Welch Allyn has a long history of finding solutions that help solve patient care problems. The company was founded in 1915 when Dr. Francis A. Welch and William Noah Allyn built the world's first handheld direct-illuminating ophthalmoscope. The company has since expanded its offering of diagnostic and therapeutic devices to include blood pressure scopes, otoscopes, stethoscopes, thermometers, exam lamps, patient monitoring systems, and cardiac defibrillators. Welch Allyn is also a maker of diagnostic veterinary devices, and it provides supply chain consulting and product support and training services. Descendents of the founding Allyn family own the company and continue to be involved in its management.

Poudre Valley Health System (PVHS) provides health care to residents of northern Colorado, western Nebraska, and southern Wyoming through the Poudre Valley Hospital and the Medical Center of the Rockies. With a total of some 415 beds, the two hospitals offer general medical and surgical services and trauma care. Individually, the hospitals feature orthopedic surgery and treatment centers for cancer and brain and spine disorders. PVHS also includes the Mountain Crest Behavioral Healthcare Center, which has some 40 beds and provides mental health services and substance abuse treatment, and a 96-acre, four-building campus that includes physician offices and outpatient services.

Deaconess Associations Incorporated (DAI) traces its origin to Deaconess Hospital, an acute care facility founded in 1888 in Cincinnati. While remaining grounded in the values of its Christian heritage, DAI has diversified over the past decade into a company that now remains centered in the Midwest.DAI is composed of an acute care hospital; long term care facilities, which include nursing homes, retirement centers and assisted living facilities. The companies are supported by a strong Foundation, which works with the various communities to match support with current needs. The world reknowned Heimlich Institute is also a member of DAI, whose efforts educate the public about effective lifesaving techniques.DAI's success is a result of selective growth strategies which are responsive to industry transformation, contemporary patient needs and responsible resource management. This approach is predicated on DAI's commitment to providing quality services that enhance the well-being of our patients and communities where DAI has a presence.

TherOx is a medical device company that developed the SuperSaturated Oxygen (SSO2) Therapy System to prevent muscle tissue death following a heart attack. The SSO2 Therapy System mixes oxygen and saline with the patient's blood and pumps it back through the coronary artery to restore blood flow and reduce the amount of heart muscle tissue that dies after a person goes into cardiac arrest. The SSO2 System has not been FDA-approved; TherOx has conducted two studies involving 570 patients and hopes to be able to market the product in mid-2009.

St. Joseph's-Baptist Health Care has the health of Sunshine Staters covered like SPF 90 sunblock! Part of the BayCare Health System, St. Joseph's-Baptist provides a wide range of services to residents of Florida's Tampa Bay area. The not-for-profit system includes St. Joseph's Hospital, St. Joseph's Women's Hospital, and St. Joseph's Children's Hospital in Tampa, as well as South Florida Baptist Hospital in Plant City. All of the hospitals provide primary, emergency, and surgical care. St. Joseph's-Baptist also operates institutes for the treatment of cancer, heart ailments, neurological disorders, and behavioral health services. The system houses a senior retirement community and an area network of physicians.

Yale New Haven Health System is a health care haven for residents of Southern Connecticut, Southwestern Rhode Island, and parts of New York's Westchester County. The company operates Yale-New Haven Hospital, Greenwich Hospital, and Bridgeport Hospital (and has a contract relationship with The Westerly Hospital in Rhode Island), as well as children's, cancer, psychiatric care hospitals. In addition, Yale New Haven Health System operates outpatient facilities and provides such managed care services as network contracting, as well as disease management programs. The system is affiliated with Yale University's medical school.

Founded in 1986, Catholic Healthcare West is the official health care provider of the San Francisco Giants. Catholic Healthcare West (CHW) has steadily grown to become the largest private, not-for-profit health care provider in the state of California. Sponsored by six congregations of nuns, CHW operates a network of more than 40 acute-care facilities located in the Golden State and, to a lesser extent, in Arizona and Nevada. Those facilities house about 8,800 acute care beds, as well as 1,000 skilled nursing beds. CHW provides home health and hospice services through agencies in California and Nevada. It also operates emergency and specialty clinics, imaging centers, and medical labs, as well as managed care and wellness programs.

SCAN Health Plan provides Medicare Advantage HMO health insurance to more than 110,000 seniors in seven countries of Southern California. In addition to medical and prescription drug coverage, the not-for-profit organization offers transportation services for doctor visits, personal care assistance, caregiver relief, and home meal delivery, among other services.SCAN Health Plan company partnered with health care management company INSPIRIS to provide similar services to SCAN members in the Phoenix market. SCAN Health Plan was founded by seniors as the Senior Care Action Network in 1977.

BSD Medical has developed equipment to provide hyperthermia treatment, specifically for treating cancer (including melanoma, breast cancer, brain cancer, and cervical cancer) in tandem with chemotherapy and radiation therapy or as a stand-alone treatment. BSD Medical was the first to develop an approvable hyperthermia system, which uses focused radio frequencies and microwaves to heat cancer cells until they die. The company's devices are designed to target superficial tumors, as well as tumors located deep within a patient's body. Its products are sold to clinics, hospitals, and other cancer-treatment institutions through its sales force and external distributors.

Group Health Incorporated (GHI) is a not-for-profit health benefits company that provides managed health care coverage and related services to some 2.1 million members in New York State. Established in 1937, the company offers a wide range of medical, dental, and prescription drug plans to individuals, businesses, and government agencies. For businesses, it provides fully insured coverage or administrative services for self-insured employers. The firm also provides Medicare Advantage plans and manages care for recipients of Medicaid and other state-sponsored programs in some counties. Along with affiliate Health Insurance Plan of Greater New York (HIP), GHI is part of EmblemHealth.

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