Elekta AB(publ) manufactures the Gamma Knife -- which isn't a knife at all but a chamber that delivers radiation therapy to treat tumors and cancer in the brain. The Gamma Knife was invented in 1968 by Elekta's founder, Dr. Lars Leksell, the father of radiosurgery. The company manufactures other non-invasive treatment systems, such as image-guided radiation therapy (IRGT) and particle therapy, used to treat cancer elsewhere in the body. Elekta also sells health care-related software through its two subsidiaries, CMS and IMPAC. Elekta was founded in 1972. Its products are used in more than 5,000 hospitals around the world.

Genesis HealthCare System doesn't need Phil Collins on drums to give it the medical touch. The health care system consists of two acute care hospitals (Genesis-Bethesda and Genesis-Good Samaritan Hospital) in Zanesville, Ohio. The hospitals' specialty areas include oncology, cardiovascular health, orthopedics, and women's care. Genesis HealthCare also operates an extended care facility, rehabilitation centers, a pharmacy, a children's development center, specialty outpatient clinics, and a home health and hospice agency in Zanesville and surrounding communities in southeastern Ohio. Genesis Healthcare System is a not-for-profit system formed in 1997 when the Bethesda and Good Samaritan hospitals merged.

Harvard Vanguard Medical Associates wants to be in the forefront of health care in Boston and surrounding regions. The 625-physician medical group operates from more than 20 offices located throughout eastern Massachusetts, providing primary and specialty medical care to some 480,000 adult and pediatric patients. For acute health care services, Harvard Vanguard patients have access to more than a dozen area hospitals, including Beth Israel-Deaconess Hospital and Brigham and Women's Hospital. Harvard Vanguard is a teaching affiliate of Harvard Medical School. It is also a member of Atrius Health, a not-for-profit association of Massachusetts medical groups.

GN ReSound, a subsidiary of GN Store Nord, offers a range of digital and non-digital hearing instruments under the ReSound, Beltone, and Interton brands. Its products are programmed to adjust to the acoustic environment and the client's range of hearing. Its GN Otometrics unit sells audiological diagnostic systems and measurement equipment under the Aurical, Hortmann, ICS, and Madsen brand names. GN ReSound operates in more than 80 countries in North and South America, Europe, and the Asia/Pacific region.

Washington County Health System (WCHS) provides a wide range of medical services to patients living in western Maryland, southern Pennsylvania, and adjacent portions of West Virginia. Its flagship facility, the not-for-profit Washington County Hospital, has some 350 beds and offers acute, tertiary, and long-term care, including inpatient behavioral health services, cardiac care, obstetrics, cancer treatment, rehabilitation, and trauma care. WCHS also operates the for-profit Antietam Health Services, a provider of outpatient health care, including diagnostic imaging, laboratory services, and ambulatory surgery. In addition, it provides general practice care at the Robinwood Medical Center.

Sunrise Senior Living, Inc. provides senior living services in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, and Germany. It offers independent living services, which include housing, meals, transportation, activities, and housekeeping, as well as licensed skilled nursing services for residents who require 24-hour skilled nursing care; and determination of the appropriate level of care and service for such resident. The company’s assisted living communities also offer a reminiscence neighborhood that provides specially designed accommodations, service, and care to support cognitively impaired residents, including residents with Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of memory loss. In addition, it provides medication management program, which includes the storage of medications, the distribution of medications as directed by the resident’s physician, and compliance monitoring. As of December 31, 2009, the company operated 384 communities, including 335 communities in the United States, 15 communities in Canada, 27 communities in the United Kingdom, and 7 communities in Germany, with a total unit capacity of 40,400 units. Sunrise Senior Living, Inc. was founded in 1981 and is headquartered in McLean, Virginia.

St. Joseph's Healthcare System takes care of northern New Jersey. The health care system's facilities include St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center, a tertiary teaching hospital with about 650 beds that includes the 120-bed St. Joseph's Children's Hospital. The regional hospital has a state-designated trauma center and provides specialty services including cardiology, oncology, obstetrics, and neurology. St. Joseph's Healthcare also operates St. Joseph's Wayne Hospital, a community medical center with some 230 beds. Other operations include St. Vincent's Nursing Home, a home health agency, and a network of community clinics. St. Joseph's Healthcare System is sponsored by the Sisters of Charity of Saint Elizabeth.

Community Health Corporation is a not-for-profit hospital management company.Community Health Corporation company provides education, consultation, and outsourced management services to community hospitals. Community Health has also leased and acquired several not-for-profit hospitals. Its operating subsidiaries include Community Hospital Corporation (hospital ventures), Community Hospital Consulting (management and advisory services), and CHC Community Care (rehabilitation and long-term care facility services).Community Health Corporation company was formed in 1996 by a group of not-for-profit and community-owned hospitals.

Vision-Sciences, Inc. designs, develops, manufactures, and markets products for endoscopy. The company operates through two segments, Medical and Industrial. The Medical segment designs, manufactures, and sells a line of endoscopy-based products, including flexible endoscopes and sheath or EndoSheath disposables primarily to the ENT, urology, gastroenterology, and pulmonology markets. The Industrial segment designs, manufactures, and markets flexible borescopes under the Machida brand name. This segment offers various products, such as modulars, slim levers, knobs, battery operated portable flexible borescopes, industrial videoscopes, and portable video processors primarily to the aircraft engine manufacturing and aircraft engine maintenance industries. The company offers its products to the ENT doctors, urologists, gastroenterologists, primary care physicians, pulmonologists and other airway management doctors in hospitals, medical clinics, and physicians’ private offices. It provides its products through sales representatives in the United States; and through independent distributors in Europe, Asia, Australia, Canada, the Middle East, Africa, and Central and South America. The company was founded in 1987 and is based in Orangeburg, New York.

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