Trustmark Mutual Holding Company established in 1913 as the Brotherhood of All Railway Employees to provide disability coverage to railroad workers, the company still provides workplace benefits in the US. Trustmark offers group health insurance to employer and affinity groups, benefits administration for companies that self-fund, and voluntary benefits (life, disability, and illness insurance) sold in the workplace. To help its customers control costs and boost employee health, it also offers consumer health advice providers HealthFit and Health Contact Partners. Trustmark Mutual Holding is owned by its policyholders.

Simplex Healthcare wants to be simply the best -- and the biggest -- among US diabetic testing suppliers.Simplex Healthcare company, founded in 2007 as Simplex Diabetic Supply, provides direct-to-consumer home delivery of medical supplies to diabetes patients through subsidiary Diabetes Care Club (DCC), a free membership club for those who qualify. DCC is one of the top three mail-order distributors of diabetes testing supplies in the country. Products include batteries, glucose meters, test strips, and lancet devices to check blood sugar levels. It serves mainly senior citizens covered by Medicare, Medicaid, and private insurance. Product delivery covers all 50 states, as well as Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands.

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.

Pediatric Services of America, Inc. is owned by private investment firm Portfolio Logic. Pediatric Services of America (doing business as PSA HealthCare) knows there's no place like home, especially when you're a sick kid. The pediatric home health care company provides in-home nursing and related services for infants and children through offices in 18 states. The company also offers some outpatient rehabilitation and nursing through day treatment centers in Florida and Georgia, and it provides limited home health services for adults with severe conditions. Additionally, PSA HealthCare offers case management programs that coordinate services among insurers, doctors, and other health care providers.

When the ailing wish upon a star, Wistar might be able to find them a cure. Founded in 1892, The Wistar Institute is a not-for-profit biomedical research institution concentrating on major diseases such as cancer, immune-system disorders, heart ailments, and infectious diseases. The institute operates from about 30 laboratories with research programs targeting genetic, molecular, and cellular discoveries. The company's research has been used in the development of vaccines, pharmaceuticals, and biotechnology drugs. Wistar collaborates with educational and governmental partners.

Synergy Health (formerly Synergy Healthcare) provides outsourced medical and surgical support services to hospitals, nursing homes, and other health care providers, primarily in the UK and the Netherlands. Its Healthcare Solutions division sells continence and wound care products, protective clothing, and infection control services. The company's surgical instrument decontamination and sterilization unit is a top provider of such services to the UK National Health Service. Synergy Health's Linen Management Services and Laboratory Services handle clean linens and lab testing, respectively. Its Isotron unit offers sterilization services for medical devices and supplies in Europe, Asia, and South Africa.

Keystrokes Transcription Service gets medical terminology into healthy order. Keystrokes Transcription Service Illinois-based medical transcription company employs more than 300 transcriptionists who transcribe verbal medical information into written form for various clients in the medical field. Keystrokes Transcription Service company also offers clients HIM (Health Information Management or medical record management) services. Serving more than 70 facilities around the US, Keystrokes works primarily on a contractual and outsourcing basis for the radiology, orthopaedics, pathology, and cardiology professions. The privately-owned company was established in 1997.

ATS Medical keeps its products close to the heart. The company's main product is its ATS Open Pivot mechanical heart valve, which has been implanted in more than 140,000 patients worldwide. The valve was designed to lower the risk of blood clotting, reduce noise levels, and make the implantation procedure easier. ATS Medical also develops and markets tissue heart valves, cryosurgery (cold therapy) devices for cardiac procedures, and other cardiac surgery supplies. The company markets its products through a direct sales force in the US and some key international markets and through distributors elsewhere. ATS Medical was acquired by Medtronic for $370 million in 2010.

Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital Network, which includes a nearly 200-bed main hospital and nine outpatient centers throughout Massachusetts, provides a variety of rehabilitation services for persons with disabilities or who are recovering from surgery, illness, or injury. Its inpatient programs include rehabilitation for vascular disease, brain injury, spinal cord injury, and stroke; the network also provides outpatient rehabilitation in such areas as sports injury, physical and occupational therapy, sleep diagnostics, and arthritis management. Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital is a teaching hospital for Harvard Medical School and is a member of the Partners HealthCare System.

AGA Medical Holdings works to heal broken hearts. The company specializes in making medical devices for treating structural heart defects and vascular diseases. Its AMPLATZER occlusion devices use minimally invasive small catheters, which physicians can retrieve and position without the need for multiple devices or repetition of procedures. Approved for use in both Europe and the US, the company sell its devices in more than 100 countries. Its primary customers are pediatric cardiologists, radiologists, and vascular surgeons. Dr. Kurt Amplatz and director Franck Gougeon established AGA Medical Holdings in 1995. AGA Medical is being acquired bySt. Jude Medical.

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