established in Conway in 1921 when Colonel John E. Little donated a tract of land to the city for a building site. In 1938, the hospital was organized as Conway Memorial Hospital, a non-profit corporation with seven board members. The hospital moved to its present location across the street from the original building in July, 1957, with sixty beds. Today, Conway Regional Health System provides complete health care services to the growing communities of north Central Arkansas including Faulkner, Conway, Perry, Van Buren and Cleburne counties.

Our Lady of Lourdes Regional Medical Center is a hospital that provides medical care in southern Louisiana. The facility cares for denizens of the bayou with a medical staff of more than 400 physicians representing some 50 specialties including cardiology, neurology, and oncology. The medical center also offers oupatient care and urgent care as well as a general family practice and pediatric care. Our Lady of Lourdes extends its reach outside the facility into the Acadiana regional community by offering primary care physicians' offices, home health care programs, and occupational medicine.

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota is the state's oldest and largest not-for-profit health insurer, serving some 2.8 million members, including employees for General Mills and Northwest Airlines. The company's insurance plans include traditional indemnity coverage, HMOs (Blue Plus and Preferred Gold), PPOs (Aware), and major medical plans. Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota also offers Medicare Advantage PPOs and other products aimed at seniors. Dental coverage is provided through a partnership with Delta Dental. Additionally, its health support programs offer disease management assistance for those with chronic conditions, as well as health improvement programs such as fitness center discounts.

Optiscan Imaging makes and develops microscopes and related technologies for examining tissue at the cellular and sub-cellular level. The company's original technology, Stratum, uses fluorescent imaging in the detection and treatment of skin cancer, which has reached epidemic proportions in the nation where Optiscan Imaging is headquartered -- Australia. Optiscan Imaging later worked on the development of a miniature scanner to be used in endoscopes, which led to a partnership with Pentax. Together they developed a confocal flexible endo-microscope product, launched in 2005. Optiscan has been in business since 1988.

Avera Health provides health care services to eastern South Dakota as well as parts of Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, and North Dakota. The health care system operates an extensive network of facilities, including some 28 hospitals (totaling 1,450 acute-care beds) and 140 primary care community clinics. Other facilities include nursing homes, hospices, urgent care clinics, and home health offices. These operations are divided into five regions: Avera St. Luke's, Avera Queen of Peace, Avera Marshall, Avera McKennan, and Avera Sacred Heart. The system also operates a health care plan and Avera PACE, a hospital purchasing organization. Avera Health is sponsored by the Benedictine Sisters and Presentation Sisters.

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