Refocus Group is a medical device company that develops surgical treatments for human vision disorders. Therapeutic targets include presbyopia (commonly known as farsightedness), elevated blood pressure in the eye, and a certain form of glaucoma. Its most advanced device is the Scleral Spacing Procedure, which includes an incision handpiece, implants, and related surgical equipment, that could treat the previously mentioned vision disorders. Medcare Investment owns more than half of the firm.

The Alexandria Clinic provides primary care and family health services to residents in the Douglas County, Minnesota, area. It also offers specialized medical services including audiology, cardiology, orthopedics, and neurology. In addition, the clinic provides programs in pediatrics, podiatry, and internal medicine. The Alexandria Clinic was founded in 1941.

Rush System for Health is in a hurry to get Chicagoans hale and hearty. The health system's cornerstone is the Rush University Medical Center, a more than 670-bed academic medical facility that includes a medical school (Rush University), a children's hospital, and an inpatient rehabilitation and skilled nursing facility (the Johnston R. Bowman Health Center). The Rush System family also includes Rush-Copley Medical Center, Rush North Shore Medical Center, and affiliated community hospitals Rush Oak Park Hospital and Riverside HealthCare.

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.

American Medical Alert Corp (AMAC) provides health care communication and monitoring services. The company's Health Safety and Monitoring Services (HSMS) unit markets remote patient monitoring systems, including personal emergency response systems, health management and medication management systems, and safety monitoring systems. Its Telephony Based Communication Services (TBCS) unit provides telephone answering services and operates clinical trial recruitment call centers. Products are sold to consumers as well as health care facilities, such as home care, hospice, pharmacy, managed care, and other health care organizations.

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.

Unity Health Plans Insurance provides health insurance, wellness education, and disease management services to the residents of some 20 rural counties in southern Wisconsin. The insurer has some 90,000 members, primarily in Dane County. In addition to its HMO coverage, Unity Health Plans offers PPO and point-of-service (POS) plans, as well as health savings accounts. Members have access to Unity's network of area hospitals, clinics, and primary care physicians. Unity Health Plans Insurance company is a subsidiary of University Health Care, which also operates The University of Wisconsin Hospital & Clinics Authority and is part of the larger UW Health organization.

The global medical equipment company,Esaote S.p.A. makes and markets diagnostic imaging systems, with special expertise in ultrasound scanners and dedicated MRI machines (which are designed to take images of joints and limbs). Esaote also makes modular electrocardiograph systems that map the electrical activity of the heart. Its Ebit AET unit develops picture archiving and communications software for digital radiology and interventional cardiology labs. Formerly a unit of medical conglomerate the Bracco Group, Esaote is now owned by a private investor consortium led by Italy's Intesa Sanpaolo. At the company's helm is CEO Carlo Castellano, who also owns a stake in the firm.

The Cambridge Public Health Commission (doing business as Cambridge Health Alliance or CHA) was established as a result of the 1996 merger of The Cambridge Hospital and Somerville Hospital. The health care organization operates the Cambridge Public Health Department, as well as three hospitals and about two dozen primary care practices specializing in such areas as pediatrics, senior health, family medicine, eye care, plastic surgery, psychiatry, and dentistry. CHA is a teaching affiliate of Harvard Medical School and the Tufts University School of Medicine.

Founded in 1976, Audika banks on the notion that the market for senior citizens' hearing correction is not affected by economic downturns. "Paris, I can't hear you. Let me turn up my Audika." The company operates about 400 hearing correction centers in about 80 French regions, making Audika a leading network of hearing correction centers in France. It also operates some centers in Italy. The hearing-focused company uses the centers to distribute hearing aids and other related accessories such as batteries and ear protection products.

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