Fletcher Allen Health Care operates an academic medical center in alliance with the University of Vermont College of Medicine. The integrated health system (formed in the 1995 merger of Fanny Allen Hospital, Medical Center Hospital of Vermont, and University Health Center) serves residents of Vermont and northern New York through some 35 patient care sites and 100 outreach clinics. Its three primary hospital campuses have a combined 560-bed capacity and a medical staff of some 800 health care providers representing medical specializations including emergency/trauma care, pediatrics, and women's health. The health care system receives some 54,000 emergency visits each year.

Health Advocate helps individuals and employees work through the complexities of the health care system. Acting as a patient advocate,Health Advocate company helps customers navigate their health benefit plans to reduce confusion and lower medical costs. The company's administrative, insurance, and medical experts help clients with health care issues such as care coordination, claims resolution, and locating medical specialists. Health Advocate's 5,000 commercial clients include large to small corporations, insurers and third party administrators, schools, and unions.Health Advocate company was founded in 2001 by a group of health insurance executives including CEO Michael Cardillo and chief medical officer Arthur Leibowitz.

CardioMEMS wants patients to roam free with no strings (or wires) attached. The company has developed an implantable wireless sensing and communication technology for the human body. Its technology consists of include tiny battery-free sensors which can be implanted in the body and transmit information to external signal processing and monitor systems. The systems provide real-time data such as blood pressure, heart rate, and cardiac output to be read by physicians. CardioMEMS' only commercial device, the EndoSure Wireless AAA Pressure Measurement System, measures aneurysm sac pressure during abdominal aortic aneurysm repair and is used alongside traditional angiography.

Dental Service of Massachusetts knows that getting people to be happy with their smiles shouldn't be like pulling teeth-- unless it requires pulling some teeth. Dental Service of Massachusetts (dba Delta Dental of Massachusetts) provides dental benefits to more than 2 million members in the state of Massachusetts. The company clients range from small to large businesses, as well as individuals. It also funds the Oral Health Foundation which extends education grants and promotes dental health. Dental Service of Massachusetts is an affiliate of Delta Dental Plans Association, one of the largest providers of group dental insurance in the US.

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.

Southern Maine Medical Center (SMMC) provides health care services to the residents of York County, Maine. The central facility of the not-for-profit medical organization is its 150-bed, full-service hospital. Founded in 1906, the medical center also operates a home health care service and outpatient diagnostic and therapy centers. Specialty services include pediatrics, cardiology, oncology, and emergency care. The medical center has a staff of about 200 physicians. SMMC is a member of MaineHealth, a network of area hospitals and health clinics.

Retractable Technologies knows you can't be too safe when you work around needles all day. Retractable Technologies company develops, makes, and markets safety syringes and other injection technologies for the health care industry. Its flagship VanishPoint syringe retracts after injection, reducing the risk of both syringe reuse and accidental needlesticks (both are means of transmitting HIV and other infectious diseases). Retractable Technologies also makes blood collection needles and IV catheters using the VanishPoint technology, which was invented by the company's founder, CEO, and majority owner Thomas Shaw. The firm sells to hospitals and other care providers in the US and abroad, both directly and through distributors.

St. Patrick Hospital and Health Sciences Center is here to help. The not-for-profit hospital has about 215 beds (both acute-care and transitional) and serves some 20 counties in and around Missoula, Montana. Specialty services include cancer treatment, surgery, and occupational health. St. Patrick Hospital and Health Sciences Center provides Life Flight air transport to critically ill or injured patients. The hospital provides outpatient primary and specialty care through a host of affiliated physician practices and clinics throughout the area. St. Patrick Hospital and Health Sciences Center was founded in 1873 by the Sisters of Providence and is part of Providence Health & Services.

MetroHealth Medical Center, an acute-care hospital with more than 730 beds that serves as a teaching affiliate for Case Western Reserve University. The hospital's services include oncology, behavioral health, vascular care, orthopedics, burn care, and pediatrics. The system also includes outpatient clinics throughout Greater Cleveland, long-term care facilities, a regional rehabilitative clinic, and a medical helicopter program. MetroHealth employs more than 500 physicians in a variety of fields. The health system is owned by Ohio's Cuyahoga County.

FHC Health Systems provides stability through its behavioral health care services, which are offered to millions of people through its operating subsidiaries. Its majority-owned subsidiary ValueOptions manages behavioral care benefits offered by commercial and public health plans, serving some 23 million people. Through its Rx Innovations unit, the company provides institutional pharmacy and laboratory services for long-term care facilities and other treatment centers. FHC's FirstLab subsidiary offers drug testing and employment screening, while its Corporation for Standards and Outcomes focuses on performance management for public agency programs. CEO and majority owner Ronald Dozoretz founded FHC in 1983.

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