Brookhaven Memorial Hospital Medical Center is a 306-bed acute-care, voluntary not-for-profit community hospital located in East Patchogue, New York. We opened our doors to the community in 1956. Our Medical Center is comprised of the main campus, two community multi-disciplinary health centers, and a modern state-of-the-art facility located in downtown Patchogue accommodating our expanded Hemodialysis Program, Home Health and Hospice/Bereavement Services, as well as an off-site ambulatory Women's Imaging Center.Established in 1956, the Medical Center has grown over the years to serve the needs of twenty-eight communities throughout central Suffolk County. Positioning Brookhaven Hospital as the provider of choice within our region remains a long-term goal of our board of directors. Always responsive to the needs of the people we serve, Brookhaven Memorial Hospital was the first in the county to establish a Certified Home Health Care Department, a Hospice and an outpatient Hemodialysis unit. We will soon celebrate a 30-year partnership with Suffolk County, through the provision of two Community Health Center's located in Patchogue and Shirley.

he Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) was established in 1824 by the Medical Society of South Carolina as a private medical college. The medical school came under state ownership in 1913, and was designated a full university in 1969. The school has 1,300 faculty members and trains 2,600 medical professionals per year. It is well-known for programs in areas including cardiovascular medicine, cancer care, and neuroscience. Other programs include pharmacy, nursing, and dental training. The MUSC Medical Center in Charleston is made up of four hospital centers including a children's facility and a psychiatric institute, has some 700 beds, and operates the city's Level I trauma center.

Nanosphere is offering molecular diagnostics for the masses: Its molecular testing system is intended for use in hospital-based laboratories that don't have the money or expertise to maintain the complex genomic testing equipment often reserved for reference labs and research centers. Known as Verigene, the company's diagnostic system is a more compact and simpler workstation designed to perform multiple genomic and protein tests simultaneously on a single sample. The company also sells Verigene-compatible tests, including hematology, cystic fibrosis, and influenza diagnostic assays. Nanosphere has several other tests, including HPV (the virus that causes cervical cancer) in the works.

Beebe Medical Center provider offers acute, long-term, maternity, and other medical services to residents of Sussex County, Delaware. Founded in 1916, Beebe Medical Center has approximately 210 beds and offers specialized services including cardiology, orthopedics, women's health, cancer care, rehabilitation, radiology, and oncology treatments. Beebe Medical also operates the Beebe Health Campus with wound care and diabetes management services, Beebe Lab Express, a Sleep Disorders Center, the Gull House Adult Activities Center, a Home Health Agency, a Nursing School, and satellite imaging and lab services throughout the county. The system is led by CEO Jeffrey Fried.

Shepherd Center is not-for-profit hospital specializes in medical treatment, research, and rehabilitation for people with spinal cord and brain injuries, as well as patients with neuromuscular disorders (such as spina bifida) and chronic pain. Shepherd Hospital has about 130 beds (including a 10-bed intensive care unit). Of its patients who have suffered injuries, about 60% have been in car accidents. Founded in 1975 by James Shepherd (who was paralyzed in a bodysurfing accident) and his family, the hospital conducts neurological and neuromuscular research through its Virginia C. Crawford Research Institute.

Some of Life Care's specialized services include home health care, adult day care, hospice, and wound care. Founder Forrest Preston opened his first center in 1970. If you or a loved one has reached the Golden Age of retirement, there's a good chance Life Care Centers of America offers a service you can use. The company is a privately owned operator of more than 225 retirement and health care centers in 28 states. Its offerings include retirement communities, assisted-living facilities, and nursing homes (and even some campuses that provide all three in a continuum of care). In addition, Life Care operates centers specifically for people with Alzheimer's disease or related dementia.

Southwest Mississippi Regional Medical Center (SMRMC) provides health care services to seven southwestern Mississippi counties and two Louisiana parishes. The main medical center includes a 160-bed hospital, as well as a cancer institute, a geriatric/psychiatric unit, and home health services catering to 17 counties. SMRMC also owns and operates nine clinics providing family medicine services, as well as an outpatient rehabilitation center. The medical center, founded in 1969, has about 70 physicians on staff. It also manages and operates the Lawrence County Hospital in Montincello, Mississippi.

PacificSource is a not-for-profit health insurance firm that provides medical, dental, and prescription drug benefits to nearly 200,000 members throughout Oregon and in parts of Idaho. PacificSource company provides both PPO and HMO-type managed care products for groups and individuals, as well as flexible spending accounts and health reimbursement accounts. Its network includes tens of thousands of health care providers. Founded in 1933, PacificSource also offers supplemental coverage including life insurance, vision care, chiropractic services, and acupuncture treatments. PacificSource company provides benefits administration services through its Manley Services and Select Benefits Administrators subsidiaries.

Saint Agnes continues to ward off death for the patients at Saint Agnes Medical Center. The medical center provides health care to Valley residents of Fresno, California through a 330-bed acute care hospital. Along with general surgery, the hospital offers a variety of services including asthma management, bariatric surgery (for which it has scored state-wide accolades), cardiac rehabilitation, hospice care, and home care. The facility also has centers dedicated to cancer, child development, and women's health. The hospital -- established in 1929 by nine Holy Cross Sisters -- is part of Trinity Health, the fourth largest health care system in the US.

Health Care Service Corporation (HCSC) has the Blues in Chicago and the Southwest. A licensee of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association, HCSC consists of four regional Blue health plans: Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of New Mexico, and Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Oklahoma. The mutually owned company provides group and individual health plans -- including traditional indemnity plans, managed care programs, and Medicare supplemental coverage -- to more than 12 million members, a majority of them in Illinois and Texas. Through some non-Blue subsidiaries, HCSC sells dental, life, disability, and property/casualty insurance.

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