St. Luke's Miners Memorial Hospital, founded in 1910, provides health care services to residents in eastern Pennsylvania. The hospital is an acute-care medical center with some 50 beds. It also operates the St. Luke's Miners Memorial Geriatric Center, a nursing home with another 50 beds, and a home health care agency. Its medical staff includes about 100 physicians with some 25 specialties such as psychiatry, cardiovascular care, rehabilitation, sleep disorders, and emergency medicine. The not-for-profit health care provider is part of St. Luke's Hospital & Health Network.

New Splint brings some much-needed stability to orthopedic surgery patients.New Splint company is a supplier of orthopedic implants and surgical instruments, distributing products manufactured by companies such as Jarit, Stille, and Waldemar LINK, and providing customers with custom-made products as well. Its products are used in primary and revision surgical procedures on the spine, hands, and feet. Established in 1989, New Splint is now a part of the medical and scientific products division of Dublin, Ireland-based United Drug plc, which acquired it in 2002.

Englewood Hospital and Medical Center is a 550-bed acute care hospital serving New Jersey's Bergen County, which is part of the New York City metro area. The not-for-profit health care provider offers general medical and surgical care, along with specialty services in areas such as oncology, cardiovascular disease, wound care, women's health, and pediatrics. Founded in the late 19th century, the hospital is affiliated with Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York and provides residency programs to doctors from the Mount Sinai School of Medicine.

Carl Zeiss Meditec AG manufactures ophthalmic diagnostic and therapeutic products, including examination and surgical microscopes, diagnostic systems, laser surgery equipment, and intraocular lenses. It sells directly to ophthalmology clinics and private practices and takes advantage of the worldwide distribution network of its controlling parent Carl Zeiss. Carl Zeiss Meditec also makes surgical microscopes used in neurological and ear, nose, and throat (ENT) surgeries, including tumor removal and nerve reconstruction procedures.

Palms West Hospital, part of the HCA system of healthcare providers, is a 175-bed acute care hospital that serves western Palm Beach County, Florida. The hospital's specialized care programs include cardiopulmonary services, diabetes education, a birthing center, diagnostics, and rehabilitation. Its pediatric department boasts an emergency clinic and intensive care unit. The medical campus includes physician offices and an outpatient surgery center (Palms West Surgicenter). Palms West Hospital is part of the HCA East Florida division. Affiliate Integrated Regional Laboratories provides medical testing for Palms West and other area facilities.

Temple University Health System (TUHS), a network of academic and community hospitals associated with the Temple University School of Medicine, provides primary, secondary, and tertiary care to residents in the Philadelphia County (Pennsylvania) area. The hospitals that comprise TUHS include 750-bed Temple University Hospital and two community-based hospitals providing acute and emergency care, the Jeanes Hospital and TUHS Episcopal Hospital (home to a 120-bed behavioral health unit). TUHS supports programs in pediatric and adult cardiology, organ transplantation, oncology, and pulmonary disease. Temple University Health System also includes a community-wide network of primary care physicians.

Vasomedical's noninvasive treatments for angina and congestive heart failure get patients' blood pumping. The company's main product is the EECP (enhanced external counterpulsation) system, which is also approved to treat coronary artery disease and cardiogenic shock. During the company's Medicare-covered treatments, cuffs attached to the patient's calves and thighs inflate and deflate in sync with the patient's heartbeat, increasing and decreasing aortic blood pressure. After about 35 treatments, patients may experience years of symptomatic relief. Vasomedical sells the system to hospitals, clinics, and other health care providers worldwide through a direct sales force and independent distributors.

Don't hold your breath for an asthma cure, but breathe easier knowing that medical device developer Asthmatx is working on it. Whereas current treatments consist of inhaled medicines, Asthmatx has developed a more invasive outpatient treatment system based on what it calls Bronchial Thermoplasty to treat severe asthma. Delivered by a catheter through the nose or mouth, its Alair System uses heat to reduce the airway smooth muscles which constrict during an asthma attack. The Alair System received FDA approval in early 2010. Asthmatx is a wholly owned subsidiary of medical device giant Boston Scientific.

As important as the blood running through your veins is the oxygen it carries. Masimo knows that and makes tools that monitor arterial blood-oxygen saturation levels and pulse rates in patients. The company's product range, which is based on Signal Extraction Technology (SET), offers pulse oximeters in both handheld and stand-alone (bedside) form. Product benefits include the provision of real-time information and elimination of signal interference, such as patient movements. The company primarily markets its products globally through direct-sales representatives and distributors. It also licenses SET-based products to dozens of medical equipment manufacturers, including CareFusion, Medtronic, and Welch Allyn.

Health Diagnostics was formed in May of 2007 with the goal of becoming a national provider of outpatient diagnostic imaging services of the highest quality. A unique combination of management experience and financial strength is quickly transforming Health Diagnostics’ vision into reality. The company has a three-pronged strategy for growth: acquisitions, start-ups and management agreements. To date, the Heath Diagnostics network is comprised of 34 diagnostic imaging centers in four states - California, New York, New Jersey and Florida.

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