Piedmont Fayette Hospital (PFH) is there to help. The acute care hospital is home to centers in cardiovascular medicine, diabetes treatment, sleep disorder therapy, women's health, fitness, and rehabilitative care. With more than 400 physicians on staff, the former Fayette Community Hospital has the ability to treat just about whatever walks through its doors -- from ear, nose, throat problems to pediatric dentistry. The about 140-bed hospital opened in 1997 and is part of Piedmont Healthcare.

OhioHealth aims to keep Buckeyes healthy. The not-for-profit system runs eight acute care hospitals and is affiliated with another nine community hospitals and area health systems. All told, OhioHealth has about 2,000 staffed beds in and around Columbus. Additional facilities offer urgent care, physical rehabilitation, diagnostic imaging, and sleep diagnostics services. Subsidiary HomeReach provides home health care and hospice care. Its WorkHealth program offers workers' compensation care management and occupational rehabilitation services. OhioHealth Group, OhioHealth's joint venture with The Medical Group of Ohio, operates the HealthReach PPO.

Emergency Medical Services Corporation company is the parent of AMR Inc., the largest private ambulance service in the US, and EmCare Holdings, a leading medical staffing firm that specializes in filling emergency rooms with doctors and nurses. AMR has approximately 3,300 contracts with clients (cities, government agencies, health care providers, and insurance companies) in more than 35 states for emergency and non-emergency transport services. EmCare provides staffing services to more than 450 hospitals and physician groups in 40 states. Private investment firm Onex controls the company.

Bruker AXS helps companies X-ray their way to the next hot drug. The firm makes X-ray systems that can analyze the structure of small molecules and aid in drug discovery and materials research. Bruker's products assist pharmaceutical and biotech firms in studying protein structure abnormalities, the cause of many diseases. Chemical and raw material manufacturers use Bruker's systems in their research of materials for making such products as steel, semiconductors, and plastics. Bruker AXS sells its products in the Asia/Pacific, Europe, and the Americas through direct sales and distributors. The company is a subsidiary of Bruker Corporation. Sister subsidiary Bruker Daltonics manufactures mass spectrometers.

Olmsted Medical Center (OMC) is no slouch in clinical research and provides general medical and surgical care to the Rochester, Minnesota, area. The center also partners with regional schools to provide medical, nursing, and technical training. Specialty services include pediatrics, neurology, occupational medicine, and orthopedics. In addition to its hospital and urgent care center, Olmsted Medical Center also operates a main clinic and several branch clinics in the region. Olmsted Medical Center was formed from the merging of Olmsted Community Hospital and Olmsted Medical Group in 1996.

Cogent Healthcare has pulled together the personnel to make a convincing argument for managed hospital care.Cogent Healthcare company manages inpatient care programs at hospitals in 20 states.Cogent Healthcare company deploys its own hospitalists (doctors who specialize in hospital medicine) and other personnel to run programs that manage the care of patients from the time they're admitted to the moment they're discharged. The programs also provide follow-up care to patients. Additionally, Cogent's program management services include the implementation of standardized clinical processes and information technology solutions for improving communication and efficiency. Cogent Healthcare company was founded in 1997.

Beaver Dam Community Hospitals, (BDCH) formed in 1972 to provide medical services for the residents of south central Wisconsin. The medical center includes the 60-bed Beaver Dam Community Hospital as well as its Hillside Manor skilled nursing facility. Other facilities include an assisted living retirement center, community-based residential facilities, home health care services, and a wellness center. BDCH also operates FastCare clinics in two towns and a dialysis center. BDCH has invested in an electronic medical records system and upgrades to its dialysis services.

Paradigm Medical Industries wants to keep those baby blues seeing clearly with its ophthalmic surgical and diagnostic equipment. Its FDA-approved products include its Blood Flow Analyzer, which measures pressure and blood flow within the eye and is used for early diagnosis of glaucoma, and a line of ultrasound biomicroscopes, which create high-resolution images of the eye that doctors use to diagnose and treat disease. The company has stopped development on its laser cataract removal system (branded Photon) because of lack of funds; it is focusing instead on marketing its diagnostic product line to ophthalmologists and optometrists.

Sage Products knows that when it comes to warding off disease and infection, it pays to be wise. Sage Products company manufactures and distributes a variety of hygiene products for bathing, incontinence, and oral care. It also makes gloves, gowns, warmers for its cleansing cloths, and industrial microwaves. Sage sells its products worldwide to health care providers, consumers, and the military through supply contracts and through its consumer-products Web site. Many Sage products are water-free, including prepackaged bathing cloths and preoperative skin preparation cloths, making them particularly useful for troops in the field. Sage was founded in 1971 by CEO Vincent Foglia and director Paul Hills.

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.

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