First Choice for health care owned by about 450 physicians and 11 hospital systems and other hospital entities, First Choice Health Network is an independent PPO (Preferred Provider Organization). It also provides health-benefits management services and third-party administration services for self-funded plan sponsors. First Choice Health Network contracts with more than 40,000 health care professionals and 220 hospitals in Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, and Washington. The company was founded in 1985, and has grown through acquisitions.

By developing, manufacturing, and marketing hearing protection products, Sonomax Technologies, wants to lower the incidence of noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL) to nil. The company sells its custom-fit earpieces as workplace safety devices and also puts its technology to work elsewhere filtering sounds in hearing aids, military headsets, and music earbuds. The company sells directly and through distributors in Canada, through distributors only in the US, and through licensees elsewhere. The Montreal-based company is led by CEO Nick Laperie.

Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center provides medical and surgical care to the residents of Louisiana's capital city. Participating in teaching programs for LSU and Tulane medical schools, the health system has around 740 acute care beds and offers specialty care in pediatrics, heart disease, cancer, and diabetes. Our Lady of the Lake also includes two nursing homes, an independent-living facility for seniors, and other geriatric services, as well as a small, long-term care site for AIDS patients. It offers outpatient services at its main campus and at satellite facilities throughout the greater Baton Rouge area. Our Lady of the Lake was founded in 1923 by the Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady.

SafeGuard Health Enterprises offers US employers a variety of dental- and vision-care benefit programs. It provides dental benefits to about 1.8 million members through a network of thousands of dentists nationwide. Employers can choose from its dental HMO, PPO, or standard indemnity plans. SafeGuard Health Enterprises company also offers dental administration services to self-insured employers, vision insurance plans, and employee assistance programs. It's primary operations are in California, Florida, Nevada, and Texas. MetLife acquired SafeGuard Health Enterprises in 2008; SafeGuard operates as a subsidiary under MetLife's Dental Product Management division.

Women & Children's Hospital of Lake Charles is there to help. The specialty hospital has been serving the ladies and their babies in southwestern Louisiana for more than two decades. The acute care facility provides patients with a range of services including emergency and maternity care, a neonatal intensive care unit, a pediatrics unit, and radiology. The hospital has expedited its admitting process in recent years by allowing patients to pre-register online with their eAdmitting program. It also offers new mommies a "Baby University" to help them unlock the mysteries of parenting. The facility is part of Community Health Systems.

Mercy Health Network tends to the hearts (and other body parts) of the Heartland through its collection of hospitals, clinics, nursing homes, and other health care operations. The integrated health network, formed through a joint operating agreement between Catholic Health Initiatives and Trinity Health, manages hospital systems in five Iowa cities: Clinton, Des Moines, Dubuque, Mason City, and Sioux City. The network also includes several rural hospitals and affiliated facilities. The largest hospital group is Mercy Medical Center-Des Moines, which consists of three campuses (including a mental health facility) with more than 900 inpatient beds. All together, Mercy Health Network boasts more than 2,000 beds.

Sharp HealthCare is not-for-profit hospital has some 330 beds and is a designated trauma center for San Diego County. Specialties include cardiac care, women's health, multi-organ transplantation, and cancer treatment. It also provides skilled nursing, home health, and hospice services. Sharp Memorial Hospital first opened in 1955. Sharp HealthCare completed reconstruction efforts on the Sharp Memorial facility in early 2009; the new hospital has improved inpatient, surgery, emergency, trauma, and intensive care facilities.

Miami Jewish Health Systems is helping people of all ages, cultures and religious preferences enjoy longer, healthier, more enriched lives by providing leading-edge care and independence-enhancing services. The goal is to maximize the potential of each person served, whatever their age, physical state or socio-economic condition. Whether the individual wants to live in their own home, requires short-term therapy, long-term care, or specialized services, Miami Jewish Health Systems has been recognized as offering the highest quality care, the most supportive services and the broadest array of choices for our patients and residents. As the largest and most innovative provider of health care for seniors in the Southeast, Miami Jewish Health Systems treats 3,700 people daily through our Centers of Excellence, Residential Living, Community Care, Alzheimer’s and Memory Care and Nursing and Medical Care programs.

Universal Hospital Services (UHS) has a whole galaxy of offerings. Founded in 1939,Universal Hospital Services company leases movable medical equipment to hospitals and care providers throughout the US. UHS has a pool of more than 500,000 pieces of equipment in specialty areas such as critical care, respiratory therapy, and newborn care. UHS's programs include the Asset Management Partnership, which supplies, maintains, manages, and tracks equipment for customers.Universal Hospital Services company, which was formed in 1939, also sells new and used equipment and disposable supplies, and it provides equipment maintenance services. UHS is owned by an affiliate of Irving Place Capital Merchant Manager.

SUNY Upstate Medical University provides educational and medical services in Syracuse and surrounding Upstate New York areas. The medical campus features the University Hospital, a 370-bed, tertiary-care teaching and research hospital with numerous specialty departments and clinics, including Level I trauma, burn care, cancer treatment, AIDS care, diabetes treatment, neurosurgery, and pediatric centers. It also conducts community health outreach programs. As part of the State University of New York (SUNY), the medical complex also comprises four professional colleges (Medicine, Nursing, Health Professions, and Graduate Studies), an extensive Health Sciences Library, and clinical research facilities.

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