New York City's Floating Hospital has its origins in a ferryboat ride for newsboys organized by The New York Times in 1866. The newspaper appealed to the public to provide funds for excursions each summer to help the young ragamuffins escape the sweltering streets for a few hours. Management of the program was turned over to a charity, St. John's Guild, in 1873, and the group soon began to put doctors on the ferryboats to provide health services for the newsboys and other city children. The organization provided ship-based until 2001, when it could no longer afford dock space. Today The Floating Hospital provides health care services to indigent New Yorkers via a network of clinics located throughout the city.

Pennine Healthcare products may be disposable, but they're anything but dispensable. The company makes sterile, single use medical devices, manufacturing more than 50 million per year at its facilities in Derby. The disposable products are designed for applications in airway management (suction catheters, mucus extractors), gastroenterology (stomach tubes, bile bags), respiratory uses (filters, oxygen therapy), surgical suction (tubes and probes), and urology (various types of catheters). The firm also offers custom procedure packs for surgical procedures. Its products are sold by third-party distributors throughout the UK and in more than 70 countries.

Alphatec Spine designs, develops, manufactures and markets a full line of spinal implants and surgical instruments. Since our company's founding in 1990, we have developed a full-line of innovative products for spine surgeons. During that time, our focus has been on working to improve the quality of life of patients with spine disorders and to continue to innovate new products that advance the science of spinal surgery. Moving forward, we will continue this core mission. However, in analyzing our business and our product pipeline, we will also stake a leadership position in a segment of the spine market that has been underserved - the aging spine.Aging spine patients (65 years and older) have a desire to alleviate the pain and discomfort caused by disorders such as osteoporosis (which results in 700,000 annual vertebral compression fractures), adult scoliosis (which is prevalent in 60 percent of this age group) and spondylolisthesis (which afflicts 12 percent of men and 30 percent of women in the aging population). According to the National Osteoporosis Foundation, one in two women and one in four men over age 50 will break a bone due to osteoporosis. It is estimated that 10 million Americans currently suffer from osteoporosis and 34 million more are at risk of developing it.

Memorial Hermann Healthcare System is a Texas-sized operation. As Houston's largest not-for-profit health care system it includes 11 hospitals (one is a children's hospital) and dozens of specialty treatment centers. The system also operates three managed acute care hospitals and a retirement community. Through Memorial Hermann Regional Healthcare Services, the company is affiliated with more than 20 community hospitals and health centers, most serving rural areas within 150 miles of the Houston area. Other services and programs include substance abuse treatment, home health services, and diagnostic imaging.

Presbyterian Hospital with more than 550 beds and bassinets, the hospital offers a full range of medical, surgical, and specialty services to a quarter of a million patients each year. The not-for-profit health system operates two other general hospitals in Huntersville and Matthews, as well as an orthopedic hospital and Hemby Children's Hospital. In addition, Presbyterian Healthcare maintains a network of primary care and specialty physicians and operates numerous outpatient centers, urgent care clinics, and other ancillary facilities. The system is a subsidiary of Novant Health.

The global medical equipment company,Esaote S.p.A. makes and markets diagnostic imaging systems, with special expertise in ultrasound scanners and dedicated MRI machines (which are designed to take images of joints and limbs). Esaote also makes modular electrocardiograph systems that map the electrical activity of the heart. Its Ebit AET unit develops picture archiving and communications software for digital radiology and interventional cardiology labs. Formerly a unit of medical conglomerate the Bracco Group, Esaote is now owned by a private investor consortium led by Italy's Intesa Sanpaolo. At the company's helm is CEO Carlo Castellano, who also owns a stake in the firm.

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.

Boston Scientific Corporation develops, manufactures, and markets medical devices used in various interventional medical specialties worldwide. It offers cardiac rhythm management products, which monitor the heart and deliver electricity to treat cardiac abnormalities; and RF generators, intracardiac ultrasound and steerable ablation catheters, and diagnostic catheters for the diagnosis and treatment of cardiac arrhythmias. The company also provides interventional cardiology products, such as coronary stent systems, coronary revascularization products to treat patients with atherosclerosis and intraluminal catheter-directed ultrasound imaging catheters and systems; vascular access products, balloon catheters, stents and peripheral vascular catheters, wires, and accessories, as well as products for peripheral embolization procedures; and biliary stents, drainage catheters, and micro-puncture sets to treat, diagnose, and ease various forms of benign and malignant tumors. In addition, it offers coated and uncoated detachable coils, micro-delivery stents, micro-guidewires, micro-catheters, guiding catheters, and embolics to neuro-interventional radiologists and neurosurgeons to treat diseases of the neurovascular system; and endoscopy and interventional bronchoscopy products to diagnose and treat various digestive diseases, as well as pulmonary disease systems within the airway and lungs. Further, the company provides urology/women’s health products to treat patients with urinary stone disease, benign prostatic hyperplasia, stress urinary incontinence, pelvic organ prolapse, and excessive uterine bleeding; and spinal cord stimulation system for the management of chronic intractable pain of the trunk and/or limbs. Boston Scientific Corporation markets its products through direct sales force, and a network of distributors and dealers. Boston Scientific Corporation was founded in 1979 and is headquartered in Natick, Massachusetts with additional offices in Tokyo, Japan and Paris, France.

HealthShare/THA provides management and administrative services to hospitals throughout Texas. Some of HealthShare/THA's services include group purchasing, medical staffing, patient data collection, and hospital maintenance. The Texas Hospital Association formed the Health Services Corporation (HSC) in 1969. HSC changed its name to HealthShare/THA in 1988.

Southern Cross Healthcare Group is the largest nursing home provider in the UK. The company operates some 700 nursing and residential care homes with beds totaling approximately 37,000. Southern Cross Healthcare offers a range of services, including senior living, specialty nursing, rehabilitation, and long-term and intermediate care for people with physical and learning disabilities. The health care provider operates homes in England, Scotland, and Wales under the Active Care Partnerships, Ashbourne Senior Living, and Southern Cross brands.

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