NorthShore University HealthSystem provides care to residents of Chicago's north side and its suburbs.NorthShore University HealthSystem operates hospitals, a home care organization, and a Medical Group with some 650 primary and specialty care physicians. With 360 beds, the organization's flagship Evanston Hospital has teaching and research programs, as well as capabilities for trauma, cancer, cardiology, and women's health care. NorthShore University HealthSystem also includes Glenbrook Hospital (140 beds), while Highland Park Hospital (160 beds), and Skokie Hospital (200 beds). NorthShore University HealthSystem is affiliated with the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine.

Eyelogic's software and associated computer hardware and ophthalmic equipment are designed to make eye testing easier -- so easy that it can be performed by a technician rather than the doctor. The software can coordinate input from existing automated instruments and the system includes an automated refractor, an autolensometer, and more. According to the company, product development began after an ophthalmologist in Calgary grew bored with always having to perform manual refractions and decided to try to automate the process. Eyelogic Systems has been in business since 1996.

For more than 15 years, APS Healthcare has been dedicated to the design and delivery of specialty health services that focus on health improvement as a means to lowering costs and improving quality of life.They began as a behavioral health company but saw the opportunity to do more for the members and customers we serve, the providers we work with and the broader community. As our focus evolved so did our mission. Today, as one of the nation’s leading specialty health services company, we leverage our core competency in behavior change to deliver total health management innovations that make a significant, positive impact on the healthcare system.

SunLink Health Systems is hoping to shine brightly in the healthcare business through the management of community hospitals. Through its subsidiaries, the firm operates seven community hospitals with a total of more than 400 beds in Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi, and Missouri. SunLink Health leases one of its hospitals, Missouri Southern Healthcare, and owns the other six. Each hospital is the only acute care facility in its service area. The company also runs several nursing facilities, which service the geographical areas surrounding the hospitals and have 260 beds combined, and it operates a home health agency and a specialty pharmacy business.

Kosciusko Community Hospital, which has just over 70 beds, provides 24-hour emergency care and general health care services to the residents of Kosciusko County in northern Indiana. The hospital has centers dedicated to health and wellness, women's imaging, wound care, and weight management. Kosciusko's Center of Hope offers a range of cancer treatment programs including chemotherapy and radiation therapy, home and hospice care, nutritional counseling, and pain and symptom management. The hospital, led by CEO Steve Miller, is part of the Lutheran Health Network.

Tri-anim Health Services company supplies specialty medical products and pharmaceuticals to hospitals, long-term care facilities, and nursing homes. Tri-anim Health Services operates about two dozen distribution centers nationwide. Its products are sold via regional sales teams. Private equity firm Water Street Healthcare Partners acquired Tri-anim Health Services and Bound Tree Medical in 2008 and merged them under newly formed Sarnova. Both companies kept their separate names and operations; Tri-anim took over all the distribution of specialty products while Bound Tree is focused on distributing EMS products.

MultiPlan operates one of the nation's largest preferred provider organization (PPO) healthcare networks, comprising more than 5,000 hospitals and some 750,000 doctors and ancillary health care providers. MultiPlan company offers access to its PPO to health care plan providers; clients can use the PPO either as their primary provider network or as a means of extending or expanding their own networks. MultiPlan also provides other cost management services to payors, such as fee negotiation on specific claims. MultiPlan company was acquired by private equity investors BC Partners and Silver Lake in 2010.

Scottsdale is in the middle of the desert, but it's hardly deserted. Luckily, its many residents have the likes of Scottsdale Healthcare to turn to for medical care. The not-for-profit organization serves central Arizona through three acute care hospitals that combined have roughly 835 beds. Scottsdale Healthcare also operates other campuses featuring physician offices, a cancer center, home health, and other health care services. Its Essential Touch Wellness Center and Boutique provides spa-like stress-reduction therapies. The company has a staff of some 1,400 physicians who represent more than 50 medical specialties. Scottsdale Healthcare was established in 1962 as City Hospital of Scottsdale.

Munroe Regional Health System operates the Munroe Regional Medical Center and affiliated facilities serving residents of north central Florida's Marion County and surrounding areas. Munroe Regional Medical Center is a 420-bed acute care hospital offering comprehensive medical, surgical, and emergency care, along with programs devoted to cardiovascular care, stroke prevention and care, orthopedics, and women's health. The hospital is operated under a lease agreement with the Marion County Hospital District. Munroe Regional Health System also provides home health services and operates outpatient clinics providing primary care, diagnostic, and rehabilitation therapy services.

Shriners Hospitals For Children. The system operates 22 hospitals in North America. Among those, 18 specialize in orthopedic conditions, some also specialize in treating serious burn injuries, spinal cord injuries, and cleft lips and palates. Founded by the fellowship Shrine of North America, the hospitals are supported by a multitude of fundraising events organized by 500,000 red fez-wearing members. As a result, these hospitals are able to treat children under 18 years old completely for free. Shriners Hospitals For Children was founded in 1922.

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