ApaTech has an appetite for orthopedics. The company's ApaPore product is a synthetic bone graft material used in the treatment of fractures and bone defects, as well as in spinal and joint surgeries. The company's Actifuse product is also a synthetic bone graft material, which is designed to promote bone growth. (In the US, both products are sold as bone void fillers only.) The company's headquarters and manufacturing facilities are in England, but ApaTech has operations in the US and Germany as well. US medical giant Baxter International acquired ApaTech in 2010 to gain access to the bone fusion market.

Care UK is a leading independent provider of health and social care. Working in close partnership with local authorities, PCTs and SHAs, the company draws on over 25 years of experience to provide tailor-made service solutions, including residential, community, specialist, primary and secondary care. Care UK operates over 50 nursing and residential homes for older people and provides over 120,000 hours of care and support every week to people in their own homes. We offer supported living services for people with learning disabilities and mental health needs. We operate a range of specialist children’s services including residential care and fostering.In the health sector we are the largest operator by far of independent sector treatment centres in the UK and we are very active across a wide spectrum of primary care services. We operate GP practices, NHS Walk-in Centres and GP out-of-hours services, as well as highly innovative Clinical Assessment and Treatment Services (CATS). Today one in five people in the UK population has access to one of the many Care UK facilities. We currently serve all of the Strategic Health Authorities, we work with one in three PCTs and we provide social care and support services to over half the commissioning local authorities.

Appling HealthCare System “AHCS” is a rural 49 bed acute care hospital; 15 of these beds serve as our Senior Care Unit. The Pavilion is our state of the art Long Term Care and Rehabilitation home. AHCS is comprised of Appling Emergency Medical Services along with many primary and specialty care practices, such as South Georgia Medical Group, Appling Pediatrics, Appling Obstetrics & Gynecology, Beverly R. Johnson, FNP and Appling Medical Group.

Hospice of Michigan provides specialized health care services for people with a terminal illness and support for their loved ones. These services focus on comfort measures and pain control, or palliative care. Palliative care is directed by the patient and family along with the patient's physician or hospice medical director. Nurses, social workers, home health aides, spiritual advisors and trained volunteers work as an expert team to provide palliative care. The team focuses on providing comfort and pain relief when a cure is not possible. The goal is to help each person live as fully as possible and to help the family and loved ones participate in the person's care.

Encision Inc., a medical device company, engages in the design, development, manufacture, and marketing of surgical instruments primarily in the United States. Encision company's products provide safety to patients undergoing minimally-invasive surgery. It offers a line of Active Electrode Monitoring (AEM) surgical instruments, which prevents stray electrosurgical burns from insulation failure and capacitive coupling. The company's product line includes a range of articulating instruments, such as scissors, graspers, and dissectors; fixed-tip electrodes; and suction-irrigation electrodes. It also provides line of handles used for advanced laparoscopic procedures that incorporate stiffer shafts and ergonomic features; and markets AEM monitor product line, which is used in conjunction with AEM Instruments. Encision company sells its products primarily to hospitals through its direct and independent sales representatives. Encision Inc. was founded in 1991 and is based in Boulder, Colorado.

Thoratec Corporation company makes ventricular assist devices (VAD) for patients suffering late-stage heart failure, including those awaiting a heart transplant. Thoratec offers external and implantable products that provide circulatory support for both acute and long-term needs. The company's International Technidyne Corporation (ITC) subsidiary sells blood coagulation diagnostic equipment and skin incision devices used for drawing blood. Thoratec also sells Vectra, a graft used in renal hemodialysis.Thoratec Corporation company works closely with hospitals and cardiac surgery centers primarily in the US and Europe. Its incision products are sold worldwide through distributors.

Grand Strand Regional Medical Center (GSRMC) is an acute care hospital serving Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, and surrounding Georgetown and Horry counties. The 220-bed hospital, a designated trauma center, is home to the only cardiac surgery program in those counties. GSRMC has a staff of more than 250 physicians representing a range of specializations including oncology, wound treatment and emergency care, women's health, pediatrics, rehabilitation, behavioral health, and treatment for sleeping disorders. Grand Strand Regional Medical Center includes the medical center and other satellite diagnostic, ambulatory care, and senior care facilities throughout the area.

Optiscan Imaging makes and develops microscopes and related technologies for examining tissue at the cellular and sub-cellular level. The company's original technology, Stratum, uses fluorescent imaging in the detection and treatment of skin cancer, which has reached epidemic proportions in the nation where Optiscan Imaging is headquartered -- Australia. Optiscan Imaging later worked on the development of a miniature scanner to be used in endoscopes, which led to a partnership with Pentax. Together they developed a confocal flexible endo-microscope product, launched in 2005. Optiscan has been in business since 1988.

Garden City Hospital provides health care and osteopathic medical education services in western Wayne County, Michigan. With 323 licensed beds, the community hospital's specialties include cardiology, women's health, and sports rehabilitation. Some of its more unusual services include clinical hypnotherapy and a massage clinic. The hospital has more than 350 physicians on its medical staff. Its emergency department treats nearly 45,000 patients each year. Garden City Hospital partners with Michigan State University's College of Osteopathic Medicine as well as other osteopathic medical colleges around the country.

Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center, at the heart of the Gundersen Lutheran health system, is a 325-bed teaching hospital serving patients in western Wisconsin. It is a designated clinical campus for the University of Wisconsin's medical and nursing schools. The hospital features a level II trauma center, other specialty services include bariatrics, behavioral health, cancer care, orthopedics, palliative care, pediatrics, rehabilitation, and women's health. The medical center is affiliated with a group of regional clinics and specialty centers.

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