Albany Medical Center is the only academic health sciences center in the 25 counties of eastern New York and western New England. The Center incorporates the 651-bed Albany Medical Center Hospital, one of New York's largest teaching hospitals; Albany Medical College, one of the nation's first private medical schools; and the Albany Medical Center Foundation, Inc., one of the largest fund-raising organizations in the region.

Sacred Heart Health System serves residents of Northwestern Florida, primarily through the Sacred Heart Hospital of Pensacola. The 460-bed acute care medical center includes the Sacred Heart Children's Hospital, the Sacred Heart Women's Hospital, and the Sacred Heart Regional Heart and Vascular Institute. Sacred Heart Hospital of Pensacola also specializes in trauma care, heart disease, cancer care, weight loss, stroke care, neurology, and orthopedics, and it has an educational affiliation with Florida State University College of Medicine. Sacred Heart Health System operates additional acute, long-term, primary, and specialty care centers in the region.

Sun Healthcare Group, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides nursing, rehabilitative, and related specialty healthcare services to nursing home patients in the United States. The company operates in three segments: Inpatient Services, Rehabilitation Therapy Services, and Medical Staffing Services. The Inpatient Services segment operates skilled nursing centers, which offer daily nursing, therapeutic rehabilitation, social services, housekeeping, nutrition, and administrative services; independent living centers that provide security, housekeeping, nutrition, and limited laundry services; and mental health centers, which offer a range of inpatient and outpatient behavioral health services for adults and children. This segment also provides hospice services comprising palliative care, social, pain management, and spiritual counseling services for individuals facing end of life issues. As of December 31, 2009, the Inpatient Services segment operated 205 healthcare centers consisting of 183 skilled nursing centers, 14 assisted living and independent living centers, and 8 mental health centers in 25 states with 23,205 licensed beds. The Rehabilitation Therapy Services segment offers various rehabilitation therapy services, including speech pathology, physical therapy, and occupational therapy services. As of December 31, 2009, this segment provided rehabilitation therapy services to 464 centers comprising 337 operated by nonaffiliated parties and 127 operated by affiliates. The Medical Staffing Services segment offers temporary medical staffing services, such as licensed therapists skilled in the areas of physical, occupational, and speech therapy; nurses; pharmacists; pharmacist technicians and medical imaging technicians; physicians; and related medical personnel. As of December 31, 2009, this segment had 30 branch offices. Sun Healthcare Group, Inc. was founded in 1989 and is based in Irvine, California.

Atria Senior Living Group owns or manages roughly 120 senior living communities in upscale areas in more than 25 states throughout the country. Atria Senior Living Group, Inc. has agreed to be acquired by health care investment trust Ventas for about $1.5 billion. Atria Senior Living Group keeps the elderly close to its heart. Atria Senior Living Group, Inc. operates retirement and assisted-living centers for the elderly who may need assistance with routine daily tasks, but who don't need comprehensive skilled nursing. Its services range from independent living units in private apartment settings to more specialized care facilities for residents suffering from Alzheimer's disease or who require respite care.

South Jersey Healthcare, often simply known as SJH, is happy to be stuck in the middle: The company operates health care facilities in an area midway between Atlantic City and Philadelphia. Some of those facilities include the SJH Regional Medical Center, a 260-bed facility with specialty cancer and diagnostic centers, and the smaller SJH Elmer Hospital. In total the system houses about 420 beds. SJH also offers outpatient care, home care and hospice services, and a network of community-based health clinics. The company also provides wellness programs for the public. South Jersey Healthcare originated in 1898 as Bridgeton Hospital.

DMS Health Technologies has a rich and diversified history which started in 1972 as Dakota Medical Solutions (DMS). Through several years of organic growth, acquisitions and mergers of mobile imaging service companies, DMS Health Technologies has transformed into a company which offers a wide range of products and services to the healthcare industry. DMS employs more than 400 professionals across the country. Corporate offices are located in Fargo, North Dakota.

Lester E. Cox Medical Centers, dba Cox Health, provides myriad medical services to people in some 25 counties in southwestern Missouri and northern Arkansas. Cox Health's network includes four acute care hospitals with some 770 beds and more than 60 clinics. Centers for cardiac care, cancer treatment, orthopedics, mental health, and women's health are among Cox Health's specialized care options. Other operations include an ambulance service offering both ground and air transportation, the Cox Health Systems HMO, and the Oxford HealthCare home health company.

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.

Manor Care is a lord of the manor in the nursing home kingdom. Operating as HCR Manor Care, the firm runs about 500 nursing homes, assisted living centers, and rehabilitation facilities in about 30 states. Its facilities, which operate under the names Heartland, ManorCare Health Services, and Arden Courts, provide not only long-term nursing care, but also rehabilitation services and short-term, post-acute care for patients recovering from serious illness or injury; many of them house special units for Alzheimer's patients. In addition to its nursing and assisted-living facilities, Manor Care offers hospice and home health care through offices across the US. It is owned by private equity firm The Carlyle Group.

Franklin Square Hospital Center has made a declaration to care for the residents of eastern Baltimore County, Maryland. The facility offers a wide range of specialties through some 600 doctors and about 400 beds. Since 1998 the hospital has been part of MedStar Health, the region's largest integrated health system. As a teaching hospital, Franklin Square offers a number of residency programs, including internal and family medicine, OB-GYN, and surgery. The not-for-profit hospital's medical services are provided via six primary service lines: Medicine, Surgery, Women's and Children's Care, Oncology, Behavioral Health, and Community Health and Wellness.

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