Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center (SBLHC) has a market share of about 44% percent in its seven-county service area in east central Illinois and an inpatient market share for Coles County of nearly 80% percent. Named after President Abraham Lincoln's stepmother, SBLHC has more than 200 beds and provides a wide range of health care services including emergency medicine, behavioral health care, surgical services, and cancer treatment. The center also offers support groups and continuing education classes. SBLHC opened its doors in 1977 and is helmed by president Gary Barnett.

Sound Surgical's medical devices use ultrasound to break up and remove body fat. Sound Surgical's VASER System allows doctors to perform the aesthetic cosmetic surgery known as lipoplasty --or "body contouring"-- without using suction cannulas and limiting post-surgical bruising and pain. The firm markets the VASER System to surgeons, surgery centers, and hospitals through a direct sales force in the US and through distribution agreements elsewhere. Along with its hardware, the company provides marketing tools, training, and other support to medical practice customers.

Kane Community Hospital, founded in 1929, also provides primary care to residents of northwestern Pennsylvania through its hospital-based clinics. The 40-bed acute care hospital provides services that include cardiology, emergency care, general surgery, oncology, and women's care. Kane Community Hospital has an affiliation with the larger Hamot Medical Center (which has about 350 beds) through which the two organizations share resources and training, as well as physician recruitment opportunities. Additionally, their combined size allows them cut back on operating costs by purchasing supplies in volume.

Operating more than 15 senior communities in seven western US states, BPM Senior Living provides housing and support services for elderly residents. Its facilities offer varying levels of care, including independent living, assisted living, and special care for patients with Alzheimer's and other forms of dementia. Some also offer adult day care services and the option of short-term residential stays. Services provided by BPM facilities include housekeeping, laundry, medication management, personal care (bathing, feeding, grooming), and transportation.

America Service Group Inc., through its subsidiaries, has worked with government agencies for over 30 years, bringing to their correctional facilities and their incarcerated populations a comprehensive continuum of managed healthcare services.The incarcerated population in the United States is currently estimated at 2.4 million individuals.* Each of these individuals has constitutionally protected rights which afford them an appropriate level of healthcare while incarcerated.

New York Blood Center holds a very literal interpretation of the meaning of life. New York Blood Center is a not-for-profit blood distribution and research organization serving New York City and it environs in New York State and New Jersey. As one of the largest blood centers in the US, it provides blood and blood products to some 200 hospitals in five regions. The center's facilities collect blood from more than 2,000 donors each day. It also operates the nation's oldest and largest public cord blood bank. In addition, its Kimball Research Institute includes more than a dozen research laboratories which study the prevention and treatment of blood-related illnesses. The blood center was founded in 1964.

Froedtert Hospital was founded in 1980 and has some 500 beds. Froedtert Memorial Lutheran Hospital for a full range of health services, including trauma, transplant, sports medicine, and senior care. The hospital, also known as Froedtert & The Medical College of Wisconsin, is part of the Froedtert Health system (pronouned frey-dert). Specialty units include cancer, neuroscience, birthing, fertility, and vein clinics. The hospital also serves as a teaching facility for the Medical College of Wisconsin, and it partners with the Children's Hospital of Wisconsin to provide pediatric services.

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.

Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center is a bastion of health in the thick of tobacco country. The not-for-profit system, known as WFUBMC, comprises Wake Forest University Health Sciences (founded in 1902, includes the School of Medicine), the North Carolina Baptist Hospitals (founded in 1923, with facilities devoted to geriatrics, cancer, pediatrics, and more), and Wake Forest University Physicians. The regional system includes about 20 community hospitals and primary care offices and another 100 satellite clinics, consulting operations, and health fairs. WFUBMC offers rehabilitation, skilled nursing, home health, and a unit devoted to coordinating special services for international patients.

ZEE Medical is a subsidiary of health care product distributor McKesson. ZEE Medical's familiar green-and-white first aid kits are the working man's medicine cabinet. From aspirin to stretchers, ZEE Medical is one of the largest distributors of first aid kits, safety products, and training services to industrial and commercial enterprises throughout the US and (to a limited degree) in Canada. It uses a van-based delivery system to keep its customers stocked with supplies, which can be ordered directly from the company's Web site and via a direct sales force. ZEE Medical also offers Internet-based, video, and on-site training in first aid, CPR, OSHA compliance, and other workplace health and safety issues.

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