Plantation General Hospital has been caring for patients from the time that they were seedlings, until the time that they begin to wither. Plantation General Hospital, a part of the enormous HCA healthcare provider system, is a 264-bed acute care hospital serving Broward County (think Fort Lauderdale area), and the city of Plantation, Florida. The facility offers a full spectrum of health care services, but specializes in maternity, neonatal, and pediatric services. It also offers surgical obesity services and a stroke center. Plantation General Hospital first opened in 1966.

The Cambridge Public Health Commission (doing business as Cambridge Health Alliance or CHA) was established as a result of the 1996 merger of The Cambridge Hospital and Somerville Hospital. The health care organization operates the Cambridge Public Health Department, as well as three hospitals and about two dozen primary care practices specializing in such areas as pediatrics, senior health, family medicine, eye care, plastic surgery, psychiatry, and dentistry. CHA is a teaching affiliate of Harvard Medical School and the Tufts University School of Medicine.

Micrus makes microcoils to help prevent strokes. The company develops implantable and disposable medical devices, specifically its microcoils and accessory products such as microcatheters and guidewires, used to treat cerebral aneurysms and other cerebral vascular diseases. Physicians can use the microcoils to build scaffolds within an aneurysm to stabilize the blood flow to the brain. The catheterization procedure is less invasive and less expensive than other forms of surgery and aims to give patients a shorter recovery time. Micrus sells its products directly in North America and Europe and through distributors in other countries. The company was acquired by Johnson & Johnson in 2010.

Texas Children's Hospital has the doctors and facilities to diagnose and treat sick children. The hospital is the flagship facility of Texas Children's Hospital Integrated Delivery System, a health care network focused entirely on kids. The hospital relies heavily on donations and federal funding to train pediatric medical professionals, conduct extensive research, and provide full-service medical care for children. The Houston-area hospital, part of the Texas Medical Center complex, has clinical facilities for every ailment ranging from psychological troubles to surgery and the ensuing physical rehabilitation.

Access Plans USA wants to provide access to affordable health care programs to individuals, affinity groups, and employers. Subsidiaries Capella Group and Protective Marketing Enterprises (PME) offer non-insurance health care savings plans, including dental, vision, and drug discount programs, defined benefit plans, and medical discount cards. PME also manages dental and vision provider networks that are available to contracted customers. Access Plans USA is a subsidiary of membership and discount program management firm Access Plans (formerly Alliance HealthCard).

Stanly Regional Medical Center (SRMC) provides a wide range of general medical services to residents in and around Stanly County in North Carolina. Formed in 1950, the hospital has 120 beds and is under the management of Carolinas HealthCare, which owns or manages about two dozen regional hospitals. The two organizations agreed to the management contract in 2009 to provide SRMC with more access to resources, such as group purchasing, help with physician recruitment, and supply-chain management. SRMC is affiliated with a number of other organizations including about a dozen clinics, a home health agency, a medical equipment company, and a nursing home.

Carolinas Medical Center-NorthEast (formerly called NorthEast Medical Center) provides medical care for the residents of North Carolina, including immediate emergency medical services as well as continuing treatment services for cancer and other chronic diseases. The medical center also offers specialty services in areas such as behavioral health, occupational medicine, and pain management. Its medical staff includes more than 280 physicians The 450-bed hospital is part of Carolinas HealthCare System.

Invacare allows wheelchair users to set their own pace. Invacare is a leading maker of wheelchairs -- including manual, powered, custom-made, and the ultra zippy chairs used by athletes. It also makes other medical equipment including crutches, bed systems, respiratory devices, and motorized scooters. It manufactures and sells its own products to home health care and medical equipment dealers in North America, Europe, and the Asia/Pacific region, as well as to government agencies and distributors. Invacare's Supply Group distributes other companies' medical equipment and disposable products, such as home diabetic and wound care items.

AorTech develops and manufactures medical-grade polyurethanes for use in medical devices and implants. Its products are based on the company's Elast-Eon materials which have various applications including in drug-eluting stents, in orthopedic devices (spinal discs), and for reconstructive/cosmetic uses (breast implants). The company's wholly-owned subsidiary, AorTech Biomaterials, based in Melbourne, Australia, was formed more than a decade ago to commercialize the company's range of medical-grade polyurethanes. Bluehone Investors (chaired by AorTech director Stuart Rollason) holds about 20% of the company's shares.

Children’s National Medical Center is the only exclusive provider of pediatric care in the metropolitan Washington area and is the only freestanding children’s hospital between Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Norfolk, and Atlanta. Serving the nation’s children for 140 years, Children’s National is a proven leader in the development and application of innovative new treatments for childhood illness and injury.Children’s internationally recognized team of pediatric healthcare professionals care for more than 360,000 patients each year who come from throughout the region, nation and world. Serving as an advocate for all children, Children’s is the largest non-governmental provider of pediatric care in the District of Columbia, providing more than $50 million in uncompensated care. In addition, Children's serves as the regional referral center for pediatric emergency, trauma, cancer, cardiac and critical care as well as neonatology, orthopaedic surgery, neurology, and neurosurgery.

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