Boone Hospital Center is a 394-bed full service hospital located in Columbia, MO. It is a regional referral center located in the center of the state. The hospital provides progressive healthcare programs, services, and technology to people in 25 mid-Missouri counties. Although the hospital is full service, areas in which Boone Hospital Center excels are cardiology, neurology, oncology, surgical, obstetrical services, and numerous other specialties. The hospital maintains a 24-hour emergency center with hospital-based ambulance service and a helipad for incoming emergency air transportation. The hospital employs over 2000 on its staff and 350 physicians on the medical staff.Boone Hospital Center is a leader in providing the latest technology, including an innovative surgery center offering progressive endoscopic and laser surgery procedures. The hospital provides numerous community educational lectures and events, centering on disease prevention and wellness. To help community members make healthy lifestyle choices, Boone Hospital Center created WELLAWARE - a collection of resources and programs that encourage wellness and prevention. Working with mid-Missouri employers to promote good health on the job (such as becoming a tobacco-free workplace), WELLAWARE offers resources in occupational medicine, behavioral health, and BHC's various prevention and fitness programs to the community at large in Columbia, MO.

VITAS Healthcare is a vital provider of hospice services in the US. The firm, a subsidiary of Chemed, is a top national provider, serving patients through some 45 programs in 15 states and Washington, DC. VITAS Healthcare Corporation cares for terminally ill patients primarily in their homes, but also at its own inpatient hospice facilities and in nursing homes and hospitals. Its services -- provided by teams of nurses, doctors, aides, and social workers -- focus on managing pain and symptoms, providing personal care, helping with financial arrangements, handling equipment and medications, and offering emotional and spiritual support. VITAS Healthcare Corporation also provides bereavement services and grief counseling to patients' families.

The Medical House group of companies design, develop, and manufacture medical devices and drug delivery systems. Its Medical House Products Ltd. subsidiary manufactures drug delivery systems, such as reusable and disposable needle-free injectors and disposable do-it-yourself injectors for patients at home. Customers include pharmaceutical and biotechnology manufacturers in the UK, Europe, and the US. The company sold its Eurocut medical instrument manufacturing subsidiary to Sandvik Materials Technology in May 2008. The Medical House was founded in 1998 and went public in 2000; it has agreed to be acquired by medical device maker Consort Medical.

MONOC, The Monmouth Ocean Hospital Service Corporation, is a non-profit company comprised of fifteen acute care hospitals throughout New Jersey. Together this shared services consortium acts as a healthcare co-operative for these acute care hospitals and the over 2.8 million residents that they serve living in more than 1,800 square miles along New Jersey's northern, central and southern shore. It includes hospitals from three of New Jersey's premier integrated health care delivery networks; Meridian Health System, Robert Wood Johnson Health Network and the Saint Barnabas Health System.

Winter Haven Hospital has more than 500 beds. In addition to general medical, surgical, and emergency care, the health care facility offers specialty care in areas such as cancer, heart disease, and stroke. And it offers outpatient care through an ambulatory surgery and diagnostic center, as well as about half a dozen primary care clinics. The hospital's Regency Medical Center is a 50-bed facility providing maternity and other health care services for women and newborns. Winter Haven Hospital is owned by not-for-profit Mid-Florida Medical Services.

Norman Regional Health system operates in and around Norman, Oklahoma through the full service, 340-bed Norman Regional Hospital and affiliated health centers, including Moore Medical Center Services and the HealthPlex, a 150-bed specialty hospital focused on cardiology, orthopedic and spine, and women's and children's services. Moore Medical Center's services include include acute care and surgery, diagnostic, and outpatient health care services. The organization's programs include behavioral medicine, rehabilitation, a women's center, and a sleep disorder clinic. The hospital was established in 1946.

Holmes Regional Medical Center which houses about 515 beds and provides comprehensive medical and surgical care, serves residents of Brevard County on Florida's Space Coast. A member of not-for-profit health care system Health First, Holmes Regional Medical Center offers specialty care in a number of areas, including trauma, oncology, cardiology, orthopedics, pediatrics, and women's health. It also operates an air ambulance unit, a full-service endoscopy center, and an outpatient diagnostic facility.

Garden City Hospital provides health care and osteopathic medical education services in western Wayne County, Michigan. With 323 licensed beds, the community hospital's specialties include cardiology, women's health, and sports rehabilitation. Some of its more unusual services include clinical hypnotherapy and a massage clinic. The hospital has more than 350 physicians on its medical staff. Its emergency department treats nearly 45,000 patients each year. Garden City Hospital partners with Michigan State University's College of Osteopathic Medicine as well as other osteopathic medical colleges around the country.

Excellus BlueCross BlueShield, Utica Region provides health insurance coverage to members in about a dozen upstate New York counties. The company's health insurance plans include traditional indemnity, HMOBlue, BluePPO, and BluePoint 2 (point-of-service plan). The company also provides college student health coverage (College Blue) and consumer-driven health coverage for small businesses and individuals (HealthyBlue and SimplyBlue), as well as Medicare supplement and dental coverage. Excellus BlueCross BlueShield, Utica Region is part of Excellus BlueCross BlueShield, which itself is a subsidiary of The Lifetime Healthcare Companies.

diaDexus is a diagnostics company, located in South San Francisco, California, focusing on the development and commercialization of patent-protected in vitro diagnostic products addressing unmet needs in cardiovascular disease. diaDexus was formed in 1997 as a joint venture between SmithKline Beecham (now GlaxoSmithKline) and Incyte; upon formation, GSK granted diaDexus an exclusive license to certain diagnostic intellectual property, including the PLAC Test for Lp-PLA2. The PLAC Test is the only blood test cleared by the FDA to assess risk for coronary heart disease and ischemic stroke associated with atherosclerosis.

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