Sisters opened a private hospital, establishing the foundation for what would eventually be the Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth Health System (SCLHS). Today, the not-for-profit health care organization operates nine hospitals and four clinics throughout California, Colorado, Kansas, and Montana, with a total of more than 2,000 beds. Its facilities include acute care, extended care, and rehabilitation services. True to its name, the organization's facilities continue to provide health services to low-income and uninsured people.

Amedisys, Inc. is the nation's leading health care company focused on bringing home the continuum of care. Each day Amedisys delivers personalized health care services to more than 35,000 individual patients and their families, in the comfort of patients' homes. Amedisys has two divisions, home health care and hospice, and employs more than 16,000 skilled clinicians across the country. The Company's state-of-the-art advanced chronic care management programs and leading-edge technology enables it to deliver quality care based upon the latest evidence-based best practices. Amedisys is a recognized innovator, being the first in the industry to equip its clinicians with point-of-care laptop technology and referring physicians with an internet portal that enables real-time coordination of patient care seamlessly. Amedisys also has the industry's first-ever nationwide Care Transitions program. Amedisys Care Transitions is designed to reduce unnecessary hospital readmissions through patient and caregiver health coaching and care coordination, which starts in the hospital and continues throughout completion of the patient's home health plan of care.

DeRoyal Industries,Inc. makes medical equipment and surgical supplies. Products include orthopedic and rehabilitation products, wound care dressings, and surgical safety and critical care products. Its surgical and acute care product lines include custom procedural trays, anesthesia and temperature monitoring supplies, birthing and neonatal care items, catheterization supplies, and endoscopy products, as well as systems devoted to the disposal of medical waste. DeRoyal also has the ability to handle contract manufacturing for those inside and outside the medical industry. The company is owned by chairman and founder Pete DeBusk.

Manor Care is a lord of the manor in the nursing home kingdom. Operating as HCR Manor Care, the firm runs about 500 nursing homes, assisted living centers, and rehabilitation facilities in about 30 states. Its facilities, which operate under the names Heartland, ManorCare Health Services, and Arden Courts, provide not only long-term nursing care, but also rehabilitation services and short-term, post-acute care for patients recovering from serious illness or injury; many of them house special units for Alzheimer's patients. In addition to its nursing and assisted-living facilities, Manor Care offers hospice and home health care through offices across the US. It is owned by private equity firm The Carlyle Group.

Sklar Corporation company distributes handheld surgical and medical instruments, as well as dental and veterinary instruments, to clients around the globe. Sklar also provides hospitals, clinics, and physicians with instrument care and cleaning products, sterilizing kits, and medical sponges. Its instruments and equipment are used in such fields as cardiology, dermatology, obstetrics/gynecology, dentistry, and orthopedics. Sklar Corporation, doing business as Sklar Instruments, traces its roots back to 1892.

Diakon Lutheran Social Ministries offers senior living communities and a range of services for children, youths, families, and older adults in Pennsylvania, Maryland, and Delaware, annually touching the lives of nearly 100,000 persons. Its name meaning “one assigned by the church to minister to the needs of others,” Diakon was formed by the Jan. 1, 2000, affiliation of Tressler Lutheran Services of Mechanicsburg, Pa., and Lutheran Services Northeast—itself an affiliation between The Lutheran Home at Topton, Pa., and Lutheran Welfare Service of Northeastern Pennsylvania, Hazleton. With its deepest roots originating in 1868, Diakon’s history includes the legacy of service of such additional organizations as Lutheran Social Services of Maryland, Baltimore.

University of Utah Hospitals & Clinics is Part of the University of Utah Health Care system, the medical services provider operates an acute and critical care hospital that has some 550 beds, as well as a network of community clinics that provide primary health care, pharmacy, and eye care, among other services. The University Hospital provides care in areas including surgery, emergency care, cardiology, radiology, and organ transplant services; it also houses centers for medical education, training, and research.

Gillette Children's Specialty Healthcare is an independent, not-for-profit hospital located in St. Paul, Minnesota, with clinics in Duluth, Burnsville, Maple Grove, Minnetonka, and services for adult patients at our St.Paul - Phalen Clinic. Gillette is internationally renowned for a level of pediatric expertise that distinguishes us from many health care organizations.

Pronger Smith Medical Care helps heal prickly conditions in the Chicago areas. The health care provider is a multi-physicians practice group of nearly 50 physicians who operate from the company's medical clinic locations. Pronger Smith provides primary care services such as family and internal medicine and pediatrics. Its specialty health care offerings include cardiology, dermatology, general surgery, neurology, and rheumatology. Pronger Smith Medical Care company specializes in providing health care services to patients in Chicago's southern and southwestern suburbs. Pronger Smith Medical Care was established in 1947.

Carolinas Medical Center-NorthEast (formerly called NorthEast Medical Center) provides medical care for the residents of North Carolina, including immediate emergency medical services as well as continuing treatment services for cancer and other chronic diseases. The medical center also offers specialty services in areas such as behavioral health, occupational medicine, and pain management. Its medical staff includes more than 280 physicians The 450-bed hospital is part of Carolinas HealthCare System.

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