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.

Good Shepherd Health System provides medical-surgical care to patients throughout the Piney Woods region of northeastern Texas. Its flagship facility is Good Shepherd Medical Center in Longview, a more than 400-bed regional referral hospital providing specialty care in areas such as trauma, cardiology, neurology, and pulmonology. Good Shepherd also has small inpatient facilities in nearby Marshall and Linden, as well as a freestanding outpatient surgery center and several primary care Family Health Centers located throughout its service area. The hospital, which was established in 1935 as the 50-bed Gregg Memorial Hospital, is led by CEO Ed Banos.

Esoterix is a specialized laboratory service provider focused on high science, superior customer service, and innovative new products. Through an extensive client base that includes hospitals, physician specialists and bio-pharmaceutical companies, Esoterix provides a level of expertise and scientific excellence unsurpassed in the industry. Esoterix is a wholly owned subsidiary of Laboratory Corporation of America where it's laboratories operate as Centers of Excellence for specialized services and esoteric testing.

Breastfeeding moms turn to Medela, Inc. for support. The company is the US arm of Swiss breast pump maker Medela Holding AG. The company's Breastfeeding division distributes hospital-grade and home-use breast pumps, bottles and accessories, and maternity and nursing intimate apparel. The same division also distributes phototherapy lamps and neonatal beds for newborns that don't require an incubator. The company's Healthcare division distributes Medela's medical vacuum systems, negative pressure wound care devices, and other suction equipment for hospital use. Its home-use products are sold through medical supply retailers and specialty shops.

Community Health Corporation is a not-for-profit hospital management company.Community Health Corporation company provides education, consultation, and outsourced management services to community hospitals. Community Health has also leased and acquired several not-for-profit hospitals. Its operating subsidiaries include Community Hospital Corporation (hospital ventures), Community Hospital Consulting (management and advisory services), and CHC Community Care (rehabilitation and long-term care facility services).Community Health Corporation company was formed in 1996 by a group of not-for-profit and community-owned hospitals.

PartsSource is a virtual warehouse of diagnostic imaging and biomedical parts for hospital equipment. Through its online database, the supplier can find new, used, and refurbished replacement parts for more than 2,500 different makes and models of hospital equipment from its in-house inventory or from various original equipment manufacturers. It offers at discount such replacement parts as cables, finger probes, sensors, and transducers. PartsSource serves hospital groups nationwide through a sales office in Ohio, a stocking center in Michigan, and a glass tube manufacturing facility in California. PartsSource has supplied parts to such customers as Adventist Health.

Sacred Heart Hospital not only cares for hearts that are holey, but also for the rest of what ails residents of western Wisconsin. The more than 300-bed medical center provides specialized services that include cardiology, cancer care, pediatrics, and emergency medicine. The hospital provides community-wide care through affiliations with the Marshfield Clinic (a provider network with more than 700 physicians), Oakleaf Medical Network (an organization of providers and clinics), and Infinity Healthcare and Pathology Services (supplies the hospital with medical x-ray professionals). Founded in 1889 by the Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St. Francis, the center is part of the Hospital Sisters Health System.

Children's Health System, Inc. not-for-profit system was formed in 1961. You don't have to be royalty to be a patient at Children's Hospital of The King's Daughters (CHKD). CHKD is Virginia's only free-standing, full-service pediatric facility, and as such provides medical, dental, and therapeutic services to children and adolescents through the age of 21 years old. The 210-bed hospital has a staff of more than 500 physicians, and has the state's only dedicated pediatric emergency center, which gets more than 47,000 patient visits each year. CHKD also operates several outpatient pediatric centers throughout the state.

Guided Therapeutics (formerly SpectRx) can shed some light on your condition. The firm is developing diagnostic products, including a cervical cancer detection device, using its proprietary biophotonic technology known as LightTouch. The technology uses optics and spectroscopy to provide doctors with non-invasive diagnostic methods for finding cancer. In order to zero in on its diagnostic business, the company in 2007 sold its SimpleChoice line of insulin pumps, which diabetics use to control blood glucose levels, to ICU Medical; it changed its name to Guided Therapeutics the following year to reflect its new focus.

Luminex Corporation develops, manufactures, and sells proprietary biological testing technologies and products for applications in the life sciences and diagnostic industries in the United States. It offers xMAP technology, an open architecture and multiplexing technology, which allows simultaneous analysis of up to 500 bioassays from a single drop of fluid by reading biological tests on the surface of microscopic polystyrene beads called microspheres. The company’s xMAP technology is used in various segments of the life sciences industry, which includes the fields of drug discovery and development, clinical diagnostics, genetic analysis, bio-defense, protein analysis, and biomedical research. It operates in two segments, Technology and Assay. The Technology segment offers instruments, such as compact analyzers that integrate fluidics, optics, and digital signal processing, as well as peripheral components; FLEXMAP 3D system for use as a general laboratory instrument in life science research and diagnostics markets; and consumables comprising microspheres and sheath fluid. The Assay segment involves in the development and sale of assays on xMAP technology for use on Luminex’s installed base of systems. It offers various assay products, which consists of a combination of chemical and biological reagents, and the company’s proprietary bead technology used to perform diagnostic and research assays on samples. Luminex Corporation serves pharmaceutical companies, clinical laboratories, research institutions, and medical institutions. It has a collaboration agreement with Northrop Grumman Corporation. Luminex Corporation was founded in 1995 and is based in Austin, Texas.

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