Masonicare was established in 1995, but its roots date back to 1895 when the Masonic Charity Foundation of Connecticut established a home for orphans and the elderly with Masonic ties. The not-for-profit corporation is led by CEO Stephen McPherson. It may have started out as a place for elderly Masons to retire to, but today Masonicare provides senior health care services to all Connecticut seniors, Mason or not. The firm operates retirement and nursing homes, skilled nursing and rehabilitation facilities, assisted living communities, and home and hospice care. In addition to physical therapy and rehabilitation, the group also provides inpatient and outpatient mental health care for seniors.

Blue Cross and Blue Shield is a largest health benefits provider, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Alabama administers individual, corporate and federal employer-sponsored, and Medicare health plans to more than 3 million members representing about 30,000 companies. Its insurance products include PPO and high-deductible health plans, as well as dental policies. The company also sells long-term care insurance (dubbed Preferred LTC), and it provides disease management services and wellness programs. It is a licensee of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association.

The Baylor Health Care System (BHCS) offers an array of health care services throughout the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex (including to the Baylor Bears football team). Founded in 1981, it was governed by Baylor University until establishing autonomy in 1997. BHCS owns or operates some two dozen hospitals and medical centers, including the Baylor University Medical Center complex, one of the state's major teaching and referral facilities. Other offerings include rehabilitation facilities and primary care, senior health, and family health centers. The system also provides home health care and specialized pediatric services.

Dean Health Systems provides a full range of medical care services to Cheeseheads throughout southern Wisconsin. Dean Health Systems owns and operates a network of dozens of multi-specialty clinics that provide specialty and primary care. It also operates a number of clinics it co-owns with partner St. Mary's Hospital. Additionally, Dean Health Systems, which is 95% physician-owned -- offers health insurance services through Dean Health Plan and clinical and research education through Dean Foundation. SSM Health Care, a nationwide hospital operator, owns 5% of Dean Health Systems.

Monmouth Medical Center is a 530-bed, tertiary care teaching hospital providing comprehensive health care to residents of central New Jersey. The medical center offers services ranging from orthopedics, diagnostics, and obstetric care to surgery, dentistry, and geriatric services. The medical center campus also includes a children's hospital, a clinical pathology laboratory, a rehabilitation center, an outpatient care clinic, and hospice and home health facilities. Monmouth Medical Center is a major teaching affiliate of the Drexel University College of Medicine in Philadelphia. The hospital is an affiliate of the Saint Barnabas Healthcare System.

Summa Health System serves the residents of the greater Akron, Ohio, area through its Akron City, St. Thomas, Cuyahoga Falls (aka Western Reserve), Barberton Citizens, and Wadsworth-Rittman hospitals. Collectively, the facilities house some 1,650 beds. The company also manages the 150-bed Robinson Memorial Hospital through an affiliation agreement, and it operates a number of clinics. In addition to general medical and surgical care, the system offers specialty services in areas such as orthopedics, oncology, women's health, and geriatrics.

Empi empathizes with patients who have pain, swelling, spasms, and muscle weakness. The company makes and markets a wide range of medical products, including non-pharmaceutical pain management and orthopedic electrotherapy devices. Empi's product brands include the Saunders cervical traction device used for spinal decompression therapy, the SporTX electrotherapy device for injury swelling reduction, and Minnova, a device that stimulates the pelvic floor to treat urinary incontinence. Empi sells to rehabilitation clinics and medical device distributors nationwide, as well as abroad. The company is a division of medical device maker DJO.

Rowan Regional Medical Center serves central North Carolina. The acute care facility has nearly 270 beds and a host of centers dedicated to cancer care, cardiac rehabilitation, behavioral health, pain management, sleep medicine, and women's health. Founded in 1936, Rowan Regional also has a specialized rehabilitation unit for those recovering from ailments such as brain, orthopedic, or stroke injuries and those living with neurological and neuromuscular disorders. Faced with mounting debt, Rowan Regional merged into Novant Health in 2008. The larger system plans to invest about $200 million in Rowan Regional and help it build a smaller community hospital in its region.

Catholic Health Initiatives is a national nonprofit health organization with headquarters in Denver. The faith-based system operates in 19 states and includes 73 hospitals; 40 long-term care, assisted- and residential-living facilities; two community health-services organizations; and home health agencies. In fiscal year 2010, CHI provided almost $590 million in charity care and community benefit, including services for the poor, free clinics, education and research. With annual revenues of approximately $9 billion, CHI is the nation's third-largest Catholic health care system. Catholic Health Initiatives thrives on our vision of Catholic health care as a vibrant ministry, ready to provide compassionate care of the body, mind and spirit through the 21st century and beyond.

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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