The Harvard-affiliated facility has some 780 beds and includes the Dana-Farber/Brigham and Women's Cancer Center, a partnership between the hospital and the Dana Farber Cancer Institute. Other specialty units focus on cardiology, neurology, transplants, and obstetrics. In addition to being a teaching hospital for Harvard Medical School, Brigham and Women's Hospital conducts research and clinical trials to help further medical care. It's a top recipient of research grants from the National Institutes of Health. Brigham and Women's Hospital is a founding member of the Partners HealthCare System.

Mountain States Health Alliance (MSHA) believes in teamwork when it comes to providing health care to the good people living in Tennessee and Virginia. Along with MSHA's dozen acute care hospitals, the integrated healthcare delivery system operates more than 20 primary and preventive care centers and numerous outpatient care sites, including First Assist Urgent Care, MedWorks, Same Day Surgery, and Rehab Plus. It also operates the Mountain States Medical group of about 180 doctors who administer care at dozens of locations throughout the region. Formed in 1998, MSHA is home to roughly 1,500 beds; its largest facility is the Johnson City Medical Center with 500 beds.

Southern Illinois Healthcare is a nonprofit health care system that operates Herrin Hospital, Memorial Hospital of Carbondale, and St. Joseph Memorial Hospital. The system has some 260 beds and provides services such as birthing, cardiac, cancer, and emergency care, as well as surgery and rehabilitation. Its cardiac care is offered through an affiliation with the Prairie Heart Institute at St. John's Hospital in Springfield, Illinois. The medical school at Southern Illinois University conducts its Family Practice Residency Program at Memorial Hospital of Carbondale.

The Reading Hospital and Medical Center does treat patients in Berks County, Pennsylvania and the surrounding area. The not-for-profit medical center provides acute care and rehabilitation programs, as well as behavioral and occupational health services. Specialty units include cancer, cardiovascular, weight management, diabetes, orthopedic, trauma, and women's health centers. The Reading Hospital and Medical Center was founded in 1868 as The Reading Dispensary. In addition to the main hospital, the center operates six other medical centers in nearby communities and imaging centers throughout its region. In total, its facilities have about 830 beds.

Oncure was founded in 1998 and is dedicated to helping patients fight cancer through the delivery of extraordinary care. In addition, Oncure offers patients access to many of the most advanced technologies in radiation treatment. See Treatment Options for more information. Oncure does not own nor manage physician practices, rather it collaborates with its affiliated radiation oncologists to provide quality patient treatment. See Medical Advisory Board for details.

Acclarent's medical technology helps people breathe easy without surgery. The company created the Balloon Sinuplasty, a minimally-invasive device used to treat patients with chronic sinusitis. The Balloon Sinuplasty opens blocked sinuses by inflating a balloon in the sinus cavity instead of cutting away bone and tissue, and patients can return to work as soon as the next day. The FDA-approved device is marketed directly to ear, nose, and throat (ENT) doctors in the US and internationally. Acclarent was acquired by Ethicon, a Johnson & Johnson subsidiary and a leading maker of medical equipment, in 2010.

Established in 1773, Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center has more than 700 beds. One of five member institutions in the Johns Hopkins Health System, Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center is a community teaching hospital. Its Baltimore-based operations include a neonatal intensive care unit, as well as centers devoted to trauma, geriatrics, sleep disorders, and weight management. It also features the state's only regional burn center. The facility includes a meditation labyrinth for patients, families, and staff to walk.

St. John Hospital & Medical Center is part of the larger Detroit area-based St. John Health regional health care system. The 800-bed teaching hospital is affiliated with Wayne State University. Besides providing acute and trauma care, St. John operates specialized cancer and pediatric centers, a hip and knee center, an inpatient mental health unit, and a Parkinson's Disease clinic. It also operates the only emergency trauma center on Detroit's East Side. The hospital was established in 1952 and has grown to include a 200-physician medical team specializing in more than 50 medical and surgical fields.

AtriCure, Inc., a medical device company, develops, manufactures, and sells cardiac surgical ablation systems designed to create precise lesions, or scars, in cardiac tissue. Its primary product line includes Isolator Synergy Bipolar Radio-Frequency Ablation Clamps for open-heart procedures and minimally invasive procedures; ablation and sensing unit, a compact power generator that delivers bipolar radio-frequency energy; AtriCure switch box, a compact switch box providing the technology needed for the dual pulsing electrodes, and the ability to connect and toggle between multiple RF devices; Isolator multifunctional pen, a disposable RF device enabling surgeons to toggle back and forth between temporary pacing, sensing, stimulation, and ablation; and Coolrail linear ablation device, a disposable linear RF ablation device, which allows physicians to create an expanded cardiac ablation lesion set during minimally invasive procedures. AtriCure also offers cryoablation system, which consists of various reusable and disposable devices, including the Frigitronics CCS-200 product line for cardiac ablation; and Cryo1, a disposable cryothermy ablation probe, as well as AtriClip system, which is designed to exclude the left atrial appendage by implanting the device during open or minimally invasive surgical procedures from the outside of the heart. In addition, it sells enabling technologies, including Lumitip dissector to separate tissues to provide access to key anatomical structures targeted for ablation during general, thoracic, and other surgical procedures; and MicroPace ORLab system, a stimulating, mapping, and recording system enabling physicians to confirm the ablation lines being created are forming electrical barriers or lines of block. AtriCure, Inc. sells its medical devices to hospitals and medical centers in the United States and internationally. AtriCure, Inc. is headquartered in West Chester, Ohio.

MedSource Consulting provides monitoring, data management, project management, and audit services to pharmaceutical, biotech, and other medical research companies. The company's specialty areas include infectious disease, oncology, pain management, and cardiovascular disease. Among its clients are Eli Lilly, Baylor College of Medicine, and AstraZeneca.

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