The drapes Amba Medical sells aren't used to pretty up operating rooms, they're used to keep the room clean and the patient healthy. Amba manufactures and distributes surgical supplies, including disposable equipment and procedure drapes under the Clinicon brand. Procedure drapes are used to cover different parts of a patient's body during surgery, providing sanitary protection, while equipment drapes cover surgical equipment, such as cameras, probes, and microscopes. Other supplies include drainage pouches, patient identification bracelets, and operating room and hospital footware.

Here at MetroSouth Medical Center, our roots run deep in the Blue Island community. It began in 1905, when St. Francis Hospital opened its doors in a private residence on Gregory Street. Within weeks, that location was too small, and the hospital soon expanded to a capacity of 30 patients. Growing with the community for the next 103 years, St. Francis expanded its services and facilities, with major additions to the hospital in 1916 and 1948. Along the way, the hospital earned a national reputation as a leader in cardiovascular primary care.On July 30, 2008, a new chapter in the hospital’s history began with a rededication under new ownership and a new name. Today, MetroSouth Medical Center is located on a 12-acre campus in the heart of Blue Island’s uptown commercial business district. Moving forward, we believe the best way to embrace our history and our long legacy of service is to become the most trusted and sought after hospital on Chicago’s South Side by both patients and medical professionals. At MetroSouth Medical Center, we are redefining what it means to be a progressive community hospital by combining the best practices in medicine with the best in sustainable business practices.

Acclarent's medical technology helps people breathe easy without surgery. The company created the Balloon Sinuplasty, a minimally-invasive device used to treat patients with chronic sinusitis. The Balloon Sinuplasty opens blocked sinuses by inflating a balloon in the sinus cavity instead of cutting away bone and tissue, and patients can return to work as soon as the next day. The FDA-approved device is marketed directly to ear, nose, and throat (ENT) doctors in the US and internationally. Acclarent was acquired by Ethicon, a Johnson & Johnson subsidiary and a leading maker of medical equipment, in 2010.

From its modest beginning in 1896 as a cottage occupied by seven German Methodist deaconesses ministering to the poor and sick, Bethesda North Hospital has grown into the fourth largest hospital in Cincinnati, Ohio. Bethesda North is a full-service acute care hospital with more than 400 beds. It provides comprehensive medical and surgical care, including maternity and fertility services, emergency care, and diagnostic imaging. The hospital joined with fellow Cincinnati health care provider Good Samaritan Hospital in 1995 to form TriHealth. Together, the two hospitals offer care at some 50 locations, including primary care offices, fitness centers, and occupational health facilities.

American HomePatient is making sure no one is home alone when it comes to health care. American HomePatient provides home health services from about 240 locations in more than 30 states. The company provides respiratory therapy and equipment, including oxygen therapy, sleep apnea systems, and nebulizers. It also offers home infusion therapy services, including feeding and intravenous drug administration. Additionally, American HomePatient rents and sells durable hospital equipment, including beds and wheelchairs. Mostly it operates independently, but also provides home care in a few areas through joint ventures with hospitals. American HomePatient is owned by investment firm Highland Capital Management.

Athena Diagnostics is a reference laboratory dedicated to the development and commercialization of diagnostic testing for neurological disorders. Using innovative technologies, Athena provides neurologists and other physicians with diagnostic answers that can improve the quality of health care for patients in a cost effective manner.

Hill Physicians Medical Group is the doctors' answer to HMOs.Hill Physicians Medical Group is an independent practice association (IPA) serving some 300,000 health plan members in northern California. Hill contracts with managed care organizations throughout the region -- including HMOs belonging to Aetna, CIGNA, and Health Net -- to provide care to health plan members. Its network includes about 3,000 primary care and specialty physicians and some 30 hospitals. PriMed, a management services organization, organized Hill Physicians Medical Group in 1984 and still runs the company.

Eschmann Holdings, which does business as Eschmann Equipment, designs and manufactures operating tables, electrosurgical instruments, bench-top autoclaves, surgical suction units, and other pieces of medical equipment, primarily for use in the operating room or for infection control. The company's products are primarily marketed and distributed in the UK; it also exports about one-third of its products to other countries through independent and affiliated distributors. Privately held Eschmann Holdings was founded as Eschmann Brothers & Walsh in 1830 and was formerly a member of the Smiths Group.

Good Samaritan Hospital was founded in 1885 and is affiliated with USC's Keck School of Medicine. Even sick Los Angelians get A-list treatment at Good Samaritan Hospital which features all private rooms, some suites, and, yes, valet parking. Good Samaritan has more than 400 beds and serves patients throughout the greater Los Angeles area. This acute-care facility offers services including cardiac surgery, diagnostic imaging, oncology and respiratory care, and transfusion-free medicine and surgery. Good Samaritan also has centers dedicated to neuroscience, orthopedic care, perinatal medicine, and tertiary retinal surgery.

Orthovita develops and sells materials for physicians to use as bone substitutes in reconstruction and replacement procedures. The company's products are designed to mimic natural bone characteristics and harden quicker than other available products. Orthovita's VITOSS product line, used for the repair of spinal and pelvic bone defects, accounts for about 60% of the company's sales. Its CORTOSS bone augmentation material -- expected to eventually become Orthovita's lead product -- received North American marketing approval from the FDA in 2009. Orthovita company already sells CORTOSS, which is used to repair vertebral compression fractures, in the EU and Australia.

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