North Memorial Health Care seeks victory over illness in the Twin Cities. Established in 1939 as Victory Hospital, the health care network is home to North Memorial Medical Center with some 520 beds and the Humphrey Cancer Center, as well as an emergency vehicle fleet of about 130 ambulances and helicopters. The network also offers a heart center and a childbirth program, and it operates about a dozen primary and specialty care clinics in the Twin Cities region. Its outpatient center, located next to the North Memorial Medical Center, provides oncology, radiation, and imaging services. North Memorial Health Care also provides home health and hospice services.

Amplifon operates in the US through Sonus-USA where it distributes the Miracle Ear brand of hearing aids. Ampliter N.V. owns about 61% of Amplifon S.p.A.. Leave it to Italy's Amplifon to offer stylish hearing aids. Amplifon S.p.A. is a leading distributor of hearing aids and related services. Amplifon operates retail stores and hearing centers where customers are fitted and then bring their hearing aids in for service. Through subsidiaries Amplaid and Biomedica, Amplifon S.p.A. also has operations in the biomedical field, selling devices for otological, ophthalmological, and other uses.

Electrical Geodesics develops and sells medical equipment for use in medicine, psychology, and neuroscience research. Its EEG measurement and analysis systems are used in laboratories throughout the US, Europe, and Asia for research in areas such as neonatal sleep monitoring, stroke evaluation, dementia, and infant language comprehension. The company was founded in 1992.

Siemens Healthcare (formerly Siemens Medical Solutions) is the medical products arm of German electronics giant Siemens AG. The group makes and sells a wide range of medical equipment to diagnose and treat disease, including imaging systems (x-ray, MRI, and ultrasound), radiation and electrophysiological therapy equipment, hearing aids, respiratory machines, and patient monitoring systems. Its Diagnostics division also makes consumable laboratory diagnostic tests. Siemens Healthcare also offers information technology systems to manage patient images and other data at doctors' offices, hospitals, and clinics, and it provides technical maintenance and consulting services.

For nearly a century, MacNeal has been providing quality healthcare to the Berwyn community and its surrounding area. Families continue to trust us with the care of their loved ones because of the strong relationships we've built with them over the years. And as our community grows, MacNeal consistently expands our scope of care to keep every generation of your family growing strong.Today, the MacNeal Health Network serves the healthcare needs of more than one million people in the near west and southwest suburbs of Chicago. Along with MacNeal Hospital, a 427-bed fully accredited teaching hospital, our network is comprised of ten primary care centers, a resource library, a school for at-risk children and many other programs. Nearly 90% of our 400 physicians are board-certified, and many speak Spanish. This breadth of service at MacNeal ensures that you and your family receive the level of care you deserve, year after year.

HMSA was founded in 1989 to increase the profile of Hitachi's medical imaging products in the US. Hitachi Medical Systems America (HMSA) supplies medical imaging equipment to the US hospital market, just as parent Hitachi Medical Corporation (HMC) supplies a full line in Japan. HMSA markets, distributes, and supports HMC's advanced diagnostic imaging products, including computed tomography (CT), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), and HI VISION brand ultrasound systems. Hitachi Medical Systems America, Inc. is one of the leading distributors of open MRIs in the US. Its parent company's Altaire brand was developed specifically for the US market. Other MRI systems are sold under the Oasis, Echelon, and AIRIS brands.

Bethesda Hospital provides specialty and long-term acute care services to the Twin Cities, Minnesota, area. The hospital provides programs including inpatient rehabilitation care for patients recovering from severe injuries such as brain trauma. It also offers respiratory and neurological programs, geriatric behavioral health services for patients with diseases such as Alzheimer's, and complex medical care for patients with multiple health conditions. Bethesda Hospital is part of the HealthEast Care System, which operates a network of facilities in the area.

Raulerson Hospital, part of HCA, is an acute care hospital with some 100 beds. The facility serves the community of Okeechobee and surrounding areas in eastern Florida. The hospital provides a variety of general medical services including diagnostic imaging, laparoscopic surgery, intensive care, neurology, orthopedics, rehabilitation, and physical therapy. Specialty units include a cardiopulmonary department, a sleep disorder lab, a diabetes education unit, and outpatient testing and surgery centers. Raulerson Hospital is part of HCA's East Florida division.

EDAP TMS S.A. develops, manufactures, and markets non-surgical medical devices that treat urological diseases. EDAP's line of lithotripters utilize shockwaves to pulverize kidney stones. The company's Ablatherm system incorporates a technology called High Intensity Focused Ultrasound (HIFU), in which ultrasound waves are used to destroy prostate cancer cells. The company is also developing HIFU for the treatment of other types of tumors. Key subsidiaries EDAP Technomed, Inc. and EDAP Technomed Co. Ltd. market the company's products to the US and Japan, respectively. EDAP TMS was established in 1979.

Arthrex designs and makes products for arthroscopic and orthopedic surgery, including the evocatively named hip-length shaver blades and burrs, midfoot plates, Achilles tendon reattachment bridges, and suture anchors. Arthrex distributes more than 4,000 products to hospitals and surgeons throughout the US and in some 70 other countries. The company's also supplies products to the the US military and navy. Established in 1984, the privately-held company operates from more than a dozen locations in the Americas, Europe, and Asia. Arthrex is led by president Reinhold Schmieding.

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