Berkshire Health Systems is the region's leading provider of comprehensive healthcare services. With award-winning programs, nationally-recognized physicians, world-class technology and a sincere commitment to the community, BHS is delivering the kind of advanced healthcare most commonly found in large metropolitan centers.A private, not-for-profit organization, BHS serves the region through a network of affiliates which include Berkshire Medical Center, the BMC Hillcrest Campus, Fairview Hospital, Berkshire Visiting Nurse Association, BHS physician practices, and long-term care associate Berkshire Healthcare Systems. Each of these facilities is distinguished by the high quality of their programs and services, and by the credentials, skill and compassion of their physicians, nurses and caregivers.

Mother M. Angela and Sister M. Rufina Dunn of the Congregation of the Sisters of the Holy Cross of Notre Dame founded Mount Carmel in 1886. Mount Carmel Health System cares for the sick in the greater Columbus area and central Ohio. The health care system boasts about 1,500 physicians at three general hospitals and a specialty surgical hospital, offering a comprehensive range of medical and surgical services Mount Carmel Health also operates a variety of outpatient centers and primary care and specialty physicians' practices, and offers home health care services. The hospital group is part of Trinity Health, one of the largest Catholic health care systems in the US.

SSM Health Care System began with five nuns who fled religious persecution in Germany in 1872 only to arrive in St. Louis in the midst of a smallpox epidemic. They formed their first hospital there in 1877. Today the not-for-profit system, sponsored by the Franciscan Sisters of Mary, owns or manages 15 acute care hospitals with about 4,000 licensed beds. The company also operates physicians' practices and two nursing homes, and it offers rehabilitation, home health care, hospice, and skilled nursing services. Its facilities are located in Illinois, Missouri, Oklahoma, and Wisconsin.

Founded in 1952, the regional medical center serves South Mississippi and its "Hub City," so named for its importance to early rail and lumber interests in the Pine Belt area. With some 500 acute care beds, FGH offers general medical and surgical care, as well as specialty care in heart disease, cancer, and women's health. Other facilities include Pine Grove, a behavioral health center offering psychiatric and substance abuse treatment, an inpatient rehabilitation facility, and an outpatient surgery center. The hospital system also operates a home health care agency and nearby 100-bed Highland Community Hospital.

St. Luke's Hospital serves a 17-county region in the chilly climes of northeastern Minnesota, northwestern Wisconsin, and parts of Michigan. In addition to acute care services, the organization offers primary and specialty health care services through a network of nine family clinics. Founded in 1881, St. Luke's Hospital has a staff of nearly 400 physicians. Services offered span the spectrum of health care and include cardiology, emergency medicine, pediatrics, oncology, rehabilitation, and vascular surgery.

Aetna company, one of the largest health insurers in the US, also offers life, disability, and long-term care insurance, as well as retirement savings products. Its Health Care division offers HMO, PPO, point of service (POS), health savings account (HSA), and traditional indemnity coverage, along with dental, vision, behavioral health, and Medicare plans, to groups and individuals. The division covers some 19 million medical members. Aetna's Group Insurance segment sells life, disability, and long-term care insurance nationwide. And its Large Case Pensions segment offers pensions, annuities, and other retirement savings products.

Founded in 1983 by Stonewall and Betty Jackson, the company is a family owned business. Buffalo Supply can't provision your bison needs, but the company is right at home procuring a range of medical and surgical equipment for customers in the federal government. Serving federal institutions including the VA, the company is the exclusive supplier of operating room equipment, endoscopy suites, orthopaedic instruments, and biomaterials from Stryker. It also supplies pharmacy products from Baxa, closed drug transfer systems from Carmel Pharma, and cardiac rhythm management products from Sorin Group.

Rochester Medical Corporation company focuses on urinary incontinence and urinary retention treatment products, including male external catheters and urethral inserts for women. The firm's RELEASE-NF and StrataNF catheters are designed to prevent urinary tract infections. Most of the company's products are made of silicone rather than latex to reduce the risk of allergic reactions. Rochester Medical also makes a disposable device for women, the FemSoft Insert, for stress urinary incontinence. Rochester Medical Corporation company markets to hospitals and extended-care facilities. Eagle Asset Management and Anthony Conway, CEO and chairman of the board, together hold about 20% of the company's shares.

East Orange General Hospital believes in the power of volunteerism. Established in 1903, the hospital is the home of the first Candy Striper program, which local high school students began in 1944. Today, the more than 200-bed hospital provides inpatient acute care in a wide range of specialties, including cardiology, behavioral health, intensive care, and physical rehabilitation. It also offers dialysis, respiratory care, diagnostic testing, and wound care, among other services. The hospital's Family Health Center provides primary and specialty care, as well as outpatient surgery.

Staten Island University Hospital ferries health care services to residents of New York City's fastest growing borough and surrounding areas at its two medical campuses. Established in 1861, Staten Island University Hospital maintains about 775 beds and is a teaching affiliate of the State University of New York's Brooklyn Health Science Center. Its larger north campus includes units specializing in cardiology, pathology, cancer, blood-related diseases, burn treatment, trauma, and women's health. The south campus site offers specialty programs such as sleep medicine, geriatric psychiatry, and substance abuse services. The hospital is a member of North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System.

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