Founded in 1992, the company went public in 2010. Electromed aims to clear the way for patients suffering from respiratory ailments. A medical device maker, the company manufactures respiratory products designed to treat patients with cystic fibrosis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and other ailments that affect respiratory systems. Its FDA-approved SmartVest System is a vest worn by patients that helps loosen lung congestion. A self-administered therapy, the vest works by administering high frequency pulsations that compress and release the patient's chest area. Electromed sells its SmartVest and related products primarily in the US to patients, home health care professionals, and hospitals.

Stryker's surgical products include such instruments as drills, saws, rasps, even cement mixers. The company's Orthopaedic Implants category includes artificial joints, spinal rods and screws, artificial vertebral discs, bone cement, and other orthopedic implants and supplies. The orthopaedic division also makes OP-1, a biological product to grow bone. The MedSurg Equipment segment includes facial and hand surgery instruments, endoscopy equipment, and communications and patient handling equipment. Stryker's products are marketed globally to hospitals, doctors, and other health care facilities via direct sales personnel and distributors.

WakeMed is a network of medical centers including two hospitals, outpatient and emergency clinics, rehabilitation facilities, skilled nursing centers, laboratories, physicians' offices, and home care service agencies. Its hospitals, the WakeMed Raleigh Campus and the WakeMed Cary Hospital, include specialty divisions such as heart care, stroke, trauma, critical care, diabetes, asthma, and children's and women's centers. Combined, its facilities offer about 870 beds. WakeMed also conducts research and medical training programs.

Tomah Memorial Hospital provides a wide range of medical services for the residents of western Wisconsin and southern Minnesota. The hospital's staff of about 100 health care professionals includes specialists in cardiology, internal medicine, oncology, general and orthopedic surgery, and emergency medicine. In 2005 the hospital completed a nearly $10 million construction and renovation project, which included a new 20,000 sq. ft. facility on its premises. With help and donations from many community residents, Tomah Memorial opened its doors in 1952 with 29 beds.

Bon Secours-Richmond Community Hospital was founded in 1903 by a husband-and-wife duo of African American doctors, Sarah and Miles Jones. Part of the Bon Secours Health System, Bon Secours-Richmond Community Hospital is a 100-bed facility that provides general medical and surgical care to the residents of Richmond, Virginia. Located in the city's historic Church Hill neighborhood, the hospital provides inpatient care, as well as emergency services, diagnostic imaging services, and outpatient rehabilitation. The hospital also features an inpatient psychiatric unit and provides primary health care services at a medical office building next door.

Massachusetts General Hospital established in the 1800s, has some 900 beds and is a teaching affiliate of Harvard's medical school with a budget of more than $500 million for R&D. Its specialized departments for health include cancer, cosmetic and reconstructive surgery, and diabetes. The hospital is also a leading research facility, hosting numerous clinical trials. In addition to its main campus in Boston, the hospital operates several health centers in surrounding communities. Massachusetts General Hospital is a founding member of the Partners HealthCare System (along with Brigham and Women's).

American Medical Alert Corp (AMAC) provides health care communication and monitoring services. The company's Health Safety and Monitoring Services (HSMS) unit markets remote patient monitoring systems, including personal emergency response systems, health management and medication management systems, and safety monitoring systems. Its Telephony Based Communication Services (TBCS) unit provides telephone answering services and operates clinical trial recruitment call centers. Products are sold to consumers as well as health care facilities, such as home care, hospice, pharmacy, managed care, and other health care organizations.

When the ailing wish upon a star, Wistar might be able to find them a cure. Founded in 1892, The Wistar Institute is a not-for-profit biomedical research institution concentrating on major diseases such as cancer, immune-system disorders, heart ailments, and infectious diseases. The institute operates from about 30 laboratories with research programs targeting genetic, molecular, and cellular discoveries. The company's research has been used in the development of vaccines, pharmaceuticals, and biotechnology drugs. Wistar collaborates with educational and governmental partners.

Baxa Corporation manufactures equipment and measuring devices for the preparation and handling of oral and IV-administered medications. The company's leading products include the ExactaMed oral liquid dispenser, a pre-filled dosing syringe. Additional products include pumps designed to batch fill medication orders, IV bags, and infusion devices, as well as compounders and a medication validation system. The company has subsidiaries and offices in North America and Europe; it also has distributors in more than 40 countries around the world. Ronald Baxa and Brian Baldwin started the business in 1975. The Baldwin family controls the company.

TransMedics works to transport transplants. The company has developed a system to circulate warm blood through hearts and other transplant organs while they are being transported, as opposed to the cold transport system currently in use. The portable device makes it possible to actually deliver a beating heart to the surgeon. TransMedics' Organ Care System (OCS) is already in use in the European Union for heart transplants; it must still complete clinical trials in the US to receive FDA approval. A system for lungs, livers, and kidneys is also in the works. TransMedics was formed in 1998.

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