The drapes Amba Medical sells aren't used to pretty up operating rooms, they're used to keep the room clean and the patient healthy. Amba manufactures and distributes surgical supplies, including disposable equipment and procedure drapes under the Clinicon brand. Procedure drapes are used to cover different parts of a patient's body during surgery, providing sanitary protection, while equipment drapes cover surgical equipment, such as cameras, probes, and microscopes. Other supplies include drainage pouches, patient identification bracelets, and operating room and hospital footware.

For more than 117 years, Backus Hospital has provided quality healthcare to the residents of eastern Connecticut.The 213-bed, not-for-profit, acute care community Hospital is the primary source of health services for nearly a quarter-million people. Since its founding in 1893, Backus Hospital has continually expanded, providing new programs and services and forming strategic alliances with other healthcare organizations and providers. Backus is the only trauma center east of the Connecticut River, and it is the only regional facility that has a hangar for LIFE STAR, Hartford Hospital's air medical transport helicopter.

Health Management Systems (HMS) specializes in squeezing pennies for Uncle Sam's health insurers. Health Management Systems company supplies information management services and software used by government health agencies and government-sponsored managed care firms to recover money from health care providers that were either overpaid or paid in error. The company's services include retroactive insurance claims reprocessing and third-party liability recovery, as well as pharmacy recovery services for the overpayment of pharmaceuticals. HMS operates nationwide out of more than two-dozen regional offices. Health Management Systems is a subsidiary of HMS Holdings Corp.

Citrus Valley Health Partners helps make things bright and sunny again for its patients. With a total of four facilities, the hospital system serves the people of California's San Gabriel Valley region (between Los Angeles and San Bernardino). Operations include Citrus Valley Medical Center, which has two campuses, more than 500 beds, and a staff of some 690 physicians. The health system's Foothill Presbyterian Hospital has more than 100 beds. Citrus Valley Health Partners also operates a hospice and home health care provider. Areas of specialty include diabetes and cancer treatment, palliative care, wound care, and cardiac care.

Martha Jefferson Health Services cares for the residents of an eight-county region in central Virginia, including the city of Charlottesville. With about 175 beds and a staff of 450 doctors, it offers most medical specialties including maternity care, cancer treatment, pain management, cardiology, and home health care. The hospital also has fertilization, outpatient surgery, and urgent care centers, as well as primary and specialty care practices. Martha Jefferson Hospital, which was founded in 1903, has announced plans to join the Sentara Healthcare network.

Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital Network, which includes a nearly 200-bed main hospital and nine outpatient centers throughout Massachusetts, provides a variety of rehabilitation services for persons with disabilities or who are recovering from surgery, illness, or injury. Its inpatient programs include rehabilitation for vascular disease, brain injury, spinal cord injury, and stroke; the network also provides outpatient rehabilitation in such areas as sports injury, physical and occupational therapy, sleep diagnostics, and arthritis management. Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital is a teaching hospital for Harvard Medical School and is a member of the Partners HealthCare System.

In 1816, James Leacock published a series of experiments carried out in Edinburgh, which showed that blood transfusion could save the life of animals. James Blundell, a contemporary of Leacock's during his training in Edinburgh Medical School, was the first to transfuse humans with human blood in 1818. Some of the earliest attempts to emulate Blundell and the largest series of transfusion in the 19th century were carried out in the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh (RIE). However, it was not until Landsteiner discovered the major A, B and O blood groups in 1901 that blood transfusion could develop as a rational treatment.

Hawaii Medical Service Association (HMSA) is Hawaii's largest health insurance company. The not-for-profit company serves more than 700,000 members and is an independent licensee of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association. Hawaii Medical Service Association's insurance plans include preferred provider plans (PPOs), Health Plan Hawaii (HMO), and traditional indemnity. Hawaii Medical Service Association company serves both employer groups and individual members. In addition to medical coverage, the company covers dental and vision services and prescription drugs. It also provides Medicare supplemental coverage and Part D prescription coverage. Through its Care Connection program, HMSA provides disease management and health education services.

Frederick Memorial Healthcare was founded in 1902. Frederick Memorial Healthcare System operates Frederick Memorial Hospital, an acute care facility with some 240 beds, and 20 satellite facilities in and around Frederick, Maryland. Other facilities in the system include Hospice of Frederick County, Mt. Airy Health Services and the FMH Regional Cancer Therapy Center. Specialty services include cardiology, oncology, pediatrics, and psychiatry. It also operates Glade Valley Nursing and Rehabilitation Center through a joint venture with Adventist HealthCare.

DaVita Inc. provides dialysis services for patients suffering from chronic kidney failure, which is known as end stage renal disease (ESRD) in the United States. The company operates kidney dialysis centers, and provides related medical services primarily in dialysis centers and in contracted hospitals. Its services include outpatient dialysis services; hospital inpatient hemodialysis services; and ESRD laboratory services. The company also offers infusion therapy services; DaVita Rx, a pharmacy that provides oral medications to patients with ESRD; vascular access services; disease management services and special needs plans; physician services; and clinical research programs.

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