St. Francis Hospital can handle your gall bladder and sinus difficulties, but it's really on top of your heart problems. This specialty cardiac center -- New York's only certified cardiac center -- performs about 9,000 cardiac catheterizations, 3,500 coronary angioplasties, and nearly 2,000 open-heart operations every year. It also offers educational and clinical services. As part of Catholic Health Services of Long Island, St. Francis opened its doors in 1954 to children and adults. It was originally established as St. Francis Hospital and Sanatorium for Cardiac Children in 1936.

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.

Lifewise Health Plan of Oregon offers group and individual PPO and indemnity coverage, as well as, other health insurance products through a network of some 9,000 physicians, hospitals, and other health care providers. Lifewise's products also include Medicare supplemental insurance; vision, prescription drug, and dental benefits; and life and insurance through its affiliate, Lifewise Assurance Company.Lifewise Health Plan of Oregon company and its affiliates provide coverage to more than 1.5 million members in Oregon, Washington, and Alaska. Founded in 1986, Lifewise Health Plan of Oregon is a for-profit subsidiary of Premera Blue Cross.

ResMed makes and distributes medical equipment used to diagnose and treat respiratory disorders that occur during sleep, such as sleep apnea. Most of its products treat obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), a condition in which a patient's air flow is periodically obstructed, causing multiple disruptions during sleep that lead to daytime sleepiness and possibly other conditions such as high blood pressure. Its products include air-flow generators, face masks, diagnostic products, and accessories. ResMed sells directly and through distributors worldwide to home health equipment dealers, sleep clinics, and hospitals.

One of the largest owners and operators of senior citizen housing in the US, the family-owned company operates some 55 assisted living, independent living, and Alzheimer's care communities in eight states. The company has grown by buying active properties and developing new ones, primarily in the Seattle region. However, the company has begun diversifying into mixed-use developments featuring commercial, retail, and residential space in urban areas. Chairman Charles Wright founded the company and opened its first community in 1993.

Northwestern Memorial Hospital can get you upright again. Part of corporate parent Northwestern Memorial HealthCare (NMHC), the teaching hospital serves residents of the Chicago area, offering virtually every medical specialty. Northwestern Memorial hospital has more than 850 beds and is affiliated with Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine. It encompasses an ambulatory surgery center, physicians' practices, community clinics, a home hospice program, and health and wellness centers. Other subsidiaries of the NMHC health system include a primary care medical group practice, a philanthropic foundation, an insurance company, and a managed care contracts provider.

Zeeland Community Hospital was founded in 1928 as a 10-bed hospital. Zeeland Community Hospital provides acute medical services for the residents of western Michigan. The hospital has nearly 60 beds and provides emergency, diagnostic, inpatient, and outpatient services. Its specialty services include diabetes care, orthopedics, cardiology, pain management, rehabilitation, and surgery. Zeeland Community Hospital has some 200 physicians on its medical staff, which includes its two affiliated physician groups, Zeeland Physicians and Georgetown Physicians.

Trius Therapeutics is a biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery, development and commercialization of innovative antibiotics for serious, life-threatening infections. They are currently conducting Phase 3 trials for torezolid phosphate (TR-701), an IV and orally administered second generation oxazolidinone, for the treatment of serious gram-positive bacterial infections, including those caused by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). With the continuous increase in bacterial resistance to currently marketed drugs, serious infections are becoming more difficult, if not impossible to treat, and this has led to a clear need for novel therapeutics to treat multi-drug resistant bacterial infections.

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.

Provena Health is a provider of a platoon of health care services for its patrons in the Midwest. Provena operates six hospitals, more than two dozen primary care clinics, about 20 nursing homes and assisted living facilities, five home health agencies, and a range of other health-related programs in north and central Illinois (as well as one nursing home in Avilla, Indiana). The system includes a staff of some 1,700 physicians and more than 1,600 beds. Provena is sponsored by Franciscan Sisters of the Sacred Heart, Servants of the Holy Heart of Mary, and Sisters of Mercy of the Americas.

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