BG Industries (BGI) wants patients to rest comfortably. The company makes a variety of therapeutic mattresses designed to prevent the irritation of patients' skin during medical care. Its product lines include the MaxiFloat pressure reduction mattresses and the AccuMax pressure relief series. BGI also develops other health care products such as tamper-resistant psychiatric beds, stretcher pads, operating and emergency room cushions, mattress covers, and therapeutic neck pillows. Its products are sold through a global network of distribution partners. The company was established in 1967.

Surgical Innovations Group makes medical devices used in minimally invasive surgeries. Its products include the YelloPort laparoscopic access system and FastClamp, an instrument used in endoscopic procedures. The company sells its products through distributors and licensing deals with other equipment makers; its customers are mainly in Europe but it also has distribution arrangements in the US and elsewhere. Though its minimally invasive surgical products represent its core business, Surgical Innovations also makes autologous blood transfusion equipment, which collects and re-infuses a patient's own blood during surgery, through its Haemocell subsidiary.

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.

Sinai-Grace Hospital hopes to provide health care to grateful Detroit residents. The acute care medical center has about 400 beds and 800 physicians providing a variety of emergency, general, specialty, and outpatient services. Specialist programs include cancer care, cardiology, gastroenterology, orthopedics, rehabilitation, women's and children's services, and reconstructive surgeries. Sinai-Grace provides training to medical students through an affiliation with Wayne State University. The hospital is part of the Detroit Medical Center network.

NeoGenomics Laboratories is a specialized genetics laboratory providing the latest diagnostic testing technologies to the pathology and oncology markets. Staffed with specially trained hematopathologists and cytogenetic professionals, NeoGenomics Laboratories offers testing in cancer genetics, flow cytometry, immunohistochemistry and molecular diagnostics through its network of regional laboratories.

At LHC Group we appreciate the value of trained professionals who work within the local community and know their patients. That's why we work with the nurses, therapists and aides who have provided quality care through local hospitals and health care agencies for years. By combining a dynamic, clinically driven operational model, an efficient management team, a high quality hometown medical staff, we are able to offer a comprehensive health care package which puts the patient's needs first. We have spent years perfecting what we see as the only way to do business in the industry. As a result, patients, their physicians, and family members alike benefit from the simplicity that our expertise brings to the table. Aside from keeping the needs of the patient first, we also keep both the physician and family involved and informed every step of the way. We consider these channels of communication an essential part of who we are. Our nurses, aides and therapists can deliver non-emergency medical care to homebound patients of all ages who choose to receive quality health care in the comfort of their own homes.

Saint Barnabas Health Care System (SBHCS), is the state's largest private hospital network. The system has some 70 facilities including six acute-care hospitals, as well as specialty medical centers, nursing and assisted-living facilities, rehabilitation centers, and numerous outpatient and ambulatory care clinics. Saint Barnabas also offers behavioral health, home health, and hospice programs, and it specializes in the areas of pediatrics, women's health, oncology, cardiology, stroke care, diabetes, and transplants. It has some 4,800 physicians and some 3,200 acute-care beds in its health network.

Uroplasty makes implants used primarily to treat urinary incontinence and overactive bladder. Its flagship product is Macroplastique, a soft-tissue bulking material for the treatment of urinary incontinence, that is injected during a minimally invasive outpatient procedure. Another minimally invasive device, the Urgent PC, uses electrical pulses to treat overactive bladder symptoms. Uroplasty's I-Stop Mid-Urethral Sling treats female incontinence. The company also sells soft-tissue bulking agents used in plastic surgery, vocal cord rehabilitation, and treatment of fecal incontinence. Uroplasty markets its products primarily in Europe and the US; it won FDA approval to market Macroplastique in 2006.

American Medical Alert Corp (AMAC) provides health care communication and monitoring services. The company's Health Safety and Monitoring Services (HSMS) unit markets remote patient monitoring systems, including personal emergency response systems, health management and medication management systems, and safety monitoring systems. Its Telephony Based Communication Services (TBCS) unit provides telephone answering services and operates clinical trial recruitment call centers. Products are sold to consumers as well as health care facilities, such as home care, hospice, pharmacy, managed care, and other health care organizations.

Saline Memorial Hospital (SMH) is a not-for-profit medical facility serving the western region of Arkansas. The full-service hospital has about 167 beds and provides inpatient and outpatient care in the areas of cardiology, neurology, otolaryngology (ear, nose, and throat), ophthalmology, pediatrics, psychiatry, and wound care, among others. The hospital's campus also includes a sleep disorder laboratory, two separate medical office buildings, and a home health and hospice services center. In addition, SMH operates two primary care clinics in nearby Bryant.

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