Neoprobe makes products for the diagnosis and treatment of cancer, such as lymphatic mapping instruments (including the neo2000) that help surgeons identify trends about the spread of cancer in a patient. Subsidiary Cardiosonix markets non-invasive blood flow measurement devices under the Quantix brand. Neoprobe has additional products under development including procedural tracing agent Lymphoseek to be used in lymphatic mapping and handheld radiation probe RIGScan to locate tumors. The company is also working on an activated cellular therapy technology to treat cancers and viral and autoimmune diseases. The procedure activates certain lymph nodes to boost a patient's immune system.

Memorial Hermann Healthcare System is a Texas-sized operation. As Houston's largest not-for-profit health care system it includes 11 hospitals (one is a children's hospital) and dozens of specialty treatment centers. The system also operates three managed acute care hospitals and a retirement community. Through Memorial Hermann Regional Healthcare Services, the company is affiliated with more than 20 community hospitals and health centers, most serving rural areas within 150 miles of the Houston area. Other services and programs include substance abuse treatment, home health services, and diagnostic imaging.

Montefiore Medical Center attends to the health care needs of the residents of the Bronx and nearby Westchester County. The health system has three main hospital campuses with nearly 1,500 beds, as well as a children's hospital and centers for cancer, women's health, and cardiology. It also features specialty outpatient facilities, which provide ambulatory and diagnostic services, and it operates a home health care agency and a network of dozens of primary and specialty care offices. Montefiore Medical Center also offers medical education programs in partnership with the Albert Einstein College of Medicine.

HealthSpring provides Medicare Advantage plans in seven US states. The company has more than 190,000 members in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Mississippi, Tennessee, and Texas. Its Medicare Advantage plans offer the support of Medicare with additional benefits such as Medicare Part D prescription benefits, vision and hearing benefits, and transportation programs. In addition, HealthSpring runs a nationwide prescription drug plan with more than 310,000 members, and offers management services to independent physician associations in Alabama, Tennessee, and Texas.

Davis Regional Medical Center (DRMC) is a 130-bed acute care hospital which serves Iredell County, North Carolina, and surrounding counties. The medical center has a staff of more than 200 independent physicians representing 40 specialties. DRMC offers a range of emergency, general health, and specialty medical services for adults, children, and the elderly. It is home to centers for rehabilitation, wound treatment, orthopedics, diabetes care, pain management, birthing, surgery, and psychiatric care. Established in 1920, Davis Regional Medical Center is part of the Health Management Associates family of hospitals.

Saint John's offers residents of Madison County the full gamut of health care services through its acute-care hospital, numerous outpatient facilities, and affiliated physician offices. The health system was founded in 1894 by John Hickey, who donated his house to the Sisters of the Holy Cross for a hospital. Saint John's was acquired by St. Vincent Health -- a 17-hospital system -- in 2003.

Licking Memorial Health Systems was founded in 1898 by the Newark Hospital Association. The health care provider operates the 230-bed Licking Memorial Hospital and a multi-specialty physician group called Licking Memorial Health Professionals. Specialty services at the hospital include cancer care, home health, occupational health, rehabilitation, and cardiology. Licking Memorial Hospital administers behavioral health care (including substance abuse treatments) through its Shepard Hill department. The physicians' group operates through about 40 practices with 90 doctors spanning over about a seven-town area.

American HomePatient is making sure no one is home alone when it comes to health care. American HomePatient provides home health services from about 240 locations in more than 30 states. The company provides respiratory therapy and equipment, including oxygen therapy, sleep apnea systems, and nebulizers. It also offers home infusion therapy services, including feeding and intravenous drug administration. Additionally, American HomePatient rents and sells durable hospital equipment, including beds and wheelchairs. Mostly it operates independently, but also provides home care in a few areas through joint ventures with hospitals. American HomePatient is owned by investment firm Highland Capital Management.

Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) is one of the top health care organizations in the country, with its network of hospitals, outpatient centers, clinics, and specialty institutes. Its medical education programs train hundreds of doctors and nurses each year, and the center's Vanderbilt Clinics receive about 1.3 million annual patient visits. Its Vanderbilt University Hospital, together with the system's clinics and specialty facilities, has more than 830 beds. VUMC boasts a children's hospital, a psychiatric hospital, a transplant center, and a rehabilitation hospital, as well as a biomedical research center and the Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center, a National Cancer Institute-designated facility.

Elmhurst Memorial Healthcare operates Elmhurst Memorial Hospital, a 330-bed acute care facility locate in DuPage County, Illinois, in the western suburbs of Chicago. The hospital, founded in 1926, provides a comprehensive range of medical services, from emergency care to specialty cancer and orthopedics care to behavioral health services. In addition to the hospital, Elmhurst Memorial Healthcare operates several facilities that house doctors' offices, outpatient centers, occupational health programs, and other ancillary health care operations. The health system is planning to build a new hospital campus, to be completed by the end of 2011.

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