New Milford Hospital for emergency care established in 1921, the acute care hospital has some 85 beds and offers cardiology, cancer care, pediatric, and surgical services. The not-for-profit facility also has family birthing, sleep disorder treatment, and cancer research facilities. Affiliate New Milford Visiting Nurse Association provides home health services. New Milford Hospital exited its membership in the NewYork-Presbyterian Healthcare System in 2010. It then formed a new affiliation with Danbury Hospital, and the two hospitals now operate under the administrative umbrella of Western Connecticut Healthcare (formerly Danbury Health Systems).

Northwest Community Healthcare has captured the hearts of northern Illinois. Located in Chicago's northwest suburbs, the health system includes the not-for-profit Northwest Community Hospital, a regional leader in providing all kinds of cardiac care, including open-heart surgery, cardiac catheterization, and rehabilitation services. Along with cardiac care, the 500-bed hospital offers a comprehensive range of acute medical and surgical care. Northwest Community Healthcare also operates ancillary facilities, including primary and specialty physicians offices, an ambulatory surgery center, a home health agency, and diagnostic imaging centers.

Abiomed, Inc. and its subsidiaries manufacture and sell medical devices in circulatory support that offer a continuum of care in heart recovery to acute heart failure patients. It offers various disposable products for the surgery suite, which comprise BVS 5000 blood pump and AB5000 ventricle for temporary support of acute heart failure patients in profound shock, including patients suffering from cardiogenic shock after a heart attack, post-cardiotomy cardiogenic shock, or myocarditis; integrated cannula system that connects the ventricle or blood pump to the heart and an associated artery; and Impella LD that provides temporary left ventricular assist devices support for recovery from post-cardiotomy hemodynamic instability and cardiogenic shock. The company also provides disposable products for the cardiac catheterization lab and the surgery suite that include Impella 2.5 and 5.0 catheters, which are percutaneous micro heart pumps with integrated motors and sensors for use in interventional cardiology and heart surgery; and IAB, a percutaneous intra-aortic balloon used to support various prophylactic, pre-shock, and profound shock conditions. In addition, it offers driver console products, such as AB5000 console for BVS 5000 blood pump and AB5000 ventricle; mobile pump consoles for Impella products; iPulse console, a multi-purpose driver console for IAB, AB5000, BVS 5000, and other manufacturers’ IABs; and portable discharge driver for AB5000 for in-hospital and out-of-hospital patients. Further, Abiomed provides AbioCor implantable replacement heart, a self-contained artificial heart for severe biventricular heart failure. It sells its products through direct sales representatives and clinical support personnel in the United States, Germany, France, the United Kingdom, and Ireland; and internationally. ABIOMED, Inc. was founded in 1981 and is headquartered in Danvers, Massachusetts.

Oncology Services International (OSI) sells, installs, and provides radiation therapy equipment and related services, including medical linear accelerators, GE Computed Tomographic Scanners, radiation therapy simulators, and accessories worldwide. The company was formed following the merger between Accelinear and Linac Systems in 2003. OSI has facilities in California, Georgia, New Jersey, Ohio, and Texas.

KishHealth System takes care of the welfare of people all along the "Kish." Formerly Kishwaukee Health System, KishHealth System operates two community hospitals -- Kishwaukee and Valley West, which have a combined 125 staffed beds -- as well as several cancer centers, imaging facilities, and an eye institute that serve Dekalb County and surrounding areas in northern Illinois. Specialty services include cardiology, emergency care, neurosurgery, obstetrics, and orthopedics. The community-owned health system takes its name from Kishwaukee (a Potowatomi word for "river of the sycamore").

North Philadelphia Health System (NPHS) is there to help. The system is comprised of two acute care hospitals with a total of just over 300 beds. The Girard Medical Center provides long-term care, outpatient mental health services, and general medical and surgical care. St. Joseph's Hospital provides general medical and surgical care, as well as critical care, primary care, and specialty clinics. NPHS was incorporated in 1990 as a not-for-profit corporation to own and operate Girard Medical Center and St. Joseph's Hospital after both filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.

Yale New Haven Health System is a health care haven for residents of Southern Connecticut, Southwestern Rhode Island, and parts of New York's Westchester County. The company operates Yale-New Haven Hospital, Greenwich Hospital, and Bridgeport Hospital (and has a contract relationship with The Westerly Hospital in Rhode Island), as well as children's, cancer, psychiatric care hospitals. In addition, Yale New Haven Health System operates outpatient facilities and provides such managed care services as network contracting, as well as disease management programs. The system is affiliated with Yale University's medical school.

MultiCell Technologies is working on multiple therapeutics, but still sells liver cells on the side to help pay the rent. It is developing drug candidates to treat degenerative neurological diseases. Its MCT-125 candidate is being developed as a treatment for the fatigue that comes with multiple sclerosis while MCT-175 is intended to slow the progression of the disease. Two other candidates are targeting breast and cervical cancers. MultiCell also produces liver cells (hepatocytes) and a serum-free culture medium for research. Larger firms, including Corning and Pfizer, have licensed the company's liver cell lines.

GN Store Nord's products make sure you hear loud and clear. Founded as a telegraph company, GN today consists of subsidiaries that develop, make, and sell hearing-related devices. GN Netcom produces Jabra brand headsets for call center and office settings, cell phone users, and other equipment makers. GN ReSound specializes in hearing aids marketed under the Beltone, Interton, and ReSound brands. GN ReSound subsidiary, GN Otometrics, manufactures audiological diagnostics equipment for hearing and balance assessment under the Madsen, Aurical, and ICS names. Most of GN Store Nord's products are made in China, a lower-cost production country, and are sold primarily to markets in Europe and North America.

Universal Health Services, Inc. owns or leases about two dozen acute care hospitals with more than 6,000 total beds, as well as seven outpatient surgery centers, radiation therapy centers, and surgical hospitals. In addition to these medical facilities, UHS runs about 200 psychiatric and substance abuse hospitals. The company's facilities are located mainly in smaller towns and cities with limited competition, but it does have operations in some larger markets, including Las Vegas, Memphis, and Austin, Texas.

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