The Medical House group of companies design, develop, and manufacture medical devices and drug delivery systems. Its Medical House Products Ltd. subsidiary manufactures drug delivery systems, such as reusable and disposable needle-free injectors and disposable do-it-yourself injectors for patients at home. Customers include pharmaceutical and biotechnology manufacturers in the UK, Europe, and the US. The company sold its Eurocut medical instrument manufacturing subsidiary to Sandvik Materials Technology in May 2008. The Medical House was founded in 1998 and went public in 2000; it has agreed to be acquired by medical device maker Consort Medical.

Structured as a holding group, Sonova (formerly Phonak Holding) operates in two main segments focused on hearing instruments and hearing implants. Major brands include Phonak, Lyric, Acoustic Implants, and Advanced Bionics. Phonak specializes not only in hearing aids but in wireless communication and audiological systems for applications in security and studio recording. Sonova sells its products in more than 90 countries worldwide mainly through its wholesale and retail subsidiaries and through independent distributors.

Span-America Medical Systems's medical division makes therapeutic mattresses and mattress overlays (under the Geo-Matt and PressureGuard brand names), as well as Span-Aid patient positioners (used to elevate and support body parts) and Isch-Dish pressure-relief seat cushions to aid wound healing. Span-America also markets skin care creams for wound management, and consumer bedding and industrial foam products. It sells its wares through sales staff and distributors to hospitals, home health care dealers, and extended-care facilities in the US and Canada.

Cook Children's Health Care System takes care of children of all ages in the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex. It encompasses the Cook Children's Medical Center (with rougly 300 beds), Cook Children's Home Health, and Cook Children's Health Plan. In addition, its physician network has offices at dozens of locations in Denton, Hood, and Tarrant counties. Specialties include behavioral health services, bone marrow transplants, craniofacial reconstruction, oncology, and nuclear medicine. Cook's Life After Cancer Program is funded by the Lance Armstrong Foundation and helps people manage and survive cancer.

North Sonoma County Hospital District helps more than just those who have tripped while stomping grapes. The district operates Healdsburg District Hospital, an acute care community hospital in northern California. North Sonoma County hospital offers a full array of health services, including emergency and trauma, surgery and rehabilitation, occupational medicine, and clinical laboratory. It also provides hospice care, a clinical laboratory, and an imaging center. Since taking the hospital over from Columbia Healthcare (now HCA) in 2002, the district has doubled the size of the ER and upgraded equipment.

The Methodist Hospitals, Inc. provides medical care to the residents of Indiana from two campuses with more than 600 beds total. With about 500 physicians representing some 60 specialties, The Methodist Hospitals offers services such as orthopedics, home health and hospice care, oncology, rehabilitation, and neurology. The hospital also offers community seminars, symposia, and training courses on health-related topics. Its emergency department treats more than 70,000 patients each year. The not-for-profit health care system was established in 1923.

Stamford Health System provides a comprehensive range of health services to residents of Stamford, Connecticut, and surrounding areas. The hub of the system is Stamford Hospital, a not-for-profit, 300-bed community medical center that provides acute care and specialty services including oncology, cardiology, orthopedics, pulmonary medicine, and women's health services. The hospital is a teaching facility for the Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons. The system also includes the Tully Health Center for outpatient services and immediate care, the Wilton Surgery Center, and the Darien Imaging Center for radiology and laboratory services, as well as other outpatient and specialty care facilities.

Good Samaritan Hospital opened its doors in 1965 as an acute care hospital with a staff of about 400. Good Samaritan Hospital helps keep Silicon Valley's techies in tip-top shape. The facility, part of the HCA family of for-profit hospitals, administers care through campuses in San Jose (the main campus) and Los Gatos, California. Good Samaritan Hospital provides general acute care as well as a host of tertiary services that include cardiology and cardiovascular surgery; oncology; obstetrics and gynecology; and psychiatry (both inpatient and outpatient care). The main campus hospital has some 400 patient beds and the Los Gatos outpatient and short-stay facility houses approximately 100 beds.

Cambridge Home Health Care arranges home health care services on behalf of traditional health care providers. Cambridge Home Health Care, Inc. serves customers including managed care organizations, hospitals, doctors, and independent patients from about 35 offices in Ohio and Pennsylvania. It provides traditional medical, pediatric, mental health, and rehabilitation nursing, as well as homemaker and companion services, to chronically ill patients or those recovering from surgeries and medical treatments. CEO Nancy Diller-Shively founded Cambridge Home Health Care in 1994. Sister company Bridgeport Home Health Care operates in Florida.

HealthPlus of Michigan provides health care coverage for some 200,000 members in about a dozen Michigan counties. HealthPlus of Michigan company offers HMO, PPO, and point-of-service (POS) health plans. HealthPlus of Michigan company manages a Medicaid HMO through its HealthPlus Partners subsidiary; HealthPlus also administers a Medicare Advantage program. Its provider network includes more than 2,700 primary care and specialist doctors, in addition to area hospitals and other health care facilities. HealthPlus of Michigan also offers wellness and disease management programs. Subsidiary HealthPlus Options is a third-party claims administrator.

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