First Choice for health care owned by about 450 physicians and 11 hospital systems and other hospital entities, First Choice Health Network is an independent PPO (Preferred Provider Organization). It also provides health-benefits management services and third-party administration services for self-funded plan sponsors. First Choice Health Network contracts with more than 40,000 health care professionals and 220 hospitals in Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, and Washington. The company was founded in 1985, and has grown through acquisitions.

Miami Children's Hospital not-for-profit medical center has nearly 300 beds and offers more than 40 different health care specialties, including pediatric emergency care, cancer treatment, orthopedics, and rehabilitation services. The hospital's neonatal unit treats newborns referred from other hospitals. Miami Children's Hospital has a staff of some 650 physicians and operates the region's only free-standing pediatric trauma center. The hospital first opened its doors in the 1940s as Miami Tent #33 of Variety Clubs International. Variety Children's Hospital opened in 1950 and became Miami Children's Hospital in 1986.

CardioMEMS wants patients to roam free with no strings (or wires) attached. The company has developed an implantable wireless sensing and communication technology for the human body. Its technology consists of include tiny battery-free sensors which can be implanted in the body and transmit information to external signal processing and monitor systems. The systems provide real-time data such as blood pressure, heart rate, and cardiac output to be read by physicians. CardioMEMS' only commercial device, the EndoSure Wireless AAA Pressure Measurement System, measures aneurysm sac pressure during abdominal aortic aneurysm repair and is used alongside traditional angiography.

Trinitas Regional Medical Center (formerly Trinitas Hospital) serves eastern and central Union County in New Jersey. The Catholic hospital has more than 530 beds and offers acute, tertiary, and long-term health care services on its two campuses. It has special centers for cancer care, sleep disorders, cardiovascular conditions, diabetes care, pediatrics, and women's health. The hospital also offers inpatient behavioral health care, operates a local clinic, and provides educational services to students of Seton Hall University's School of Health and Medical Sciences. Trinitas Regional Medical Center is co-sponsored by the Sisters of Charity of Saint Elizabeth and the Elizabethtown Healthcare Foundation.

Paradise Valley Hospital aims to elevate patient care to a divine level. Established in 1904, the medical center serves residents in the San Diego area. This acute-care facility has more than 300 beds, as well as 300 general care and specialty physicians. Paradise Valley Hospital's range of services include health and wellness programs, respiratory therapy, and same-day surgery. Specialty divisions include rehabilitation, behavioral health, cardiac care, and geriatric services. Paradise Valley Hospital is a subsidiary of Prime Healthcare Services, which acquired the hospital from former parent Adventist Health in 2007.

Rockwell Medical Technologies keeps on trucking with its hemodialysis products. The company (which does business as Rockwell Medical) makes hemodialysis concentrates (in liquid and dry powder form), dialysis kits, and other related products for treatment of end-stage renal disease (chronic kidney failure). Subsidiary Rockwell Transportation delivers supplies to its customers in 35 US states via its own truck fleet. The company markets and distributes its products directly to hemodialysis providers across the US, as well as through independent distributors abroad (primarily in Asia, Europe, and Latin America).

Ophthalmic Imaging Systems makes digital imaging products for use in ophthalmology. Its WinStation product line is used by retinal specialists and ophthalmologists to diagnose and treat diseases of the retina, including age-related macular degeneration. While the WinStation systems focus on imaging the back of the eye, the company's Digital Slit Lamp Imager emphasizes front-of-the-eye imaging. Ophthalmic Imaging Systems also sells image archiving, medical records management, and practice management software. Israel-based MediVision Medical Imaging holds more than 50% of the company and markets its products abroad. In 2008 MediVision agreed to acquire all of the company in an all-stock transaction.

BIOLASE Technology, Inc. was founded in 1984 and is headquartered in Irvine, California. BIOLASE Technology, Inc., a medical technology company, develops, manufactures, and markets lasers and related products and services focused on technologies for applications and procedures in dentistry and medicine. Its principal products are dental laser systems that allow general dentists, periodontists, endodontists, oral surgeons, and other specialists to perform a range of dental procedures, including cosmetic and complex surgical applications. BioLase Technology offers two categories of laser system products comprising Waterlase family of products and Diode family of products. The Waterlase systems use a combination of water and laser to perform dental procedures for cutting soft and hard tissue plus bone. Its Waterlase systems include Waterlase MD and Waterlase C100 All-Tissue Dental Laser systems. The Diode systems use a semiconductor diode laser to perform soft tissue, hygiene, and cosmetic procedures, including teeth whitening, as well as pain management therapy. Its Diode systems consist of the ezlase, iLase, and Diolase 10 systems. BioLase Technology also provides related accessories and disposable products for its laser systems, which include disposable laser tips, flexible fibers, hand pieces, and tooth whitening gel kits. BIOLASE Technology, Inc. sells its products through direct sales force and a network of independent distributors in the United States and internationally. BioLase Technology was formerly known as Societe Endo Technic, SA and changed its name to BIOLASE Technology, Inc. in 1994.

General Healthcare Group is the first name in private health care in the UK. The company operates more than 50 hospitals through its BMI Healthcare unit. Its Netcare UK division contracts with NHS to manage or operate portions of government-owned hospital facilities. For less critical care, the company operates BMI Health Services, which contracts with private employers to provide various on-site health care services and screenings. South African hospitals group Network Healthcare Holdings, better known as Netcare, owns a controlling interest in General Healthcare Group.

Terumo Medical Corporation (TMC) makes disposable hypodermic syringes, catheters, and blood collection and transfusion equipment, among other medical devices. TMC operates through three divisions: Terumo Interventional Systems (catheters, guidewires); Terumo Medical Products (monitors, syringes, veterinary products); and Terumo Transfusion Products (blood bags, collection equipment, transfusion sets). Along with the US, TMC has operations Brazil, Canada, and Mexico. A subsidiary of Terumo Corporation, TMC was founded in 1972.

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