Wenatchee Valley Medical Center (WVMC) has Pacific Northwesterners covered. Formed in 1940, the physician-owned rural health care system administers medical aid to residents in north central Washington State through eight community clinics and a 20-bed acute care hospital. The central campus includes the Wenatchee Valley Clinic, the Wenatchee Valley Hospital and Surgery Center, and a regional radiation treatment oncology center. There are about 170 physicians at WVMC who provide care in most major medical specialties including behavioral health, cardiology, and OB-GYN.

Shepherd Center is not-for-profit hospital specializes in medical treatment, research, and rehabilitation for people with spinal cord and brain injuries, as well as patients with neuromuscular disorders (such as spina bifida) and chronic pain. Shepherd Hospital has about 130 beds (including a 10-bed intensive care unit). Of its patients who have suffered injuries, about 60% have been in car accidents. Founded in 1975 by James Shepherd (who was paralyzed in a bodysurfing accident) and his family, the hospital conducts neurological and neuromuscular research through its Virginia C. Crawford Research Institute.

Ramsay Health Care rules Australia's private hospital industry. As that continent's largest private hospital group, the company operates about 115 hospitals and day-care facilities in Australia as well as in Europe and Asia. With roughly 10,000 beds and 25,000 employees, Ramsay hospitals provide care for just about any medical or surgical problem for which a patient may need treatment. Acquisitions (at home and abroad) have boosted the company's holdings, and while about half of Ramsay's hospitals are in Australia, the company is intent on expanding into new international markets. Ramsay was established in 1964 as a psychiatric hospital by Paul Ramsay.

Lincare Holdings Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides oxygen and other respiratory therapy services to home health care market in the United States. It provides home oxygen equipment, including oxygen concentrators, which are stationary units that provide a continuous flow of oxygen by filtering ordinary room air; and liquid oxygen systems, which are thermally insulated containers of liquid oxygen. The company also offers respiratory therapy services, such as nebulizers and associated respiratory medications that provide aerosol therapy for customers suffering from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and asthma; continuous positive airway pressure devices, which maintain open airways in customers suffering from obstructive sleep apnea by providing airflow at prescribed pressures during sleep; non-invasive ventilation that offers nocturnal ventilatory support for customers with neuromuscular disease and COPD; and ventilators, which support respiratory function in severe cases of respiratory failure. In addition, it provides various home infusion therapies, including parenteral nutrition, intravenous antibiotic therapy, enteral nutrition, chemotherapy, dobutamine infusions, immunoglobulin therapy, continuous pain management, and central catheter management. Further, the company supplies home medical equipment, such as hospital beds, wheelchairs, and other supplies. As of February 8, 2010, Lincare Holdings managed approximately 1,056 local centers in 48 states. Lincare Holdings Inc. was founded in 1972 and is headquartered in Clearwater, Florida.

Crawford Memorial Hospital & Health Services provides acute care to residents of Crawford County in Illinois. Its hospital has about 25 acute care beds. Specialized services include cardiac rehabilitation, orthopedics, home health care, and emergency medicine. The hospital, founded in 1961, also offers a birthing center with prenatal education and breast-feeding classes. Crawford Memorial Hospital & Health Services operates a handful of rural health clinics staffed with physicians and physicians' assistants offering primary care to medically underserved areas.

Pro-Dex, Inc. engages in the development and manufacture of technology-based solutions that incorporate miniature rotary drive systems, embedded motion control, and fractional horsepower DC motors. The company primarily designs, develops, and manufactures rotary drive systems for the medical device and dental industries. It sells various types of private label rotary drive systems for use in dental procedures, as well as cranial, spinal, arthroscopic, and orthopedic surgery. Pro-Dex also designs and manufactures miniature pneumatic motors, fractional horsepower DC motors, and motion control systems for industrial applications in the semi-conductor, automotive, aerospace, and apparel industries. In addition, it offers dental products primarily to original equipment manufacturers and dental product distributors. Further, the company manufactures and supplies embedded multi-axis motion controllers used to regulate the motion of servo and stepper motors for the factory automation, scientific research, and medical analysis equipment industries. Pro-Dex markets its products to hospitals, dental offices, medical engineering labs, commercial and military aircraft, scientific research facilities, and high tech manufacturing operations worldwide. The company was founded in 1978 and is headquartered in Irvine, California.

Cerebral Palsy Associations of New York State (CP of NYS), a multi-service organization with 24 Affiliates, was founded in 1946 by families of children with cerebral palsy, and has become a nationally recognized leader in the care and treatment of people with many different types of disabilities. Together, our 17,000 employees provide services to over 85,000 people with disabilities, and their families, all across New York State.

DJO Incorporated is one of the world's largest orthopedic medical device makers, the company develops and manufactures products that are used in rehabilitation, pain management, and physical therapy. They range from ankle braces and traction systems to electrotherapy and bone growth stimulation devices. DJO also makes and distributes surgically implanted joint replacement products for the knees, hips, and shoulders. Its products are sold globally under a host of market-leading brands, including Aircast, Compex, DonJoy, Empi, Ormed, and ProCare. The company sells its products directly and through dealers and distributors mainly in the US and Europe.

John C. Lincoln takes care of the health of John Q. Public. The not-for-profit John C. Lincoln Health Network serves the northern Phoenix area and includes two hospitals: John C. Lincoln Deer Valley Hospital, with more than 200 beds, and John C. Lincoln North Mountain Hospital, with roughly 260 beds. The system also features a children's care facility, various physician and dental clinics, a food bank, and assisted living facilities for the elderly all operating under the Desert Mission moniker. The John C. Lincoln Health Foundation is the fundraising arm of the organization. John C. Lincoln Health Network has a staff of about 1,100 physicians.

CaroMont Health is an independent not-for-profit health care system serving residents of Gastonia, a community just west of Charlotte in North Carolina's Piedmont region. Anchoring CaroMont Health is Gaston Memorial Hospital, a 435-bed medical and surgical facility that features a birthing center, an inpatient psychiatric ward, and specialized facilities for heart disease, cancer, sleep disorders, diabetes, and wound care. Other operations include a nearly 100-bed nursing home, an outpatient surgery center, and about 30 primary and specialty medical practices. CaroMont Health also provides home health and hospice care services. CaroMont Health is governed by the North Carolina Medical Care Commission.

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