Floyd Medical Center has more than 300 beds and serves northwestern Georgia and northeastern Alabama. In addition to medical, surgical, and emergency care (including a Level II trauma center and neonatal intensive care unit), the hospital offers rehabilitation programs, home health care, and psychiatric care through Floyd Behavioral Health Center, a freestanding facility with more than 50 beds. Floyd Medical Center and its affiliates, including about 20 primary care centers and five urgent care locations, are operated by Floyd Healthcare Management Inc. Founded in 1942, the not-for-profit is led by CEO Kurt Stuenkel.

"Sterile" is the watchword at Sartorius Stedim Biotech (SSB). The company makes and supplies equipment used in the medical and biopharmaceutical industries for filtration, fluid management, fermentation, purification, and laboratory applications. Products include sterilized, disposable bags, systems that freeze or thaw pharmaceutical components, as well as systems for the sterile transfer of liquids or solids. SSB sells its products to the pharmaceutical, chemical and food and beverage industries, as well as research and educational institutes around the globe. Formerly called Stedim, the firm changed its name in 2007 when it was acquired with German lab equipment maker Sartorius.

Carson Tahoe Regional Healthcare includes the Carson Tahoe Regional Medical Center (CTRMC) and serves Nevada's Carson Valley and surrounding areas. Established in 1949, the not-for-profit CTRMC has 170 beds and provides acute general, surgical, specialty, and outpatient care. The medical center also includes a rehabilitation center, cardiovascular center, surgical unit, free-standing cancer center, emergency room, and women and children's center. Carson Tahoe Regional Healthcare also operates smaller urgent care, behavioral health, physical therapy, and outpatient care centers in Carson City and nearby communities.

Founded in 1959 by Grace Sprenger, Sprenger Health Care is owned and operated by members of the Sprenger family. Sprenger Enterprises (dba Sprenger Health Care Centers) provides senior Buckeye Staters with a range of housing and care options that include nursing, assisted living, and independent living homes. Scattered throughout northeastern Ohio, Sprenger Health Care operates more than a dozen centers providing services that include physical, occupational, and speech therapy, as well as psychiatric support, respite and hospice care. The centers also administer specialized treatment for patients suffering from Alzheimer's disease and dementia.

Nanosphere is offering molecular diagnostics for the masses: Its molecular testing system is intended for use in hospital-based laboratories that don't have the money or expertise to maintain the complex genomic testing equipment often reserved for reference labs and research centers. Known as Verigene, the company's diagnostic system is a more compact and simpler workstation designed to perform multiple genomic and protein tests simultaneously on a single sample. The company also sells Verigene-compatible tests, including hematology, cystic fibrosis, and influenza diagnostic assays. Nanosphere has several other tests, including HPV (the virus that causes cervical cancer) in the works.

Shore Memorial Health System is not-for-profit community hospital has some 300 beds. It offers acute care services and more than 35 specialized care programs including cancer, cardiac, obstetric, and orthopedic care. Shore Memorial Hospital is affiliated with The University of Pennsylvania Health System and The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. In addition to the hospital, Shore Memorial operates community-based health and fitness centers.

Massachusetts General Hospital established in the 1800s, has some 900 beds and is a teaching affiliate of Harvard's medical school with a budget of more than $500 million for R&D. Its specialized departments for health include cancer, cosmetic and reconstructive surgery, and diabetes. The hospital is also a leading research facility, hosting numerous clinical trials. In addition to its main campus in Boston, the hospital operates several health centers in surrounding communities. Massachusetts General Hospital is a founding member of the Partners HealthCare System (along with Brigham and Women's).

Exempla Saint Joseph Hospital's goal is to give residents of the Mile High City exemplary care. The acute care facility has nearly 570 beds and specializes in cardiovascular disease, cancer, and high-risk labor and delivery. The Catholic not-for-profit hospital sees about 50,000 emergency department visits annually. To ease the strain on its ER, the facility installed an observation unit where patients who need longer care but don't necessarily need to be admitted can be seen for up to 23 hours. The hospital also offers residency programs in family practice, internal medicine, OB-GYN, and general surgery. Founded as Colorado's first private hospital, Exempla Saint Joseph is part of Exempla Healthcare.

OsteoTec do have a particular fondness for those body parts. OsteoTec distributes medical devices and implants in the UK, specializing in products used in hand, foot, and craniomaxillofacial surgical procedures. Products include finger and toe joints, wrist implants, tissue anchors, bone ties, and a cranial flap fixation system. The company's suppliers include Ascension Orthopedics, KMI Medical, and OsteoMed, and OsteoTec is also developing its own line of products.

Kosciusko Community Hospital, which has just over 70 beds, provides 24-hour emergency care and general health care services to the residents of Kosciusko County in northern Indiana. The hospital has centers dedicated to health and wellness, women's imaging, wound care, and weight management. Kosciusko's Center of Hope offers a range of cancer treatment programs including chemotherapy and radiation therapy, home and hospice care, nutritional counseling, and pain and symptom management. The hospital, led by CEO Steve Miller, is part of the Lutheran Health Network.

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