Arthrex designs and makes products for arthroscopic and orthopedic surgery, including the evocatively named hip-length shaver blades and burrs, midfoot plates, Achilles tendon reattachment bridges, and suture anchors. Arthrex distributes more than 4,000 products to hospitals and surgeons throughout the US and in some 70 other countries. The company's also supplies products to the the US military and navy. Established in 1984, the privately-held company operates from more than a dozen locations in the Americas, Europe, and Asia. Arthrex is led by president Reinhold Schmieding.

Terumo Medical Corporation (TMC) makes disposable hypodermic syringes, catheters, and blood collection and transfusion equipment, among other medical devices. TMC operates through three divisions: Terumo Interventional Systems (catheters, guidewires); Terumo Medical Products (monitors, syringes, veterinary products); and Terumo Transfusion Products (blood bags, collection equipment, transfusion sets). Along with the US, TMC has operations Brazil, Canada, and Mexico. A subsidiary of Terumo Corporation, TMC was founded in 1972.

Vanguard Health Systems wants to lead the way to better health care. The company operates more than a dozen for-profit acute care hospitals located in mostly affluent urban and suburban markets in Arizona, Illinois, Massachusetts, and Texas; all told, the hospitals have more than 4,000 licensed beds. Vanguard's medical campuses generally include outpatient facilities and medical office buildings that form local health care networks providing a continuum of care. Vanguard also runs three managed health care plans that serve more than 200,000 members in Arizona and Illinois (though its hospitals account for about 75% of its sales). The Blackstone Group owns a majority stake in the company.

Palms West Hospital, part of the HCA system of healthcare providers, is a 175-bed acute care hospital that serves western Palm Beach County, Florida. The hospital's specialized care programs include cardiopulmonary services, diabetes education, a birthing center, diagnostics, and rehabilitation. Its pediatric department boasts an emergency clinic and intensive care unit. The medical campus includes physician offices and an outpatient surgery center (Palms West Surgicenter). Palms West Hospital is part of the HCA East Florida division. Affiliate Integrated Regional Laboratories provides medical testing for Palms West and other area facilities.

CancerCare is a national nonprofit, 501(c)(3) organization that provides free, professional support services to anyone affected by cancer: people with cancer, caregivers, children, loved ones, and the bereaved. CancerCare programs—including counseling and support groups, education, financial assistance and practical help—are provided by professional oncology social workers and are completely free of charge. Founded in 1944, CancerCare provided individual help to more than 100,000 people last year, in addition to the more than 1 million unique visitors to our websites. Find more detailed information about CancerCare programs, operations and finances in our annual report and financial statements.

OstoMART sells, and delivers to the home, a range of garments and prescription products across the UK to ostomy patients. (An ostomy is a surgical opening in the body for releasing body wastes). OstoMART has service centers in Larne, Nottingham, and Peterborough. Products include ostomy pouch covers, adhesive tape, protection shields, and other specialized supplies. OstoMART also manufactures and sells support garments, underwear, and swimwear. The company was established in 1991 by nurse Dorothy Waller.

The products Hollister makes may not be fun to use, but they are necessary. The employee-owned company manufactures medical devices used for wound, continence, and ostomy care as well as various related accessories. Its vast range of products include catheters, collection devices, and wound dressings. The company makes its devices at five manufacturing centers scattered throughout the US, Europe, and Asia. John Dickinson Schneider founded the company in 1921 as JDS Printer Craftsman. Its first products were birth certificates printed for the Franklin C. Hollister Company. In 1948, John Schneider purchased the Hollister name and began developing medical products.

Aultcare provides alternatives for Ohio residents searching for health care coverage. Aultcare company offers health insurance and related services to about 500,000 members in northeastern Ohio. Benefit offerings include general medical, dental, vision, flexible spending accounts, disability, and worker's compensation. Established in 1985, Aultcare is an affiliate of the Aultman Health Foundation. The not-for-profit organization offers HMO, PPO, and traditional health care plans to employee groups and individuals. Its PrimeTime plan provides Medicare managed care services. Subsidiary Aultra offers claims processing services.

Centene provides managed care programs and related services to individuals and families enrolled in government-assisted health programs. Centene company operates in nearly a dozen states under the names Managed Health Services in Wisconsin and Indiana, Superior HealthPlan in Texas, and Buckeye Community Health Plan in Ohio, among others. Centene provides services to some 1.4 million low-income, elderly, and disabled people receiving Medicaid, Supplemental Security Income, and State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) benefits. Centene also offers specialty services in areas such as behavioral health, disease management, optical benefit plans, nurse triage, and pharmacy benefits management.

CryoCor has found that being cold-hearted can be helpful sometimes. The company makes a minimally-invasive disposable catheter and cooling console to treat common cardiac arrhythmias (heart rhythm disorders) known as atrial fibrillation and atrial flutter. Unlike commonly used heat-based cardiac ablation, its cryoablation system inserts a catheter into a blood vessel connected with the heart and uses extreme cold to destroy targeted cells and help the heart function normally. The cryoablation system is marketed for certain indications in the US and Europe. CryoCor is a part of the cardiac rhythm management division of parent Boston Scientific.

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