ValleyCare Health System is a not-for-profit health care organization serving Livermore and Pleasanton, California and the surrounding areas east of San Francisco. ValleyCare Health System consists of two medical campuses and a number of hospitals that offer acute and general health care services, with a total of more than 200 beds and a medical staff of 300-plus. The system also includes specialty outpatient clinics providing behavioral health, outpatient surgery, occupational health and rehabilitation, and wellness services. ValleyCare Health System also operates a senior housing facility.

FONAR uses magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to find disease or injury hidden inside the body. The company was the first to market a commercial MRI scanner in 1980, and it is trying to stay at the forefront of the field. Its primary products include the Upright MRI, which scans patients in sitting, standing, or bending positions, and the FONAR 360, a room-sized MRI. Both systems do away with the claustrophobia-producing enclosed tubes of traditional machines. Additionally, FONAR's Health Management Corporation of America (HMCA) subsidiary provides management services to 10 diagnostic imaging centers, primarily in Florida and New York.

Lumenis sheds new light on skin problems. The company makes medical devices that use intense pulsed light (IPL), lasers, and radiofrequency technology to treat aesthetic problems (lesions, wrinkles, acne, and the like) as well as a wide range of other conditions. The firm's proprietary IPL technology converts the light source into thermal energy. Aesthetic systems include Lumenis One to remove hair and rejuvenate skin and UltraPulse used to treat fine lines, wrinkles, scars, and discoloration. The UltraPulse SurgiTouch and VersaPulse systems are used for urology, neurology, and ENT (ear, nose, and throat) surgical procedures. Lumenis also makes ophthalmic laser products for vision correction.

BryanLGH Medical Center is the centerpiece of a not-for-profit health care system serving residents of Lincoln, Nebraska, and surrounding communities. The medical center, part of BryanLGH Health System, features two acute-care hospitals (BryanLGH East and BryanLGH West) housing a combined 530 beds. In addition to providing general medical and surgical care, it serves as a regional trauma center and provides specialty care in areas such as cancer, orthopedics, and cardiology. The medical center also operates several outpatient clinics and provides home health care services and wellness programs.

Oncure was founded in 1998 and is dedicated to helping patients fight cancer through the delivery of extraordinary care. In addition, Oncure offers patients access to many of the most advanced technologies in radiation treatment. See Treatment Options for more information. Oncure does not own nor manage physician practices, rather it collaborates with its affiliated radiation oncologists to provide quality patient treatment. See Medical Advisory Board for details.

Broadlane directs traffic between hospitals and medical equipment makers. Broadlane is a group purchasing organization (GPO) that negotiates contracts on behalf of its customers, using the combined purchasing power of its client base to get good deals on medical and surgical supplies, capital equipment, drugs, information technology systems, and even labor. It also provides supply chain, cost-control, consulting, and workforce optimization services. Broadlane serves thousands of hospitals, physician practices, and other health care facilities. Private equity firm TowerBrook Capital Partners owns a majority interest in Broadlane, which has agreed to be acquired by medical software firm MedAssets.

Saint Francis Medical Center serves a five-state region from Missouri (its home base) to Arkansas with about 250 beds. Services include emergency medicine, orthopedics, rehabilitation, and women's health care. It also offers heart and neurosciences institutes, as well as diabetes education and wound healing centers. The health care provider, which was established in 1875, partners with Poplar Bluff Medical Partners to provide outpatient care at Poplar Bluff Medical Complex. Services include family practice, OB-GYN, and pain management.

MHM Services (MHM) is there for inmates who get a bad case of the blues. Through its MHM Correctional Services subsidiary, the company contracts with jails and prisons across the US to provide mental health services to inmate populations. It operates in about 15 states (usually via statewide contracts) and provides psychiatric staff, as well as pharmacy and clinical management programs. Founded as Mental Health Management in 1981, the company started out providing mental health services to hospitals and community agencies. The firm began to focus on state correctional facilities in the late 1990s. MHM is led by CEO Michael Pinkert, who owned about 35% of the company before it went private in 2001.

Mine Safety Appliances develops, manufactures, and distributes protective equipment for workers in hazardous situations, from the military and homeland security to firefighting, construction, and mining, of course. MSA specializes in air-purifying respirators, gas detectors, and head protection gear, sold under the MSA Safety Works brand. Its thermal imaging cameras help first responders see through pitch and smoke. MSA aligns its activities with three geographic segments: North America (the largest in sales and operations), Europe, and International. Products are made in the US, Germany, France, or by third parties.

Ohio Valley General Hospital is a full service 120-bed community hospital serving residents of Pennsylvania's Allegheny County and the western suburbs of Pittsburgh. The hospital's staff of about 300 doctors (representing more than 35 medical specialties) provides emergency, acute, diagnostic, and specialty care, and a variety of inpatient and outpatient care services. Ohio Valley General's programs include cardiology, occupational medicine, pain treatment, rehabilitation, sleep disorder diagnosis, ophthalmic surgery, and wound care. The facility, founded in 1901, also operates senior living communities and sponsors a school of nursing and a school of radiography.

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