Mercy Health Network tends to the hearts (and other body parts) of the Heartland through its collection of hospitals, clinics, nursing homes, and other health care operations. The integrated health network, formed through a joint operating agreement between Catholic Health Initiatives and Trinity Health, manages hospital systems in five Iowa cities: Clinton, Des Moines, Dubuque, Mason City, and Sioux City. The network also includes several rural hospitals and affiliated facilities. The largest hospital group is Mercy Medical Center-Des Moines, which consists of three campuses (including a mental health facility) with more than 900 inpatient beds. All together, Mercy Health Network boasts more than 2,000 beds.

Enzo Biochem is a leading life sciences and biotechnology company focused on harnessing genetic processes to develop research tools, diagnostics and therapeutics and provides reference laboratory services to the medical community. Founded in 1976, we have concentrated on the development of enabling technologies in the areas of gene regulation and gene modification. Many of our technologies are applicable to the biomedical and pharmaceutical research markets, and we are further using these technologies as a platform for our entry into the clinical diagnostics market.

Hays Medical Center brings big city health care to rural Kansas. The not-for-profit hospital, which has about 200 beds, provides both acute and tertiary medical care to the Midwestern plains. In addition to medical, surgical, and pediatric care, Hays Medical Center offers home care, hospice, skilled nursing, rehabilitation, and behavioral health services, along with centers for cardiac care (the DeBakey Heart Institute) and cancer treatment (the Dreiling/Schmidt Cancer Center). The organization also operates specialty and rural health clinics. Hays Medical Center grows through selective acquisitions, such as its buys of Hays Orthopaedic Clinic and, in 2010, a physician practice focused on breast health.

Founded in 1959 by Grace Sprenger, Sprenger Health Care is owned and operated by members of the Sprenger family. Sprenger Enterprises (dba Sprenger Health Care Centers) provides senior Buckeye Staters with a range of housing and care options that include nursing, assisted living, and independent living homes. Scattered throughout northeastern Ohio, Sprenger Health Care operates more than a dozen centers providing services that include physical, occupational, and speech therapy, as well as psychiatric support, respite and hospice care. The centers also administer specialized treatment for patients suffering from Alzheimer's disease and dementia.

Telecare was founded in 1965 by Art Gladman, a psychiatrist, Lida Hahn, a psychiatric nurse and Morton Bakar, a businessman -- three individuals who were committed to a belief in the rehabilitation potential of people with serious mental illness. They believed that clients could achieve better results when they received services that were individualized, focused, and provided in a more home-like setting. They placed the client at the center of the organization, and created a culture where employees and clients were supported in reaching their full potential. Their vision still guides Telecare today and is carried on by Anne Bakar, Telecare's President and CEO, and daughter of founder Morton Bakar.

Westminster Manor helps to care for the elderly in the Austin, Texas area. The company is a not-for-profit long-term care facility that provides skilled nursing care and occupational, physical, respiratory, and speech therapy. Westminster Manor also offers individual and group activity programs, as well as specialized diet services. The facility has about 90 beds.

ArthroCare’s mission is to design surgical instruments that will improve patient outcomes by using our internationally patented Coblation® technology. This technology precisely dissolves target tissue and limits damage to surrounding healthy tissue. Coblation significantly improves many existing surgical procedures and enables new minimally invasive procedures.ArthoCare Corporation have created a multi-business medical device company around this platform technology — developing, manufacturing and marketing products for a variety of soft tissue surgical applications. ArthroCare is leveraging Coblation technology to capitalize on a multi-billion dollar market opportunity across several surgical specialties, including arthroscopy; spine and neurology; ear, nose and throat; cosmetic; urology; gynecology; and laparoscopy/general surgery.

Gwinnett Health System consists of the Gwinnett Medical Centers in Duluth and Lawrenceville, Georgia. Both offer acute care, day surgery, emergency care, and rehabilitation. The system also includes the Gwinnett Women's Pavilion (maternity and neonatal care) and the Gwinnett Extended Care Center. In total its facilities hold more than 350 beds. The Glancy Rehabilitation Center offers intensive inpatient and outpatient rehabilitation in what used to be the main facility at the Duluth campus. Gwinnett sold its SummitRidge psychiatric hospital to Universal Health Services in 2008.

The University of Kansas Medical Center consists of educational facilities and the University of Kansas Hospital (KU Hospital). The hospital houses nearly 560 bed and 500 doctors. Its specialized services include emergency medicine, cardiology, cancer care, trauma care, and organ transplants, as well as stroke, prostate, and burn centers. KU Med's educational programs include a graduate school, as well as schools of medicine, nursing, and allied health. The medical center also houses health science research centers.

Southeast Alabama Medical Center (SAMC) is a 370-bed acute care hospital that serves as a primary referral center for patients in southeastern Alabama and adjacent parts of Georgia and Florida. In addition to providing comprehensive medical, surgical, and emergency care, the hospital provides specialty services including heart, cancer, and women's health care. SAMC also operates primary care physician offices and clinics specializing in diagnostics, pediatrics, and cancer care, as well as a home health agency. Affiliates include Enterprise Medical Clinic, Houston Medical Group, and Chipley Medical Group. The hospital was founded in 1957.

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