Capital Health System (CHS) serves the residents of New Jersey's capital city through two hospitals -- Helene Fuld Medical Center and Mercer Medical Center -- that joined forces in 1997. Together they have nearly 600 beds and employ a staff of 3,000. The not-for-profit CHS offers emergency, surgical, and acute care, and it serves as a hands-on teaching facility to nursing and medical students. The system primarily serves residents of Mercer County and nearby Bucks County in central New Jersey. Capital Health System offers centers for maternal and pediatric health, cardiology, dialysis, trauma services, oncology, orthopedics, mental health, and infectious diseases.

ProMedica Health System is a not-for-profit health care provider offering a full spectrum of medical services to residents of Ohio and southeastern Michigan. The system is composed of about 10 hospitals (including the 800-bed Toledo Hospital) and nearly 300 other facilities, such as long-term care and rehabilitation centers, a physicians' group, research facilities, and urgent care centers. In addition, ProMedica has a comprehensive elder care program featuring assisted living, skilled nursing, and hospice facilities. The organization also provides HMO services. Founded in 1986, ProMedica is led by CEO Randy Oostra.

New Liberty Hospital Corporation, which operates as Liberty Hospital, hopes to liberate health care patients in northwestern Missouri. The facility is a 250-bed acute care hospital that serves communities located north of Kansas City. Founded in 1974, Liberty Hospital offers general and specialty health care services including trauma care, obstetrics, dialysis, surgical services, vascular and cardiac medicine (including open-heart surgery), rehabilitation, and pediatrics. The medical facility has about 300 physicians on staff and also operates a skilled nursing facility and offers home health and hospice services.

Lutheran General, provides acute and long-term medical and surgical care to the residents of Park Ridge, Illinois and the surrounding northern suburban Chicago area. As one of the largest hospitals in the region, Lutheran General has about 620 beds and a Level I trauma center. It also includes a complete children's hospital and pediatric critical care center. Lutheran General serves as a teaching hospital and its specialized programs include oncology, cardiology, women's health, emergency medicine, and hospice care. Lutheran General is part of the Advocate Health Care network.

Healthfirst is a hospital-owned, not-for-profit health care management organization that serves some 560,000 members throughout New York City and Long Island, as well as northern New Jersey. The company offers a variety of government-sponsored health insurance programs, including Medicaid, Medicare, Family Health Plus, and Child Health Plus plans, to low-income and special needs clients. It also offers commercial HMO and point-of-service plans to individuals and small employer groups. Healthfirst company was formed in 1993 and is owned by about 40 New York-area hospitals. Its plans are administered by HF Management Services.

Some of Life Care's specialized services include home health care, adult day care, hospice, and wound care. Founder Forrest Preston opened his first center in 1970. If you or a loved one has reached the Golden Age of retirement, there's a good chance Life Care Centers of America offers a service you can use. The company is a privately owned operator of more than 225 retirement and health care centers in 28 states. Its offerings include retirement communities, assisted-living facilities, and nursing homes (and even some campuses that provide all three in a continuum of care). In addition, Life Care operates centers specifically for people with Alzheimer's disease or related dementia.

Health Alliance Plan of Michigan (HAP) provides health insurance products and related services to around 500,000 members. A subsidiary of the Henry Ford Health System, the not-for-profit corporation offers managed care plans (including HMO, PPO, and consumer-directed plans) to individuals and companies throughout its service area, which covers all of Michigan and portions of Indiana and Ohio. It also offers Medicare Advantage plans and Medicare prescription drug coverage to retirees. In addition, the company offers disease management, behavioral health, and wellness programs.

Holy Cross Hospital established in 1955, is operated by the Sisters of Mercy religious order. It has about 570 beds and offers inpatient and outpatient medical services along with a cancer treatment center, heart and vascular center, women's health center, orthopedic unit, and home health division, as well as outpatient imaging centers. The organization's Holy Cross Medical Group physician practice has some 100 doctors working at about 30 clinics in Florida's Broward County. Holy Cross Hospital is part of Catholic Health East.

BREG is in the business of broken bones -- and sprained ankles and wounded ACLs and all kinds of other injuries to the bones, joints, and ligaments that afflict athletes and non-athletes alike. A maker of orthopedic braces and other devices, BREG's product line includes soft goods, functional braces, and post-operative immobilizers for joints and body parts from shoulder to foot. The sports medicine company also makes devices for rehabilitation and pain management, such as home physical therapy kits and cold therapy products. BREG is a subsidiary of Orthofix International and accounts for nearly 20% of its parent's sales.

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