Lifebank will offer its clients the most current, clinically proven procedures available for the cryogenic storage of umbilical cord blood (UCB) stem cells . Lifebank will be an educational leader in the field of storing UCB for the use in treatment of a variety of diseases. Our goal is to educate the medical community and parents about the life saving possibilities of this procedure so that they may make an informed decision about recommending or choosing this option for their patients or family. Lifebank will offer quality client service and will present a high level of professionalism through highly trained personnel who are updated on new procedures, policies and client relations on a regular basis. Lifebank will maintain an ongoing collaboration with the medical community in the areas of teaching, research and development of new cryopreservation methodologies.

Dental Health Alliance looks after a million smiles. The company is a dental preferred provider organization (PPO) serving about 1 million members. Its clients include employer groups, insurance companies, third-party administrators, and associations. Dental Health Alliance boasts about 60,000 dentists nationwide and has plans for further growth through affiliations and direct contracts. Dental Health Alliance organization allows member dentists to negotiate their own fees. Founded in 1994 by a group of dentists, Dental Health Alliance is now owned by Assurant Employee Benefits, a division of specialty insurance provider Assurant.

ReGen Biologics, Inc. makes tissue implants and medical devices that are used to repair damaged or degenerating cartilage. ReGen's product line focuses on the repair and preservation of the meniscus, a piece of cartilage found in the knees. The company makes Menaflex, a collagen matrix product designed to halt deterioration, support natural regrowth of tissue, restore function, and reduce pain; the implant is approved for sale in Europe and the US (though its approval is under review in the US market). ReGen also makes the SharpShooter Tissue Repair System, a suturing device used in the Menaflex implantation procedure.

Manor Care is a lord of the manor in the nursing home kingdom. Operating as HCR Manor Care, the firm runs about 500 nursing homes, assisted living centers, and rehabilitation facilities in about 30 states. Its facilities, which operate under the names Heartland, ManorCare Health Services, and Arden Courts, provide not only long-term nursing care, but also rehabilitation services and short-term, post-acute care for patients recovering from serious illness or injury; many of them house special units for Alzheimer's patients. In addition to its nursing and assisted-living facilities, Manor Care offers hospice and home health care through offices across the US. It is owned by private equity firm The Carlyle Group.

Convaid makes lightweight, compact-folding wheelchairs that are made for clients with orthopedic conditions and limited upper body control. The company also offers accessories such as travel bags, canopies, footplates, incontinence liners, and torso support vests. Convaid sells the wheelchairs to the pediatric, adult, and geriatric markets. The company was founded in 1976.

Kingsbrook Jewish Medical Center, located in the East Flatbush section of Central Brooklyn, was founded in 1925 as a chronic care facility to serve the then Jewish Community within a cultural context. As the community has evolved and diversified, Kingsbrook has expanded its services and programs, to meet the needs of the large culturally diverse communities that it now serves.Kingsbrook is an 864-bed medical training institution, comprised of a 326-bed acute care hospital and a 538-bed adult and pediatric skilled nursing long-term care facility. In addition to its celebrated Kingsbrook Rehabilitation Institute, Kingsbrook's Centers of Excellence include: Brooklyn’s only New York State approved Traumatic Brain Injury & Coma Recovery Unit, Ophthalmology & Neuro-Ophthalmology, a Geriatric inpatient Psychiatry service, a premiere program serving the mentally challenged elderly throughout the borough.

Priority Health Managed Benefits' chief concern is its members' wellbeing. The health insurance provider serves some 500,000 members in 65 counties throughout the state of Michigan. The company offers managed care plans to about nearly 8,000 employer groups; it also provides individual coverage. It contracts with a network of nearly 100 acute care hospitals and more than 12,000 health care providers, including primary care doctors and specialists. Health plan offerings include HMO, POS, PPO, Medicaid, and Medicare plans. Priority Health also offers health savings accounts (HSAs) and provides administrative services for companies with self-funded plans.

Thoratec Corporation company makes ventricular assist devices (VAD) for patients suffering late-stage heart failure, including those awaiting a heart transplant. Thoratec offers external and implantable products that provide circulatory support for both acute and long-term needs. The company's International Technidyne Corporation (ITC) subsidiary sells blood coagulation diagnostic equipment and skin incision devices used for drawing blood. Thoratec also sells Vectra, a graft used in renal hemodialysis.Thoratec Corporation company works closely with hospitals and cardiac surgery centers primarily in the US and Europe. Its incision products are sold worldwide through distributors.

Harmony Health Plan of Illinois operates a Medicaid HMO that serves about 140,000 Medicaid recipients in a handful of counties in southwestern Illinois and eastern Missouri. Operated through state contracts, the company's managed health care plans include programs for needy families, supplemental security income recipients, and children of low-income families. Its plans cover basic medical care, including hospitalization, yearly check-ups, and emergency room visits, as well as pharmacy co-payments and dental and transportation services. Harmony Health Plan is a subsidiary of WellCare. It operates as Harmony Health Plans of Missouri in that market.

Children’s National Medical Center is the only exclusive provider of pediatric care in the metropolitan Washington area and is the only freestanding children’s hospital between Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Norfolk, and Atlanta. Serving the nation’s children for 140 years, Children’s National is a proven leader in the development and application of innovative new treatments for childhood illness and injury.Children’s internationally recognized team of pediatric healthcare professionals care for more than 360,000 patients each year who come from throughout the region, nation and world. Serving as an advocate for all children, Children’s is the largest non-governmental provider of pediatric care in the District of Columbia, providing more than $50 million in uncompensated care. In addition, Children's serves as the regional referral center for pediatric emergency, trauma, cancer, cardiac and critical care as well as neonatology, orthopaedic surgery, neurology, and neurosurgery.

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