Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC) leads the way in cancer research and treatment. The center includes the 430-bed Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases, providing pediatric and adult cancer care, and the Sloan-Kettering Institute for cancer research activities. Memorial Hospital specializes in bone-marrow transplants, radiation therapy, and chemotherapy, and it offers programs in cancer prevention, diagnosis, treatment, research, and education. The Sloan-Kettering Institute conducts medical and clinical laboratory research on cancer genetics and therapeutics. MSKCC offers outpatient services from several Manhattan, Long Island, and New Jersey clinic locations.

Lawnwood Regional Medical Center & Heart Institute, part of the HCA system of health care providers, is a 340-bed acute-care hospital that serves Florida's Treasure Coast area. Its Heart Institute is a specialty cardiac facility. The hospital's 35-bed Lawnwood Pavilion facility provides inpatient mental health and physical rehabilitation services. The hospital also provides specialty services in the areas of women's and children's health, heart and prostate surgery, diagnostic imaging, and medical laboratory services. Lawnwood Regional is part of HCA's East Florida division.

Vital Signs makes disposable medical products used to help patients breathe during surgery, in critical care settings, and to treat sleep disorders. Its anesthesia products include face masks and tubes, while its respiratory/critical care unit makes manual resuscitators, humidifiers, blood pressure cuffs, and other hospital products. Joint venture subsidiary Sleep Services of America diagnoses sleep disorders, such as obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), at more than 60 labs in seven states. In 2008 Vital Signs was acquired by GE Healthcare.

Oxford BioSignals Limited is in the business of developing products for the health care monitoring and diagnostic markets, as well as for industrial applications. The company uses technologies that stem from research done at the famous Oxford University, focusing on advanced signal processing and neural network technology. Products range from a brain wave analyzer used to detect sleep disorders in patients to a vibration analysis system that tests for and detects operational abnormalities in military jet engines. Rolls-Royce plc is a major shareholder of the company.

HCA International provides health care for Londoners through six private hospitals and four outpatient medical centers with a total of nearly 800 beds. Its specialty hospitals include The Portland Hospital, which serves the health needs of women and children and The Harley Street Clinic which includes the London Cancer Group. The system operates centers of excellence for cancer, cardiology, neurosciences, and pediatrics. As one of the few operators of private hospitals in the UK, HCA International has an agreement with NHS to provide some surgical services to patients of the health authority who have been waiting more than six months.

Covenant HealthCare operates more than 20 inpatient and outpatient care facilities, including its two main Covenant Medical Center campuses. The health care provider serves residents in a 15-county area of east-central Michigan, with additional facilities in Bay City, Frankenmuth, and Midland. Specialized care services include cardiovascular health, cancer treatment, and obstetrics and neonatal care. Covenant HealthCare was formed in 1998 with the merging of Saginaw General and St. Luke's Hospitals. The health care system has more than 700 beds and a staff of about 400 physicians.

Munroe Regional Health System operates the Munroe Regional Medical Center and affiliated facilities serving residents of north central Florida's Marion County and surrounding areas. Munroe Regional Medical Center is a 420-bed acute care hospital offering comprehensive medical, surgical, and emergency care, along with programs devoted to cardiovascular care, stroke prevention and care, orthopedics, and women's health. The hospital is operated under a lease agreement with the Marion County Hospital District. Munroe Regional Health System also provides home health services and operates outpatient clinics providing primary care, diagnostic, and rehabilitation therapy services.

It's all about heart for Arrhythmia Research Technology (ART). The company offers signal-averaging electrocardiographic (SAECG) software that collects data and analyzes electrical impulses of the heart in an effort to detect potentially lethal heart arrhythmias. The company plans to sell the products through licensing agreements with equipment makers. Until it finds a marketing partner, however, ART is relying on sales from its Micron Products subsidiary, which makes snaps and sensors used in the manufacture and operation of disposable electrodes for electrocardiographic (ECG) equipment. Micron Products has acquired assets of several companies that enhance its metal and plastics molding capabilities.

Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) is one of the top health care organizations in the country, with its network of hospitals, outpatient centers, clinics, and specialty institutes. Its medical education programs train hundreds of doctors and nurses each year, and the center's Vanderbilt Clinics receive about 1.3 million annual patient visits. Its Vanderbilt University Hospital, together with the system's clinics and specialty facilities, has more than 830 beds. VUMC boasts a children's hospital, a psychiatric hospital, a transplant center, and a rehabilitation hospital, as well as a biomedical research center and the Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center, a National Cancer Institute-designated facility.

Bacchus Vascular lets the good times keep flowing. The company makes the Trellis infusion system, which treats deep vein thrombosis and other clotting disorders. Where typical medication treatments used alone are effective in preventing further clots, they do not always remove clots. The Trellis system is designed to permanently dissolve blood clots in one quickly administered catheter-based procedure. Currently, the system is designed to treat only deep vein thrombosis, but the company is looking into how it can be used to treat other vascular disorders. The company is also focused on making its system an industry standard. Bacchus Vascular was acquired by health care equipment maker Covidien in 2009.

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