Sharp Health Plan is a not-for-profit HMO that serves employers throughout San Diego and southern Riverside County. Formed in 1992, the plan provides comprehensive coverage, including mental health coverage as a standard benefit. Sharp Health Plan company has special options for small businesses and offers supplemental benefits such as prescription drug and vision coverage; it also sells to individuals and families. Sharp Health Plan's provider network includes about 3,000 primary care and specialist physicians and more than a dozen hospitals.

When it comes to imaging, Alara is has all the bases covered. The company designs, develops, manufactures, sells, and services computed radiography(CR) imaging systems for a variety of uses. Applications include filmless dental x-ray (DenOptix), bone mineral density testing (MetriScan), filmless x-ray (T-Series), and general medical radiography (CrystalView). The company also manufactures filmless x-ray systems for security applications under the T100 brand. Customers include hospitals, doctor and dentist offices, and specialty medical clinics. The company operates throughout the US and internationally through independent distributors.Alara was founded in 1994 as DenOptix and is helmed by James Walker.

Saint Vincent Catholic Medical Centers still knows a thing or two about resuscitation. The beleaguered hospital system emerged from bankruptcy in 2007 after two years under Chapter 11 protection, and laid out plans to build a new, smaller facility. But apparently the system was still too weak to survive and it filed for Chapter 11 protection again in 2010. It is reviewing strategic alternatives for its facilities; it closed its acute care hospital, the 440-bed St. Vincent's Hospital-Manhattan, and is selling off additional assets. Other centers still operating include St. Vincent's Hospital-Westchester as well as three skilled nursing and rehabilitation centers.

Phelps Memorial Hospital Center for some medical treatment. Phelps Memorial hospital provides both physical and mental health care services to residents of Sleepy Hollow and Tarrytown in Westchester County, New York. Specialized services include cardiology, emergency care, oncology, orthopedics, and psychiatry. The 240-bed medical center has gone through some major renovations in recent years, more than doubling its size with the addition of a new emergency department, new offices, more inpatient beds, and an inpatient pediatrics unit. Phelps Memorial is one of four hospitals that make up the Stellaris Health Network.

EDAP TMS S.A. develops, manufactures, and markets non-surgical medical devices that treat urological diseases. EDAP's line of lithotripters utilize shockwaves to pulverize kidney stones. The company's Ablatherm system incorporates a technology called High Intensity Focused Ultrasound (HIFU), in which ultrasound waves are used to destroy prostate cancer cells. The company is also developing HIFU for the treatment of other types of tumors. Key subsidiaries EDAP Technomed, Inc. and EDAP Technomed Co. Ltd. market the company's products to the US and Japan, respectively. EDAP TMS was established in 1979.

BioMimetic (NASDAQ: BMTI) is a biotechnology company developing orthopedic surgical devices that deliver purified recombinant human platelet-derived growth factor (rhPDGF-BB) to promote tissue healing and regeneration. rhPDGF-BB is a synthetic form of PDGF, one of the body's principal agents to stimulate and direct healing and regeneration. The mechanism of action of PDGF suggests it may be effective in a broad array of musculoskeletal applications, including the repair of bone, ligament, tendon and cartilage. Through the commercialization of this technology, BioMimetic seeks to become the leading company in the field of orthopedic regenerative medicine. While on staff at Harvard beginning in the mid 1980s, Dr. Samuel Lynch, BioMimetic's president, CEO and founder, conducted research on the role of PDGF in tissue repair and regeneration. These efforts generated a foundation of scientific knowledge and intellectual property from which BioMimetic Therapeutics is now based.

The original Hamot Hospital opened in 1881 on the old Hamot family homestead, with five rooms and the capacity for 25 patients. Adventurous Frenchmen know the value of good medical care; Pierre S.V. Hamot felt absolutely "Erie" without it. Hamot Health Foundation (named for the wealthy immigrant merchant) is a not-for-profit health organization serving residents of northwestern Pennsylvania, western New York, and eastern Ohio. The flagship facility in this health system is the Hamot Medical Center, a tertiary-care hospital with about 350 beds. Hamot has an extensive residency program in a number of specialties, including a school of anesthesia run in cooperation with Gannon University.

BioHorizons manufactures and sells dental implants, or individual screw-in teeth, as an alternative to conventional dentures. The company also sells soft tissue regeneration products, called biologics, to help the gums grow back around the implant. For oral surgeons, BioHorizons offers tools and specialty instruments (including those by Hu-Friedy), as well as a software program, Virtual Implant Placement (VIP), to map treatment procedures. BioHorizons sells its products in more than 80 countries; one-third of sales come from outside the US. It's owned by private equity firm HealthpointCapital, but BioHorizons filed to go public in mid-2010.

Being a leader in cord blood banking and research means providing the highest quality service, care, and science.To provide the highest quality stem cell preservation service and care to our patients, families, and their physicians. We at ViaCord believe these words are much more than just a promise. They are the commitment we live by ViaCord was established in 1993 to give expectant parents an opportunity to bank their children's cord blood with comfort and security. Prior to launching our Cord Blood Banking Service, ViaCord conducted extensive research and validation studies to set high standards regarding the collection, processing, and storage of cord blood.

St. Joseph Hospital of Orange serves Orange County and surrounding area residents, providing general medical and surgical services, as well as specialty care in a number of areas. Its range of clinical services includes women's health care, mental health services, oncology, cardiology, and physical rehabilitation. Part of the St. Joseph Health System, the hospital provides primary care and specialty outpatient services through a network of affiliated physician practices. It also operates low-income and mobile clinics. Founded in 1929 by the Sisters of St. Joseph of Orange, the hospital has about 525 beds and a medical staff of some 1,000.

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