PhotoMedex manufactures and markets dermatological treatments for skin disorders such as acne, psoriasis, and vitiligo (loss of skin pigmentation). Other products include gels and creams intended to promote skin rejuvenation and hair growth. PhotoMedex also develops lasers and fiber-optic equipment for dermatological and surgical applications. Its FDA-approved XTRAC excimer laser system is used for the treatment of psoriasis and eczema. The company operates throughout the US and internationally serving dermatologists, cosmetic surgeons, and spas.

The not-for-profit organization was founded as Open Door Estates by a group of Pennsylvania church members in 1971. No acting here! ACTS is serious about providing seniors with the opportunity to live independently, but with a helping hand when needed. ACTS develops, owns, and operates continuing-care retirement communities in eight US states along the Eastern Seaboard. The company's properties feature resort-style amenities in Christian environments (ACTS comes from a Biblical reference). It owns about two dozen properties located in Alabama, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and South Carolina.

Zeeland Community Hospital was founded in 1928 as a 10-bed hospital. Zeeland Community Hospital provides acute medical services for the residents of western Michigan. The hospital has nearly 60 beds and provides emergency, diagnostic, inpatient, and outpatient services. Its specialty services include diabetes care, orthopedics, cardiology, pain management, rehabilitation, and surgery. Zeeland Community Hospital has some 200 physicians on its medical staff, which includes its two affiliated physician groups, Zeeland Physicians and Georgetown Physicians.

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.

Oncology Services International (OSI) sells, installs, and provides radiation therapy equipment and related services, including medical linear accelerators, GE Computed Tomographic Scanners, radiation therapy simulators, and accessories worldwide. The company was formed following the merger between Accelinear and Linac Systems in 2003. OSI has facilities in California, Georgia, New Jersey, Ohio, and Texas.

Feeling uncomfortable in your own skin? Alma Lasers can help. The company specializes in developing treatments using laser, intense pulsed light, and radiofrequency for a variety of skin conditions. Its products, including Harmony and Soprano, provide skin resurfacing, hair removal, wrinkle treatment, and skin tightening, among other procedures. Founded in 1999, Alma Lasers markets its products, used by plastic surgeons, dermatologists, general physicians, and other medical practitioners, in more than 60 countries. Investment firm TA Associates controls a majority interest in the company.

Covenant Care was established in 1994 and is owned by private equity firm Centre Partners, as well as by members of the company's management team. Covenant Care has made a pact to provide nursing care in the midwestern and western US. The company provides skilled nursing and assisted living services at about 50 communities in more than half a dozen states. Its long-term care centers have a total of some 5,000 beds. The company also operates institutional pharmacies, and its Select Therapies division provides physical, occupational, and speech therapy services.

St. Joseph's Women's Hospital health care facility has nearly 200 beds. Obstetrics and gynecology are at the heart of the hospital's services, as well as perinatal, urological, and surgical offerings. St. Joseph's Women's Hospital also provides breast cancer treatment and heart care targeted specifically to women, and it has a center dedicated to women in post-child bearing stages. Its medical staff includes more than 200 physicians. The specialty care hospital is part of St. Joseph's-Baptist Health Care, which is in turn part of the BayCare Health System.

IASIS Healthcare LLC owns and operates about 15 acute care hospitals and one behavioral health facility (more than 2,800 beds total) in Arizona, Florida, Louisiana, Nevada, Texas, and Utah. IASIS also operates several outpatient facilities and other centers providing ancillary services, such as radiation therapy, diagnostic imaging, and ambulatory surgery. Its Health Choice Arizona subsidiary is a Medicaid and Medicare managed health plan that serves about 200,000 individuals in Arizona. An investor group led by Texas Pacific Group owns the company.

Frederick Memorial Healthcare SystemHealthcare was founded in 1902. Frederick Memorial Healthcare System operates Frederick Memorial Hospital, an acute care facility with some 240 beds, and 20 satellite facilities in and around Frederick, Maryland. Other facilities in the system include Hospice of Frederick County, Mt. Airy Health Services and the FMH Regional Cancer Therapy Center. Specialty services include cardiology, oncology, pediatrics, and psychiatry. It also operates Glade Valley Nursing and Rehabilitation Center through a joint venture with Adventist HealthCare.

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