Sisters of Mercy provides a range of health care and social services through its network of facilities and service organizations. The organization operates more than two dozen acute care hospitals (including three specialty heart hospitals) with some 4,000 licensed beds in seven states throughout the South and Midwest. Its hospital groups include facilities for nursing homes, medical practices, and outpatient centers. Sisters of Mercy Health System also runs health outreach organizations in Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas.

Med BioGene Inc. (MBI: TSX Venture) is a life science company focused on the development and commercialization of genomic-based clinical laboratory diagnostic tests.The company develops gene expression assays (lab tests that examine organic samples on a molecular level) used to examine cancerous tumors. Its primary offering, LungExpress DX, is a late-stage assay candidate used to test lung cancer tumors in order to assist physicians in determining treatment options for their patients. The biotech firm's pipeline also contains similar methods for testing lymphoma and cardiovascular disease. Med BioGene filed for a US IPO in 2010, but fell short of funding and announced plans to review strategic alternatives later that year, including a possible sale or liquidation of the company.

University Health Services, doing business as University Health Care System, serves the communities of some 25 counties in Georgia's Central Savannah River Area and neighboring South Carolina. The system includes University Hospital with more than 550 beds, a women's center, a cancer center, and a heart center. It operates two separate nursing care facilities with a total of 249 beds, and maintains a home health care service. University Health Link is a managed care contractor co-owned by University Health Services and a group of 440 physicians serving companies in the region.

Through subsidiary Femcare Limited, the Femcare group manufactures and distributes the Filshie Clip System, a device used to block a woman's Fallopian tubes for contraceptive purposes, as well as a number of other products, including HRT trays (used in hormone implantation procedures) and silicone rings (another way to block the Fallopian tubes). Femcare also provides contract manufacturing services to other medical device firms. A second subsidiary, Nikomed, distributes medical equipment in the UK, specializing in gynecological, surgical, and urological equipment.

Over the seasons of your life, your needs change. With more than 15,000 people in its care at more than 400 facilities, Four Seasons Health Care is one of the largest care home (nursing home) operators in the UK. The company runs nursing homes with specialized care for dementia, end of life care, and palliative care. Its Huntercombe division operates specialized health care centers which provide services to persons with neurodisabilities, brain injuries, mental health disorders, and addictions. To reduce its debts, Four Seasons Health Care has given its lenders significant equity stakes; Royal Bank of Scotland's stake accounts for some 40% of company shares.

In 1816, James Leacock published a series of experiments carried out in Edinburgh, which showed that blood transfusion could save the life of animals. James Blundell, a contemporary of Leacock's during his training in Edinburgh Medical School, was the first to transfuse humans with human blood in 1818. Some of the earliest attempts to emulate Blundell and the largest series of transfusion in the 19th century were carried out in the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh (RIE). However, it was not until Landsteiner discovered the major A, B and O blood groups in 1901 that blood transfusion could develop as a rational treatment.

New York City's Floating Hospital has its origins in a ferryboat ride for newsboys organized by The New York Times in 1866. The newspaper appealed to the public to provide funds for excursions each summer to help the young ragamuffins escape the sweltering streets for a few hours. Management of the program was turned over to a charity, St. John's Guild, in 1873, and the group soon began to put doctors on the ferryboats to provide health services for the newsboys and other city children. The organization provided ship-based until 2001, when it could no longer afford dock space. Today The Floating Hospital provides health care services to indigent New Yorkers via a network of clinics located throughout the city.

Advanced Medical Solutions (AMS) closes the gap on gaping wounds. The company makes a wide range of professional woundcare and wound closure products sold under the ActiveHeal, LiquiBand, and LiquiShield brands. AMS sells its professional wound care products (gauzes, dressing) through distribution partners and directly to the UK National Health Service. The company's MedLogic unit provides suture-alternative wound closure products for use in emergency and operating rooms. AMS' products are sold throughout Europe, the UK, and the US. The company also manufactures private label products for other wound care companies and medical products distributors.

EmCare works well under pressure. EmCare company is the largest provider of contracted emergency department staffing and management to more than 400 hospitals in 40 states. EmCare manages emergency services for hospitals, including recruiting and hiring medical directors, doctors, and nurses and monitoring their performance. The company is expanding its hospitalist services -- staffing hospitals with acute-care specialists. Emcare also provides anesthesiology services to surgery centers and teleradiology services to smaller regional hospitals. Other services include such administrative functions as billing, record keeping, and staff scheduling. EmCare is a subsidiary of Emergency Medical Services.

Eger Health Care Center was founded in 1916 and is affiliated the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. Eger Health Care Center provides hospice care, residential sub-acute care, specialized nursing services for the chronically ill, and adult day care services to the elderly and persons with disabilities. Edger Health Care Center also operates an on-site assisted living facility with about 75 beds.

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