Forum Health care system includes acute-care and specialty hospitals (Northside Medical Center, Trumbull Memorial Hospital, and Hillside Rehabilitation Hospital), home care agencies, and other medical facilities. Specialty services include cardiology, cancer care, behavioral medicine, obstetrics, and emergency medicine. The company operates several community medical clinics and outpatient centers, and it offers nursing and physician training and residency programs. Forum Health was acquired by Community Health Systems in 2010.

Ascent Healthcare Solutions is banking on the idea that one doctor's trash could be another doctor's treasure. The company is out to help hospitals with the three "R"s -- reduce, reuse, and recycle. Ascent focuses on reprocessing disposable medical devices for health care facilities (from small rural providers to surgery centers and group purchasing organizations). Its OR-based systems permit the collection of thousands of tons of devices marketed as "single-use," as well as a range of recyclable materials. After collecting the used devices, it cleans, sterilizes, tests, and then returns them from its centers in Florida and Arizona. The company is part of the MedSurg division of medical products maker Stryker.

Convaid makes lightweight, compact-folding wheelchairs that are made for clients with orthopedic conditions and limited upper body control. The company also offers accessories such as travel bags, canopies, footplates, incontinence liners, and torso support vests. Convaid sells the wheelchairs to the pediatric, adult, and geriatric markets. The company was founded in 1976.

Northside Hospital is not just a hospital. It is a three hospital system with some 750 beds serving Atlanta and surrounding areas. With more than 1,800 physicians and 5,000 employees, Northside Hospital operates on multiple campuses with a host of outpatient health facilities, including physician office parks and specialized cancer centers. All of Northside's hospitals are full-service, acute care facilities that offer expertise in maternity services, women's health, cancer care, surgery, and radiology. Northside Hospital opened in 1970.

UC Irvine Medical Center is the only Level I trauma center in Orange County. It also offers acute- and general-care services from about 400 specialty and primary care physicians. The medical center operates one of four cancer centers in California (its Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center) and outpatient clinics throughout the region. The UC Irvine Medical also boasts neuropsychiatric and regional burn centers. Together UC Irvine Medical and University Physicians & Surgeons -- a faculty practice organization -- comprise UC Irvine Healthcare.

Preferred Network Access provides health care cost containment services throughout Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, and Wisconsin. The preferred provider organization (PPO) offers its services in areas including its own PPO network (encompassing in-network hospitals, providers, and outpatient facilities), the negotiation of non-network hospital and provider claims, a renal care program, disability and workers compensation management programs, and occupational health programs. The company's own network consists of more than 100 hospitals, roughly 34,000 physicians, and about 250 ancillary providers. Preferred Network Access was established in 1995.

FHC Health Systems provides stability through its behavioral health care services, which are offered to millions of people through its operating subsidiaries. Its majority-owned subsidiary ValueOptions manages behavioral care benefits offered by commercial and public health plans, serving some 23 million people. Through its Rx Innovations unit, the company provides institutional pharmacy and laboratory services for long-term care facilities and other treatment centers. FHC's FirstLab subsidiary offers drug testing and employment screening, while its Corporation for Standards and Outcomes focuses on performance management for public agency programs. CEO and majority owner Ronald Dozoretz founded FHC in 1983.

Sharp HealthCare is not-for-profit hospital has some 330 beds and is a designated trauma center for San Diego County. Specialties include cardiac care, women's health, multi-organ transplantation, and cancer treatment. It also provides skilled nursing, home health, and hospice services. Sharp Memorial Hospital first opened in 1955. Sharp HealthCare completed reconstruction efforts on the Sharp Memorial facility in early 2009; the new hospital has improved inpatient, surgery, emergency, trauma, and intensive care facilities.

Molina Healthcare brings managed care to the Medicaid marketplace. Molina Healthcare company operates HMOs in 10 states, each of which caters primarily to participants in Medicaid or State Children's Health Insurance Programs (SCHIP). Molina contracts with community health care providers to supply care to its members in return for a set monthly fee for each member from the relevant state government. In California, Virginia, and Washington the company runs a group of primary care and behavioral health clinics. In addition, Molina provides Medicare health plans to seniors who are eligible for both Medicaid and Medicare. Dr. C. David Molina, father of CEO Joseph Molina, founded Molina Healthcare in 1980.

Here at MetroSouth Medical Center, our roots run deep in the Blue Island community. It began in 1905, when St. Francis Hospital opened its doors in a private residence on Gregory Street. Within weeks, that location was too small, and the hospital soon expanded to a capacity of 30 patients. Growing with the community for the next 103 years, St. Francis expanded its services and facilities, with major additions to the hospital in 1916 and 1948. Along the way, the hospital earned a national reputation as a leader in cardiovascular primary care.On July 30, 2008, a new chapter in the hospital’s history began with a rededication under new ownership and a new name. Today, MetroSouth Medical Center is located on a 12-acre campus in the heart of Blue Island’s uptown commercial business district. Moving forward, we believe the best way to embrace our history and our long legacy of service is to become the most trusted and sought after hospital on Chicago’s South Side by both patients and medical professionals. At MetroSouth Medical Center, we are redefining what it means to be a progressive community hospital by combining the best practices in medicine with the best in sustainable business practices.

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