The Western Pennsylvania Hospital is a part of the West Penn Allegheny Health System. The 512-bed teaching hospital is affiliated with Clarion University, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania State University, and Temple University. It offers specialized services such as emergency medicine, heart care, breast disease treatment, cancer treatment, orthopedics, and surgery (including microscopic surgery). Special facilities include an area burn center, cancer treatment center, and a hospice facility.

SonoSite, Inc. develops, manufactures, and distributes hand-carried ultrasound systems for use across medical specialties and in a range of treatment settings. Its products include NanoMaxx Ultrasound Tool, which supports a range of examinations and procedures, including thoracic assessment for hemothorax, hydrothorax and pneumothorax, vascular access, needle aspirations, and injections, as well as abdominal, cardiac, nerve, obstetrics/gynecology, musculoskeletal, small parts, and vascular scanning; The M-Turbo system, which is used in clinical and procedural guidance applications at the point-of-care, such as abdominal, nerve, vascular, cardiac, venous access, small part, and superficial imaging; S Series ultrasound tools; MicroMaxx System used in anesthesia, cardiology, critical and acute care, emergency medicine, obstetrics/gynecology, preventive cardiology, radiology, surgery, and vascular applications; and non-invasive hemodynamic parameters for tracking and evaluating cardiovascular health. The company also offers accessories for its products that include mobile docking stations, multiple transducer connections, image transfer and management software, printers, video recorders, auxiliary monitors, storage devices, carrying cases, and disposable supplies. In addition, it develops programs in ultrasound education. The company sells its products directly, as well as through independent third-party distributors and strategic alliances in the United States, Australia, Canada, France, Germany, India, Italy, Japan, Spain, the United Kingdom, Africa, Asia, China, the Middle East, and Latin America. SonoSite, Inc. was founded in 1986 and is headquartered in Bothell, Washington.

Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital is a not-for-profit, 250-bed acute medical facility that serves southeastern Massachusetts. The hospital's emergency department sees more than 60,000 patients per year. Specialized services include cancer treatment (including radiation therapy), cardiac care (including catheterization), pediatrics, orthopedics, and psychiatry. Brockton Hospital is an affiliated teaching hospital of the Tufts Medical Center. The hospital is part of the Signature Healthcare (formerly Brockton Health) network, which also includes affiliated primary care physician practices, specialty outpatient clinics, and a nursing school.

Cardiogenesis will leave a hole in your heart and not feel a pang of guilt. The company's laser and fiber-optic systems are used for transmyocardial revascularization (TMR) and percutaneous myocardial channeling (PMC), procedures that use a laser to cut channels through the heart muscle into the heart chamber to help circulation in cardiac patients. Its SolarGen 2100 system, composed of fiber-optic and laser surgical tools on a powered base unit, is FDA-approved and is marketed through Cardiogenesis' sales force in the US and through international distributors. The company's PMC system is available outside the US. The company also sells catheters and other related equipment to operate its laser systems.

Neoprobe makes products for the diagnosis and treatment of cancer, such as lymphatic mapping instruments (including the neo2000) that help surgeons identify trends about the spread of cancer in a patient. Subsidiary Cardiosonix markets non-invasive blood flow measurement devices under the Quantix brand. Neoprobe has additional products under development including procedural tracing agent Lymphoseek to be used in lymphatic mapping and handheld radiation probe RIGScan to locate tumors. The company is also working on an activated cellular therapy technology to treat cancers and viral and autoimmune diseases. The procedure activates certain lymph nodes to boost a patient's immune system.

CryoLife preserves lives by conserving the tissues that sustain it. The company takes human heart valves and blood vessels from deceased volunteer donors, processes them, and stores them in liquid nitrogen freezers (a process called cryopreservation). It then ships them to surgeons nationwide, who implant them during cardiac and vascular repair procedures. For some preserved tissue, the company uses its proprietary SynerGraft technology, which reduces the presence of donor cells and makes the tissue more compatible with the recipient. CryoLife also develops implantable biomaterials, including BioGlue, an adhesive used to seal internal surgical wounds.

Chemed Corporation brings a professional dignity to times of transition and sewer line clogs. Operating through two major subsidiaries, Chemed Corporation offers hospice care to terminally ill patients through its VITAS Healthcare subsidiary which operates in some 15 US states. VITAS employs doctors, nurses, and other professionals to provide at-home and inpatient services in care facilities. Chemed's better-known Roto-Rooter subsidiary offers plumbing and drain-cleaning services for residential and commercial customers through company-owned, contractor-operated, and franchised locations, some 600 total. A stalwart of the industry, Roto-Rooter offers services throughout the US and in parts of Canada.

Parma Community General Hospital provides medical care to residents of Ohio's Cuyahoga County and surrounding areas along the northern Lake Erie shoreline. The independent, not-for-profit, 320-bed acute care medical center has a staff of more than 500 physicians representing some 30 medical specialties. It offers a broad range of inpatient care services, including cardiology, oncology, orthopedics, and rehabilitation. Its outpatient and community outreach programs include home health care, hospice care, senior care, and various community health clinics. The hospital was founded in 1961.

Battle Creek Health System was formed by the 1988 merger of two area hospitals: Leila Y. Post Montgomery Hospital and Community Hospital. It is part of Trinity Health. Battle Creek Health System (BCHS) is a multi-campus health care provider serving residents of south central Michigan. The system includes two acute care hospitals with a total of over 200 beds, a behavioral health center, a variety of outpatient clinics, and a home health care and hospice network. BCHS also includes specialty clinics including a wound healing center, a kidney health clinic, and a cardiac care center. Its Employer Health Services program features two occupational health and therapy clinics.

West Virginia University Hospitals (WVUH) has West Virginians covered. The health care system's facilities include the behavioral health center Chestnut Ridge Hospital, City Hospital, Jefferson Memorial Hospital, Jon Michael Moore Trauma Center, Ruby Memorial Hospital, and the West Virginia University Children's Hospital; combined, the system has more than 500 beds. Other services include centers for eye and dental care, cancer treatment (Mary Babb Randolph Cancer Center), and family medicine. Cheat Lake Physicians is the physicians group associated with the health system. WVUH is a member of the West Virginia United Health System.

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