Novadaq Technologies produces medical imaging devices that are used during surgeries. Its SPY Intra-Operative Imaging System uses the fluorescent properties of indocyanine green dye to give surgeons new views of the arteries and grafts they're working on during coronary or reconstruction surgery. The company's PINPOINT imaging system is used to identify healthy and cancerous tissues during lung surgeries. Novadaq is also developing the OPTTX System to diagnose and treat age-related macular degeneration (AMD) -- it combines two functions, imaging and cauterizing, into one device.

Greatbatch likes to keep its business close to the heart. The company is a leading maker of batteries used in implantable medical devices such as pacemakers and implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs). Other medical components include electrodes, capacitors, and feedthroughs (used to deliver electrical signals from an implantable medical device to an electrode). Greatbatch also makes batteries for demanding industrial applications, such as oil and gas exploration, and supplies power sources for the Space Shuttle. Boston Scientific, Medtronic, Johnson & Johnson, and St. Jude Medical are among the company's top customers. Greatbatch gets nearly half of its sales from US clients.

Griffin Health Services protects the well-being of residents in Connecticut. Griffin Health Services Corporation company provides health services through its 160-bed Griffin Hospital, a not-for-profit, acute care hospital in Derby, Connecticut. The hospital is an affiliate of the Planetree organization, which works with its member facilities to create patient-centered environments. As a Planetree facility, Griffin Hospital allows patients access to their own charts, contains no restricted areas, and uses alternative therapies such as meditation and acupuncture. The hospital also operates an inpatient psychiatric unit with about two dozen beds serving adults and seniors.

The organization serves western Wisconsin, including Eau Claire and surrounding communities, through its Luther Hospital, Midelfort Clinic, and other facilities. The health care system has been part of the Mayo Foundation since 1992. Luther Hospital, founded in 1905, maintains more than 300 beds and specializes in comprehensive cardiac, trauma, and intensive care. The adjacent Midelfort Clinic houses more than 200 primary and specialty doctors' offices. The Luther Midelfort system also includes nearly a dozen community family care clinics, and provides pharmacy and home health services.

Bay Regional Medical Center provides a full range of medical services for the residents of Bay County, located at the tip of Saginaw Bay in eastern Michigan. A part of McLaren Health Care, the hospital's main campus has more than 400 beds and provides general medical and surgical care, as well as specialty care in areas such as cardiovascular disease, neuroscience, oncology, rehabilitation, orthopedics, and women's health. It also features an emergency room and Level II trauma center, and provides home health and hospice care. A second campus, Bay Special Care Hospital, is a long-term acute care hospital serving patients requiring hospital stays of longer than 25 days.

The Cambridge Public Health Commission (doing business as Cambridge Health Alliance or CHA) was established as a result of the 1996 merger of The Cambridge Hospital and Somerville Hospital. The health care organization operates the Cambridge Public Health Department, as well as three hospitals and about two dozen primary care practices specializing in such areas as pediatrics, senior health, family medicine, eye care, plastic surgery, psychiatry, and dentistry. CHA is a teaching affiliate of Harvard Medical School and the Tufts University School of Medicine.

ART Advanced Research Technologies manufactures laser-based diagnostic imaging devices for the medical and pharmaceutical industries. ART's Optix device allows scientists to use molecular imaging technology to study live animal subjects. The company's SoftScan device is used to detect and diagnose breast cancer. Both use light, rather than X-rays or soundwaves, in their applications. It also makes Fenestra contrast imaging agents. ART's products are distributed through direct sales efforts and via a strategic alliance with GE Healthcare. The company restructured under bankruptcy protection and was acquired by private financial firm Dorsky Worldwide in 2009.

HealthTronics' cup runneth over with urological healthcare services and equipment. The company contracts with medical facilities to provide urology treatment services including the provision of equipment, scheduling, training, and clinical technicians. It makes, sells, and services such equipment as lasers and lithotripters, which use shock waves to break up kidney and gall-bladder stones. HealthTronics also offers urological pathology testing and cryosurgical (freezing of tissue) treatments for enlarged prostate and prostate cancer. In addition, HealthTronics offers related consumable supplies and maintenance services. The company is owned by Endo Pharmaceuticals.

St. David's Round Rock Medical Center serves the growing Williamson County community located in Central Texas. The facility includes an acute care hospital with approximately 175 beds, a heart center, a women's center, and an outpatient surgery center. Other services include respiratory therapy, vascular lab work, orthopedics, and intermediate care. The medical center is part of St. David's HealthCare Partnership, a joint venture between St. David's Health Care System and HCA. The hospital's size was almost doubled through expansion construction in 2006.

Medical Action Industries is cleaning up in the medical products marketplace. The company manufactures, markets, and distributes a wide range of disposable medical products. Some of its main products include wash basins and bedpans, IV start kits, containment systems for medical waste, sterilization products, dressing and surgical sponges, and laboratory products (such as petri dishes and specimen containers). Though it sells primarily to hospitals, Medical Action Industries has expanded its product lines and marketing efforts to target doctors, dentists, veterinarians, outpatient centers, and long-term care facilities. The company's major customers are medical distributors Owens & Minor and Cardinal Health.

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