Social & Scientific Systems, an employee-owned company, has supported public and private sector programs since 1978. We contribute significantly to improving public health around the world.

Whether they are supporting HIV/AIDS clinical trials around the world, providing program monitoring and evaluation services in Africa, collecting epidemiologic data in Europe, coordinating AIDS conferences in the Caribbean and Africa, or analyzing Medicare data in the United States, we consistently provide the highest quality support available. We are committed to conducting ourselves ethically, honoring our commitments, acting proactively and responsively, and delivering excellent services—on time and at good value.

Carclo Technical Plastics (CTP), a division of UK plastics injection molding company Carclo, develops and manufactures disposable pharmaceutical and medical devices and other injection-molded components and assemblies made from plastic for the medical, telecom, automotive, electronics, and optics industries. CTP's products include automotive cooling and fastening systems, infusion devices, and inhalation devices; it owns the COIL brand of magnifiers and aids for the visually-impaired. CTP provides such product development services as assembly, design, packaging, and rapid cavity manufacture. Located in southern England, the company markets its products globally.

Northwestern Lake Forest Hospital hospital provides acute and other health care services to the residents of northeastern Illinois. It also offers such specialties as cancer and cardiovascular care, speech therapy, behavioral health, and the Hunter Family Center for Women's Health. The system also operates Westmoreland Nursing Home (senior and hospice care), a child care center, a home health organization, and several outpatient clinics. Northwestern Lake Forest Hospital is part of the Northestern Memorial HealthCare system.

Advocate BroMenn Medical Center is a 220-bed regional hospital which provides a broad range of health services to residents in Bloomington and Normal, Illinois. Along with Advocate Eureka Community Hospital, the sole 25-bed hospital in Woodford County, and regional physician groups, it is part of a network of community health services. In addition to its general hospital services, including cancer care, obstetrics, and heart care, Advocate BroMenn Medical Center includes an inpatient mental health unit. It is part of the Advocate Health Care system.

Jewish Hospital & St. Mary's HealthCare (JHSMH) operates a regional network of more than 70 health care facilities with some 1,900 beds in Kentucky and southern Indiana. Its network includes hospitals, assisted living and nursing home services, and home health care, as well as rehabilitation, primary care, occupational health, and emergency services facilities. The network's primary facilities are the Jewish Hospital in Louisville with more than 440 beds, the Sts. Mary & Elizabeth Hospital with 330 beds, and Our Lady of Peace, a 415-bed psychiatric hospital. Jewish Hospital HealthCare Services (JHHS) and CARITAS Health Services merged to form JHSMH in 2005.

TranS1 Inc., a medical device company, focuses on the design, development, and marketing of products that implement its proprietary surgical approach to treat degenerative disc disease and instability affecting the lower lumbar region of the spine. The company offers TranS1 pre-sacral approach that enables spine surgeons to access and treat degenerative lumbar discs, as well as to perform fusion and motion preserving surgeries in the L4/L5/S1 region. Its products include AxiaLIF lumbar fusion implant, a threaded titanium rod to enable one-level L5/S1 fusions and two-level L4/L5/S1 fusions; AxiaLIF 360° implants, which consist of 3D Axial Rod plus its titanium facet screws for supplemental posterior fixation; and TranS1 access and disc preparation instruments. In addition, the company, through a partnership agreement with Life Spine, Inc., distributes Avatar, a minimally invasive pedicle screw system. It markets and sells its products through direct sales representatives and independent sales agents in the United States, as well as primarily through third-party distributors in Europe. The company was formerly known as aXiaMed, Inc. and changed its name to TranS1 Inc. in February 2003. TranS1 Inc. was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Wilmington, North Carolina.

Hendrick Health System operates Hendrick Medical Center, which has some 500 beds. Specialty services include heart care, home health, respiratory care, and trauma services. The medical center also provides a women's center, a hospice program, and a center for rehabilitation. The company is expanding its children's hospital, birthing center, sterile processing area, and surgical services. The Hendrick Health System, which is affiliated with the Baptist General Convention of Texas, was founded in 1924.

Altoona Regional Health System was formed on November 1, 2004, as a result of Altoona and Bon Secours-Holy Family hospitals, along with many health system-affiliated companies, joining together.Altoona Regional is a charitable, not-for-profit health care system governed by a volunteer community board of directors. Acute care services are provided at two hospital campuses, the Altoona Hospital Campus and the Bon Secours Hospital Campus. The hospitals are licensed for a combined 497 beds. Altoona Regional offers more than 200 years of health care experience, over 300 talented and highly recognized physicians, nearly 4,000 specialized and experienced caregivers, and 600 supportive volunteers. The health system serves more than 20 counties throughout Central Pennsylvania.

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.

Scottsdale is in the middle of the desert, but it's hardly deserted. Luckily, its many residents have the likes of Scottsdale Healthcare to turn to for medical care. The not-for-profit organization serves central Arizona through three acute care hospitals that combined have roughly 835 beds. Scottsdale Healthcare also operates other campuses featuring physician offices, a cancer center, home health, and other health care services. Its Essential Touch Wellness Center and Boutique provides spa-like stress-reduction therapies. The company has a staff of some 1,400 physicians who represent more than 50 medical specialties. Scottsdale Healthcare was established in 1962 as City Hospital of Scottsdale.

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