Dallas County Hospital District may do business as Parkland Health and Hospital System (PHHS), but many people know it as Parkland Memorial Hospital, the hospital where JFK died. Parkland Memorial sits at the heart of the health system and is Dallas' only public hospital. PHHS manages a network of community clinics, as well as Parkland Community Health Plan, a regional HMO for Medicaid and CHIP (Children's Health Insurance Program) members. The system also offers HEALTHplus, a medical assistance program for uninsured Dallas County residents. Parkland Memorial Hospital has more than 700 beds and is the primary teaching institution of The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center.

Identigene lab testing services include DNA testing for paternity and other relationships as well as STD testing for chlamydia and gonorrhea. The high-throughput capactiy of the Identigene labs, combined with the most commercially reliable results and excellent customer support, allows each Identigene customer to Test Assured.™

Edwards, the company is a spin-off of Baxter International. Its main products are still heart valve devices, including valves made from animal tissue and annuloplasty rings that repair damaged valves. The company also makes monitoring systems that measure heart function during surgery; various types of cannulae (surgical tubes used for drainage, delivery, or filtration); and embolectomy catheters that remove blood clots from peripheral arteries. Edwards Lifesciences markets its products worldwide through a direct sales force and distributors.

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Montana is state's largest private health insurer, the company provides a variety of coverage types, including traditional indemnity policies, HMOs, POS plans, and supplemental Medicare plans, to about 235,000 customers. It also administers the state's Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) and participates in InsureMontana, a state-sponsored, subsidized program designed to encourage small businesses to cover their employees. The not-for-profit company's provider network includes about 1,900 physicians and all of the state's hospitals.

Applied Scintillation Technologies (AST) is a maker of imaging and detection products that utilize phosphor and scintillation technologies. More simply put, AST offers X-ray and other imaging devices that are used in the medical, dental, security, and instrumentation industries. Products include laser alignment devices, infrared digital cameras, phosphor screens, photometers, and radiometers. Founded in 1920, the company was originally called Levy West Laboratory and was an early maker of phosphors for X-ray machines. It was at one time a subsidiary of Levy Hill Group Plc, but members of AST's management (through an entity called TQ Scientific) bought the firm in 2007.

Orpea owns and operates facilities scattered all over the country. Chairman and CEO Jean-Claude Marian owns a little over a third of Orpea. No, you're not having a senior moment. Orpea -- not Opera -- is one of France's leading providers of long-term care to the elderly or infirm. Orpea started out running facilities that included retirement homes and assisted-living residences, which are still operated under the Orpea name, but it has branched out to also provide care in physical therapy and psychiatric clinics, which operate through the company's Clinea subsidiary.

Saint John's offers residents of Madison County the full gamut of health care services through its acute-care hospital, numerous outpatient facilities, and affiliated physician offices. The health system was founded in 1894 by John Hickey, who donated his house to the Sisters of the Holy Cross for a hospital. Saint John's was acquired by St. Vincent Health -- a 17-hospital system -- in 2003.

Amica™ Mature Lifestyles Inc. is a publicly traded Canadian company (TSX:ACC) and is known as Canada's most innovative operator of seniors' retirement residences. Bringing a superior quality of life to seniors, Amica's reputation for comfort and security make it the premier destination for all–inclusive retirement living. With locations throughout British Columbia and Ontario, Amica™ offers a comprehensive array of accommodation options – from purely independent living condominium ownership, to service–rich rental retirement suites, with Assisted Living options in many locations – Amica™ Mature Lifestyles offers truly superior lifestyle choices for today's discerning senior. The Amica™ Advantage – operating Principles of Wellness & Vitality™ –– throughout the company and our communities. Our trademarked principles of Wellness & Vitality™ are offered at each and every one of our Amica Mature Lifestyles communities across Canada. These Wellness & Vitality™ principles encourage friendships, new experiences, an improved healthy lifestyle and an inviting sense of community.

SunLink Health Systems is hoping to shine brightly in the healthcare business through the management of community hospitals. Through its subsidiaries, the firm operates seven community hospitals with a total of more than 400 beds in Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi, and Missouri. SunLink Health leases one of its hospitals, Missouri Southern Healthcare, and owns the other six. Each hospital is the only acute care facility in its service area. The company also runs several nursing facilities, which service the geographical areas surrounding the hospitals and have 260 beds combined, and it operates a home health agency and a specialty pharmacy business.

Global Healthcare Exchange (GHX) provides an electronic trading exchange designed for health care providers, suppliers, and manufacturers to buy and sell supplies online. GHX aims to lower supply chain costs for its users by allowing them to perform transactions with multiple parties through one electronic platform, as well as by automating the purchasing process and reducing purchase order errors. The firm was founded in 2000 by a group of five health care manufacturers: Abbott Labs, Baxter International, GE Medical Systems, Johnson & Johnson, and Medtronic. It is now owned by the original five plus a slew of other distributors, hospitals, group purchasing organizations, and manufacturers.

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