When it comes to medical devices, Merit Medical Systemsexpects its merits to speak for themselves. Merit Medical Systems makes disposable medical products used in interventional and diagnostic cardiology, radiology, gastroenterology, and pulmonary procedures. The company's products include catheters, guide wires, needles, and tubing used in heart stent procedures, pacemaker placement, and angioplasties, as well as products for endoscopy, dialysis, and other procedures. Merit Medical sells its products as stand-alone items or in custom-made kits to hospitals and other health care providers as well as to custom packagers and equipment makers worldwide.

PacificSource is a not-for-profit health insurance firm that provides medical, dental, and prescription drug benefits to nearly 200,000 members throughout Oregon and in parts of Idaho. PacificSource company provides both PPO and HMO-type managed care products for groups and individuals, as well as flexible spending accounts and health reimbursement accounts. Its network includes tens of thousands of health care providers. Founded in 1933, PacificSource also offers supplemental coverage including life insurance, vision care, chiropractic services, and acupuncture treatments. PacificSource company provides benefits administration services through its Manley Services and Select Benefits Administrators subsidiaries.

MidState Medical Center isn't lost in the middle. The acute care hospital serves central Connecticut and has some 145 beds (including six psychiatric beds). It offers patients a range of services including cardiac, emergency medicine, and maternity care. MidState Medical Center also has centers dedicated to diabetes, cancer treatment, digestive health, nutrition, and women's health. The hospital has been working hard to keep up with increasing demand for its services. It has built an addition to its campus that added emergency medical care services as well as opened a MidState Medical Services Building, to increase its outpatient care capacity.

NIMS(Non-Invasive Monitoring Systems, Inc.) has developed a moving bed-style device that is intended to improve circulation and joint mobility, and possibly to relieve minor aches and pains. Originally tagged as AT-101, the device was sold in Japan and the US until the FDA required the company to get regulatory approval for it. NIMS halted sales and marketing efforts on AT-101 and is seeking FDA approval for a similar but less costly device known as the Exer-Rest, intended for home and clinic use.

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University of Miami Hospital can cure what ails you. The hospital provides a full complement of inpatient medical services, as well as emergency and outpatient care. It houses about 560 patient beds and provides specialized care in heart disease, neurological disorders, orthopedics, cancer treatment, and urology, among other fields. The University of Miami Hospital also operates centers for infertility treatment, gastrointestinal procedures, and sleep loss therapy. The medical center is owned by the University of Miami.

Emeritus Corporation operates senior living communities that provide assisted living, and Alzheimer’s and dementia care services to senior citizens in the United States. Its communities provide residential housing alternatives, including independent living, assisted living, specialized memory care, and skilled nursing services. As of December 31, 2009, the company operated or had an investment in 308 assisted living communities consisting of approximately 27,100 residential rooms or suites with a capacity for approximately 32,300 residents. It also provides management services to independent and related-party owners of assisted living communities. Emeritus Corporation was founded in 1993 and is based in Seattle, Washington.

Helping the world's edentulous and incontinent is a part of Astra Tech's mandate. The company, a unit of pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca, concentrates on researching, developing, and manufacturing medical devices and implants used in odontology (dental surgery) and urology. Other products include wound drains and hemorrhoid ligators. Through international subsidiaries (including Astra Tech Inc. in the US), Astra Tech operates globally through more than 15 subsidiaries; more than 90% of its sales are made outside its home country. Key products include the Astra Tech Dental Implant System, the LoFric hydrophilic bladder catheter, and the Bellovac A.B.T autologous blood transfusion system.

Solta Medical (formerly Thermage) makes a non-invasive skin-tightening system that uses radiofrequency energy to get rid of pesky wrinkles on the face and hands, around the eyes, and on other creased and crumpled body parts. The company markets its Thermage ThermaCool radiofrequency generators and single-use ThermaTips to plastic surgeons, dermatologists, and other doctors around the world. Solta also sells Fraxel skin resurfacing systems. It uses a direct sales force in the US and a network of distributors in more than 80 countries for international sales.

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.

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