St. Jude Medical's main products are pacemakers and implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs), both of which use electrical impulses to shock irregularly beating hearts back into rhythm. St. Jude, which was founded in 1976, also makes mechanical and tissue heart valves; items used in interventional cardiology procedures, such as catheters and guidewires; and ablation systems used to treat atrial fibrillation. Its neuromodulation business makes implantable devices (similar to pacemakers) that treat chronic pain using electrical stimulation. The company markets its products worldwide through its own sales force and distributors.

Baxa Corporation manufactures equipment and measuring devices for the preparation and handling of oral and IV-administered medications. The company's leading products include the ExactaMed oral liquid dispenser, a pre-filled dosing syringe. Additional products include pumps designed to batch fill medication orders, IV bags, and infusion devices, as well as compounders and a medication validation system. The company has subsidiaries and offices in North America and Europe; it also has distributors in more than 40 countries around the world. Ronald Baxa and Brian Baldwin started the business in 1975. The Baldwin family controls the company.

Those wanting to see more clearly might benefit from products made by Abbott Medical Optics (formerly Advanced Medical Optics). The subsidiary of Abbott Labs makes eye care products in three key segments: corneal, refractive, and cataract. The company's corneal products include contact lens solutions and eyedrops for consumers. Its refractive and cataract product lines focus on professional devices, equipment, and accessories used in laser vision correction procedures and cataract surgery; it is the global leader in LASIK surgical devices. Surgery products are marketed to eye surgeons and surgery centers worldwide through a direct sales force.

Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center has a special place in its heart for kids -- and possibly vice versa. The pediatric health care facility offers specialty treatments for children and adolescents suffering from just about any malady, including those of the heart and liver, as well as blood diseases and cancer. Cincinnati Children's Hospital has more than 500 beds and operates nearly a dozen outpatient care centers. The not-for-profit hospital runs the only Level 1 pediatric trauma center in the region and serves as a teaching facility for the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine. Its Cincinnati Children's Research Foundation is one of the largest pediatric research institutions in the US.

Anne Arundel Medical Center is a full-service, acute-care hospital with 300 beds that serves the residents of Anne Arundel, Calvert, Prince George's, Queen Anne, and Talbot counties in Maryland. Specialty services include women's health, oncology, pediatrics, neurology, orthopedics, and pain management. The medical center also has cancer, sleep disorder, and vascular centers. The hospital, which opened its doors in 1902 and is part of the Anne Arundel Health System, has affiliated regional specialty and primary care clinics. Anne Arundel has a partnership with Johns Hopkins Medicine through which the hospitals share some services, faculty, and patients.

Fox Chase Cancer Center is the region's only hospital devoted entirely to cancer treatment, research and prevention. Our 100-bed hospital, located in Philadelphia, is consistently ranked by U.S. News and World Report among the top cancer centers in the nation. Our nationally and internationally recognized staff provides consultations and treatment recommendations for all types of adult cancer.

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.

LifeCell puts new life into the tissue graft market. The firm makes skin graft materials processed from cadaver skin, a category of products known as allografts. Its products include AlloDerm, used in reconstructive plastic, dental, and burn surgeries and Strattice Reconstructive Tissue Matrix, for plastic and reconstructive surgery and wound healing. LifeCell markets a series of other products for additional applications, including one called Cymetra for grafting and head and neck plastic reconstruction. The company markets its products in the US and abroad through a direct sales force and distributors. LifeCell is owned by wound care company Kinetic Concepts.

Social & Scientific Systems, an employee-owned company, has supported public and private sector programs since 1978. We contribute significantly to improving public health around the world.

Whether they are supporting HIV/AIDS clinical trials around the world, providing program monitoring and evaluation services in Africa, collecting epidemiologic data in Europe, coordinating AIDS conferences in the Caribbean and Africa, or analyzing Medicare data in the United States, we consistently provide the highest quality support available. We are committed to conducting ourselves ethically, honoring our commitments, acting proactively and responsively, and delivering excellent services—on time and at good value.

St. Joseph's has been caring mercifully for residents in the Hot Springs environs for well over a century. St. Joseph's Mercy Health Center, the second-oldest hospital in Arkansas, has more than 300 beds and provides acute and tertiary care, as well as home health care. The hospital is a not-for-profit health facility and is part of the Sisters of Mercy Health System. It has specialty units focused on cancer, cardiovascular, women, and senior care. Established in 1888, in 2010 St. Joseph's Mercy announced it would acquire local rival HealthPark Hospital as well as HealthFirst Physicians Group and Hot Springs Village Clinic. All of the acquired medical providers will operate under the St. Joseph Mercy moniker.

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