UC Health is Cincinnati's scholarly health care provider. The medical provider, formerly known as The Health Alliance of Greater Cincinnati, is a partnership between the University of Cincinnati, University Hospital, and the University of Cincinnati Physicians. Additionally, UC Health is home to the West Chester Medical Center (a full-service community hospital), the Drake Center rehabilitation hospital, and the UC Health Surgical Hospital. Another physician practice group, UC Health Primary Care (formerly Alliance Primary Care), operates general practice locations. UC Health was formed in 1994 and originally included five hospitals.

Kuakini Medical Center, a 250-bed acute care hospital that provides specialty services including cancer treatment, cardiac care, and orthopedic surgery. The hospital serves as a teaching center for the University of Hawaii's John A. Burns School of Medicine. Kuakini Health System also operates the 234-bed Kuakini Geriatric Care facility, which offers nursing home and adult day care for Honolulu's senior citizens. The system also maintains two medical office buildings. The Kuakini Health System was founded by Japanese immigrants in 1900. It is a member of the Premier group purchasing alliance.

Gaymar Industries makes a variety of products for pressure ulcer management, temperature therapy management, muscle and joint pain, and animal health. Products include mattress overlays, chair pads, gel mattresses, and warming and cooling systems, including blood and fluid warming and external therapy for human and veterinary applications. The company also offers educational seminars and technical support. Gaymar Industries serves clients in the US and other countries around the globe. The company, founded in 1956, was acquired by Stryker in 2010.

The not-for-profit Kadlec Regional Medical Center, founded in 1944, has some 200 inpatient beds, including pediatrics and intensive, intermediate, and critical care capacity. Kadlec Regional Medical Center is an acute care hospital facility serving southeastern Washington and northeastern Oregon. In addition to providing comprehensive medical, surgical, and emergency services, the hospital operates a freestanding diagnostic center that features state-of-the-art imaging equipment. Other programs include neonatal intensive care, cardiopulmonary rehabilitation, interventional cardiology, neurology, and cancer care.

Zila is developing and commercializing oral cancer detection technology, as well as equipment used to prevent and treat periodontal disease. Its lead cancer diagnostic product is the ViziLite Plus test kit, which uses a chemiluminescent light source to detect cancerous oral lesions. Despite its FDA approval as an adjunctive diagnostic (to be used along with other methods), the ViziLite has yet to fully take off in the US. Other products include the periodontal scalers, probes, fluoride rinses, and cleaning equipment for office and home use. After experiencing financial difficulties, Zila was acquired by private drugmaker TOLMAR Holding in 2009.

The original Hamot Hospital opened in 1881 on the old Hamot family homestead, with five rooms and the capacity for 25 patients. Adventurous Frenchmen know the value of good medical care; Pierre S.V. Hamot felt absolutely "Erie" without it. Hamot Health Foundation (named for the wealthy immigrant merchant) is a not-for-profit health organization serving residents of northwestern Pennsylvania, western New York, and eastern Ohio. The flagship facility in this health system is the Hamot Medical Center, a tertiary-care hospital with about 350 beds. Hamot has an extensive residency program in a number of specialties, including a school of anesthesia run in cooperation with Gannon University.

Interpore Spine has biomaterials deep in its bones. The company, which operates as Interpore Cross, makes synthetic tissue, bone products, and implant systems for spinal and orthopedic procedures. Interpore also makes biological grafting products that encourage bone growth. Interpore Spine also manufactures minimally invasive surgery systems used by orthopedic surgeons and neurologists. Brands include Pro Osteon, InterGro, and BioPlex. The company is a subsidiary of Biomet; other sister company products include dental implants, sports medicine devices, and bracing equipment.

Factoid for the day: the first electric dental drill was invented in 1882 and the company that made it is now known as Sirona Dental Systems. The company still makes handheld dental instruments as well as imaging systems, dental CAD/CAM systems used in restorations, and a full line of other products used by dentists and dental laboratories worldwide. Its CEREC system is a 3-D computer-aided contraption for making ceramic restorations (such as crowns and bridges) in the dentist's office rather than a lab. The firm's imaging systems include traditional X-ray equipment and digital radiography systems. Other products include dental chairs (known as "treatment centers"), and instrument cleaning systems.

Edwards, the company is a spin-off of Baxter International. Its main products are still heart valve devices, including valves made from animal tissue and annuloplasty rings that repair damaged valves. The company also makes monitoring systems that measure heart function during surgery; various types of cannulae (surgical tubes used for drainage, delivery, or filtration); and embolectomy catheters that remove blood clots from peripheral arteries. Edwards Lifesciences markets its products worldwide through a direct sales force and distributors.

ACA Financial Guaranty provides financial guaranty insurance for municipal and other public finance bonds. Previously, the company also provided asset management services for collateralized debt obligations (CDOs) built by pooling fixed-income assets, including bonds, loans, and credit swaps; investors in the company's CDOs included banks, money managers, hedge funds, and insurance companies. While the company's guaranty business was sound, its other services led to its distress. When the US subprime mortgage market tanked, the company was forced to reorganize and place its municipal bond guaranty business into run-off. Now tending to its existing obligations, ACA is no longer writing new policies.

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