Serving residents of Fort Myers and surrounding areas in Southwestern Florida's Lee County, the community-owned, not-for-profit health care system is home to four acute care hospitals (with a total of some 1,400 beds), a home health agency, a nursing home, and numerous outpatient treatment and diagnostic centers. The flagship Lee Memorial Hospital also houses an inpatient rehabilitation hospital and a dedicated children's hospital. Lee Health Systems' corporate services include pre-employment screenings, drug screens, and wellness programs.

After that final push, a laboring new mother can rest, but CorCell is ready to get busy. The company collects and stores umbilical cord blood, at the parents' request and expense, for potential use of the stem cells. Such stem cells are considered viable for current and future treatments for a variety of diseases and illnesses. The company, established in 1996, collects umbilical cord blood stem cells from hospitals in all 50 states and abroad. CorCell has grown through acquisitions of smaller regional cord blood banks, and stores materials for some 20,000 customers. Its parent company is Cord Blood America, Inc.

Montefiore Medical Center attends to the health care needs of the residents of the Bronx and nearby Westchester County. The health system has three main hospital campuses with nearly 1,500 beds, as well as a children's hospital and centers for cancer, women's health, and cardiology. It also features specialty outpatient facilities, which provide ambulatory and diagnostic services, and it operates a home health care agency and a network of dozens of primary and specialty care offices. Montefiore Medical Center also offers medical education programs in partnership with the Albert Einstein College of Medicine.

NHC provides services to 77 long-term health care centers with 9,742 beds. NHC's affiliates also operate 36 homecare programs, seven independent living centers and 16 assisted living communities. NHC's other services include Alzheimer's units, long-term care pharmacies, hospice, a rehabilitation services company, and providing management and accounting services to third parties. In order to understand in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of NHC, the investor must review our most recent Form 10-Q quarterly report, Form 10-K annual report and press releases which are available here on our web site. NHC common stock is traded with the symbol NHC on the NYSE Amex Exchange. National HealthCare Corporation is recognized nationwide as an innovator in the delivery of quality long-term care. Our goal is to provide a full range of extended care services, designed to maximize the well being and independence of patients of all ages. We are dedicated to meeting patient needs through an interdisciplinary approach combining compassionate care with cost-effective health care services.

Jackson Hospital & Clinic traces its roots back to 1894. Jackson Hospital & Clinic looks after the health of the residents of Montgomery and central Alabama. The not-for-profit hospital has some 340 acute care beds. Specialized services include cardiac care, emergency medicine, neurology, orthopedics, oncology, and women's and infant's health care. The medical center also provides family medicine, primary care, and diagnostic services through its outpatient clinic facilities, and it offers medical laboratory services for other regional health care providers.

CJW Medical Center, part of the HCA Virginia Health System, provides medical, surgical, and therapeutic services in the Richmond, Virginia, area. As one of HCA's largest facilities, CJW has some 750 beds and spans two campuses: Chippenham and Johnston-Willis. The Chippenham campus in Richmond includes the Levinson Heat Hospital and the Tucker Pavilion -- an inpatient behavioral health center. The Johnston-Willis campus in Chesterfield County also houses the Thomas Johns Cancer Hospital and a neuroscience center. Both campuses provide emergency medical service, and Chippenham's emergency room is also a Level III trauma center.

Bioject Medical Technologies Inc., together with its subsidiaries, develops, manufactures, and distributes needle-free injection therapy systems (NFITS) in the United States and internationally. The company’s NFITS work by forcing liquid medication at high speed through a tiny orifice held against the skin. It offers Biojector 2000, a refinement of jet injection technology that enables healthcare professionals to deliver measured variable doses of medication through the skin, either intramuscularly or subcutaneously without a needle; and drug reconstitution system that allows the transfer of diluents to reconstitute powdered medications into liquid form and withdrawal of liquid medication into a syringe without the use of a needle. Bioject Medical Technologies also offers Vitajet, which is composed of two components, a portable injector unit and a disposable syringe; and ZetaJet, a compact and spring-powered injection device intended to deliver vaccines and injectable medications either subcutaneously or intramuscularly. In addition, the company is developing Iject needle-free injection system, a single prefilled disposable injector for self-injection; Jupiter Jet, a pistol-shaped, or streamlined ergonomic gas-powered injection device for patient and professional use; and pre-filled Biojector syringes. It has a strategic alliance with MPI Research. Bioject Medical Technologies Inc. was founded in 1985 and is based in Tualatin, Oregon.

NorthShore University HealthSystem provides care to residents of Chicago's north side and its suburbs.NorthShore University HealthSystem operates hospitals, a home care organization, and a Medical Group with some 650 primary and specialty care physicians. With 360 beds, the organization's flagship Evanston Hospital has teaching and research programs, as well as capabilities for trauma, cancer, cardiology, and women's health care. NorthShore University HealthSystem also includes Glenbrook Hospital (140 beds), while Highland Park Hospital (160 beds), and Skokie Hospital (200 beds). NorthShore University HealthSystem is affiliated with the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine.

In CHRISTUS there is no east or west, but plenty of care nonetheless. The Catholic health care system operates more than 50 hospitals, including general hospitals and long-term acute care facilities. The majority of its operations are in Louisiana and Texas, but the not-for-profit organization also has facilities in Arkansas, Georgia, Missouri, New Mexico, and Utah, and in several states in Mexico. In addition to its acute care facilities, CHRISTUS Health runs outpatient centers, medical groups, home health and hospice agencies, and senior living facilities. Specialized services include oncology, pediatrics, rehabilitation, and women's and children's health care.

University Community Health company is a not-for-profit network of six hospitals in Florida's Tampa Bay area. Its three general hospitals -- two located in Tampa and one in nearby Tarpon Springs -- collectively house some 720 beds and provide emergency, surgical, and acute medical care, as well as provide outpatient services. The system also includes a specialty heart hospital, a women's hospital, and a long-term acute care hospital. University Community Health's name reflects its flagship facility's proximity to the University of South Florida. The company became part of the Adventist Health System in 2010.

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