Golden State Health Centers, Inc. was established in 1968. Golden State Health Centers operates a network of long-term care facilities that serve southern California's elderly. Golden State Health Centers company's facilities include skilled nursing homes and assisted-living centers in the greater Los Angeles area. In addition to living and nursing care, Golden State Health Centers also provide psychiatric treatment, wound and respiratory care, physical therapy, and rehabilitation services. Golden State Health Centers also has facilities that provide mental health services for younger patients, and it operates a center specializing in care for patients with Alzheimer's disease.

Catholic Health East marries the physical and the spiritual in its vast network of not-for-profit health care facilities. As one of the largest religious health systems in the country, Catholic Health East carries out its mission of healing the sick through more than 30 acute-care hospitals, 25 freestanding and hospital-based long-term care facilities, about two dozen assisted living homes, and numerous behavioral health and rehabilitation centers. Operating in 11 states along the East Coast from Maine to Florida, Catholic Health East is also one of the country's largest providers of home health care services. The health care organization is sponsored by seven religious congregations and Hope Ministries.

Childrens Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA) is dedicated to the youngest critical care patients in the LA region. CHLA specializes in the treatment of seriously ill and injured children, from its 40-bed neonatal intensive care unit to its pediatric organ transplant center. Nearly 50% of its patients are under the age of 4, but its various community sites also provide adolescent medicine. The hospital offers 85 pediatric subspecialties and is affiliated with the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California. It is also home to the Saban Research Institute which conducts biomedical research into pediatric diseases.

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.

AmeriPath, Inc. is a leading national provider of anatomic pathology, dermatopathology and molecular diagnostic services to physicians, hospitals, clinical laboratories and surgery centers across the U.S.the team of more than 400 highly trained, board-certified pathologists and Ph.D.-level scientists provides medical diagnostic services in outpatient laboratories owned, operated and managed by AmeriPath, as well as in hospitals and ambulatory surgical centers.

Angeion Corporation, through its subsidiary, Medical Graphics Corporation, develops, manufactures, and markets non-invasive cardio-respiratory diagnostic systems. Angeion Corporation company’s primary products include pulmonary function and cardiopulmonary exercise testing systems. Its pulmonary function systems are classified into three product categories: Spirometry, Complete Pulmonary Function, and Body Plethysmography. Applications of these products include evaluating the effect of medication; monitoring patients with chronic disease; diagnosing lung diseases, such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, asthma, and emphysema; managing treatment; assessing the surgical risk of lung transplant and lung reduction candidates; and evaluating the impact of diseases, such as neuromuscular disease on breathing. Angeion Corporation company’s cardiopulmonary exercise testing systems measure functional capacity, fitness, or conditioning levels, as well as help physicians diagnose heart and lung diseases. The cardiopulmonary exercise testing systems are used in various applications consisting of distinguishing between cardiovascular and pulmonary disease, screening for early signs of cardiac and pulmonary dysfunction, establishing exercise prescriptions and training programs, and evaluating the efficacy of prescribed therapy. Angeion Corporation also offers cycle ergometer, a specially-designed stationary exercise bicycle that provides healthcare professionals and patients a tool for clinical rehabilitation and athletic training. Angeion Corporation markets its products under the MedGraphics and New Leaf brand names. Angeion Corporation serves hospitals, university-based medical centers, medical clinics, physician offices, health and fitness clubs, weight loss clinics, and personal training studios. It markets its products through direct sales force in the United States; and through a network of independent distributors internationally. Angeion Corporation was founded in 1986 and is based in Saint Paul, Minnesota.

LogistiCare is a go-between for getting between your house and the doctor's office.LogistiCare company brokers non-emergency transportation services for health plans, government entities (such as state Medicaid agencies), and hospitals throughout the US. Using its call centers and a network of some 1,100 independent, contracted transportation providers, the company coordinates the medical-related travel arrangements of its clients' members. In addition, it contracts with local school boards to coordinate transportation for special needs students.LogistiCare company provides more than 17 million trips each year for clients in some 40 states. Logisticare is a subsidiary of Providence Service.

Jefferson Health System's freedom-loving namesake might approve of its work to preserve the people's freedom of choice in health care. Jefferson Health System is a not-for-profit network that includes three health systems with hospitals, specialty clinics, and other medical facilities serving communities in the greater Philadelphia area. Members include the Thomas Jefferson University Hospital family (one of the system's founders), Main Line Health (the other founding organization), and Magee Rehabilitation. The Jefferson network has some 2,400 beds and is affiliated with Thomas Jefferson University.

Structured as a holding group, Sonova (formerly Phonak Holding) operates in two main segments focused on hearing instruments and hearing implants. Major brands include Phonak, Lyric, Acoustic Implants, and Advanced Bionics. Phonak specializes not only in hearing aids but in wireless communication and audiological systems for applications in security and studio recording. Sonova sells its products in more than 90 countries worldwide mainly through its wholesale and retail subsidiaries and through independent distributors.

Covidien plc develops, manufactures, and sells healthcare products for use in clinical and home settings in the United States and internationally. The company’s Medical Devices segment provides endomechanical instruments, which include laparoscopic instruments and surgical staplers; soft tissue repair products, such as sutures, mesh, biosurgery products, and hernia mechanical devices; and energy devices, including vessel sealing, electrosurgical, and ablation products and related capital equipment. This segment also offers oximetry and monitoring products comprising sensors, monitors, and temperature management products; airway and ventilation products that include airway, ventilator, breathing systems, and inhalation therapy products; and vascular therapy and compression products. The company’s Pharmaceuticals segment provides branded and generic pharmaceuticals, such as pain and addiction treatment products; medicinal narcotics and acetaminophen; active pharmaceutical ingredients, including peptides, generic APIs, stearates and phosphates to the pharmaceutical industry; and specialty chemicals. It also offers contrast delivery systems and contrast agents; and radiopharmaceuticals, which include radioactive isotopes and associated pharmaceuticals. The company’s Medical Supplies segment provides nursing care products, such as incontinence, woundcare, enteral feeding, urology, and suction products; and medical surgical products that comprise operating room supply products and related accessories, electrodes, thermometry, and chart paper product lines. It also offers SharpSafety Products, which include needles, syringes, and sharps disposal products; and original equipment manufacturer products. Covidien serves hospitals, surgi-centers, and drug manufacturers, as well as alternate site facilities, including long-term care facilities and imaging centers. Covidien plc is based in Dublin, Ireland.

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