Longport sells high-frequency ultrasound scanners. Capable of producing images of the skin up to three centimeters deep, the scanner can be used to assess the severity of wounds and burns and determine the effectiveness of treatments. It eliminates the need to take physical biopsies in many cases. Images taken with Longport's scanner can be printed instantly, or they can be saved or sent electronically. While the company developed the scanner and owns the patent, it relies on two UK companies to manufacture them. SRA Development makes probes for the scanner, and Netbox builds the scanners. Chairman Michie Proctor controls 15% of Longport.

New Liberty Hospital Corporation, which operates as Liberty Hospital, hopes to liberate health care patients in northwestern Missouri. The facility is a 250-bed acute care hospital that serves communities located north of Kansas City. Founded in 1974, Liberty Hospital offers general and specialty health care services including trauma care, obstetrics, dialysis, surgical services, vascular and cardiac medicine (including open-heart surgery), rehabilitation, and pediatrics. The medical facility has about 300 physicians on staff and also operates a skilled nursing facility and offers home health and hospice services.

Since our humble beginnings in 1895, the Adena Health System has remained focused on our commitment to provide the best care and personal service. Today, we provide leading edge services including heart, cancer, women's health, children's health and orthopaedics. Adena Health System believe in treating every patient who walks through our doors as our friends and family. In fact, the personal care you or your loved one will receive from Adena is exceptional. After all of these years one thing hasn't changed – we're all still neighbors.

Navilyst Medical is charting a new course for itself in the world of vascular disease. Formerly part of Boston Scientific, Navilyst Medical was spun off, acquired by private equity firm Avista Capital Partners in February 2008, and given a new name. The medical device maker will continue to market its two main fluid management and vascular access products to cardiologists, oncologists, and radiologists around the world. Its NAMIC kits, which account for about 60% of revenue, are used to manage fluids during cardiac catheterization procedures. Its Pressure Activated Safety Valves (PASV) account for the remaining 40% and are used to administer drugs during such procedures as chemotherapy.

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Massachusetts (BCBSMA) covers some 3 million members. The company, an independent licensee of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association, offers a variety of individual and employer-sponsored health care plans, including HMO (HMO Blue), PPO (Preferred Blue), and point-of-service (Blue Choice) plans, as well as various hybrid options and personal spending accounts to cover out-of-pocket costs. BCBSMA also provides Medicare options and dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage. The health care firm was founded in 1937.

Organogenesis has the skinny on replacement tissue. Flagship product Apligraf is a human skin substitute approved to treat diabetic foot ulcers and venous leg ulcers caused by poor circulation. Rejection-resistant Apligraf is bio-engineered using living skin cells and has been used to treat chronic open wounds in some 250,000 patients; the company is developing a next-generation version of the material (using its VCT technology) using all human components. In addition to Apligraf, Organogenesis offers a line of biomaterials used in a range of surgical procedures to seal or reconstruct soft tissue, and it also develops regenerative technologies in the area of cosmetic skin rejuvenation.

Noninvasive Medical Technologies helps physicians provide gentler health care. The company manufactures noninvasive hemodynamic monitors that measure blood flow, heart rate, stroke volume, and cardiac output. Its IQ2 is used to assess and evaluate cardiac function. The ZOE device determines if a patient is retaining fluids or is dehydrated without drawing blood. By quickly assessing fluid status, doctors can better treat those at risk for severe or recurring dehydration such as hypertension and heart failure patients and athletes. The company also sells ICG sensors (to obtain hemodynamic data) and electrodes used with its devices. NMT has a supplier agreement with Royal Philips Electronic for its ZOE monitor.

Centra Health is a constellation of hospitals, medical practices, outpatient facilities, and other services targeting the health care needs of residents in central Virginia. At its core are two acute care facilities in Lynchburg: 270-bed Lynchburg General, which is the region's main emergency center and specializes in orthopedic and cardiac care; and Virginia Baptist, a roughly 315-bed facility focusing on cancer treatment, women's and pediatric care, mental health, and rehabilitation. Aside from its acute care operations, Centra owns primary care physicians' practices, a home health care service, nursing homes, and numerous other physical and behavioral health businesses.

Garden City Hospital provides health care and osteopathic medical education services in western Wayne County, Michigan. With 323 licensed beds, the community hospital's specialties include cardiology, women's health, and sports rehabilitation. Some of its more unusual services include clinical hypnotherapy and a massage clinic. The hospital has more than 350 physicians on its medical staff. Its emergency department treats nearly 45,000 patients each year. Garden City Hospital partners with Michigan State University's College of Osteopathic Medicine as well as other osteopathic medical colleges around the country.

Cambridge Heart makes noninvasive tools for diagnosing cardiac arrest and ventricular arrhythmia. Its CH 2000 system conducts cardiac stress tests and measures extremely low levels of T-wave alternans, an irregularity in an electrocardiogram indicating the risk of sudden cardiac death. Another product, the Heartwave II System, allows T-wave alternans screenings to be performed with any stress test system. The company's Microvolt T-Wave Alternans technology can detect the smallest heartbeat variation, measuring from one-millionth of a volt. The company markets its products in the US through direct sales and representatives; it also has international distributors.

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