Rowan Regional Medical Center serves central North Carolina. The acute care facility has nearly 270 beds and a host of centers dedicated to cancer care, cardiac rehabilitation, behavioral health, pain management, sleep medicine, and women's health. Founded in 1936, Rowan Regional also has a specialized rehabilitation unit for those recovering from ailments such as brain, orthopedic, or stroke injuries and those living with neurological and neuromuscular disorders. Faced with mounting debt, Rowan Regional merged into Novant Health in 2008. The larger system plans to invest about $200 million in Rowan Regional and help it build a smaller community hospital in its region.

Bio-logic Systems gets inside your head. The company's computer-based electrodiagnostic systems are used by medical professionals to diagnose neurological, sensory, and sleep disorders. Its products include Algo and AuDX hearing screeners for newborns and the Navigator Pro hearing diagnostic system, as well as Ceegraph neurodiagnostic systems that map the brain's electrical activity. Additionally, Bio-logic Systems makes the Sleepscan line of diagnostic products used in sleep laboratories. Bio-logic Systems was founded in 1979 and is a subsidiary of Natus Medical. It sells its products through Natus' sales force in the US and through distributors abroad.

Loma Linda University Medical Center (LLUMC) is affiliated with the Loma Linda University in Loma Linda, California. The 975-bed health care network includes the main acute care LLUMC hospital and the Loma Linda Children's Hospital. Other facilities include a satellite community hospital, a behavioral health center, a heart and surgery hospital, and various regional clinics. LLUMC primarily serves the Inyo, Mono, Riverside, and San Bernardino counties in California. Founded in 1967, the not-for-profit medical center offers specialized services such as oncology, neurology, transplants, and rehabilitation. LLUMC and its affiliates are supported by the Seventh-day Adventist Church.

Hawaii Dental Service company provides dental benefits to more than half a million members throughout the islands and is a not-for-profit affiliate of Delta Dental Plans Association. Hawaii Dental Service provides dental plans to individuals, families, companies, associations, not-for-profit organizations, and unions in a variety of industries. Its network includes nearly all practicing dentists in Hawaii, as well as many in Guam and Saipan. Hawaii Dental Service's membership in Delta Dental provides members with access to tens of thousands of dentists across the US. Hawaii Dental Service company was founded in 1962 by a group of community dentists.

Sound Surgical's medical devices use ultrasound to break up and remove body fat. Sound Surgical's VASER System allows doctors to perform the aesthetic cosmetic surgery known as lipoplasty --or "body contouring"-- without using suction cannulas and limiting post-surgical bruising and pain. The firm markets the VASER System to surgeons, surgery centers, and hospitals through a direct sales force in the US and through distribution agreements elsewhere. Along with its hardware, the company provides marketing tools, training, and other support to medical practice customers.

Astek Group could be holding some of the products your dentist uses every day. Through its operating subsidiary, Astek Innovations, the London-based holding company designs, manufactures, and distributes hundreds of disposable single-use items used in dental offices worldwide, with about 50% of sales in the US. The company's most profitable product, the Pro-Tip, is a disposable air/water syringe tip created by the company's founder and CEO, Dr. Alan Segal, a practicing dentist. Other Astek products include Kromopan alginates (used to make dental impressions), Alma denture products, and the Pegasus line of dental products.

Saint Elizabeth Regional Medical Center, a Catholic Health Initiatives affiliate, is a 300-bed acute care hospital that serves the Lincoln, Nebraska, area. The hospital's services include a burn and wound care center, cardiac and pulmonary care, and cancer treatment; some 500 physicians are affiliated with the facility. The hospital also operates community health clinics, urgent care centers, and physical therapy clinics, as well as home health and hospice organizations. Saint Elizabeth Regional Medical Center was originally founded as a simple frontier hospital in 1889 by the Sisters of St. Francis of Perpetual Adoration.

CommunityCare Managed Healthcare Plans of Oklahoma has got you covered. The for-profit company provides health insurance products and related services to more than 250,000 members throughout the state. Its products include HMO and PPO health care plans, as well as Medicare supplemental insurance, and Individual Health Plans for, well, individuals seeking health care coverage. One division also offers its subscribers online prescription refills. A partnership consisting of Tulsa's Saint Francis Hospital and St. John Medical Center owns the company.

CaroMont Health is an independent not-for-profit health care system serving residents of Gastonia, a community just west of Charlotte in North Carolina's Piedmont region. Anchoring CaroMont Health is Gaston Memorial Hospital, a 435-bed medical and surgical facility that features a birthing center, an inpatient psychiatric ward, and specialized facilities for heart disease, cancer, sleep disorders, diabetes, and wound care. Other operations include a nearly 100-bed nursing home, an outpatient surgery center, and about 30 primary and specialty medical practices. CaroMont Health also provides home health and hospice care services. CaroMont Health is governed by the North Carolina Medical Care Commission.

VITAS Healthcare is a vital provider of hospice services in the US. The firm, a subsidiary of Chemed, is a top national provider, serving patients through some 45 programs in 15 states and Washington, DC. VITAS Healthcare Corporation cares for terminally ill patients primarily in their homes, but also at its own inpatient hospice facilities and in nursing homes and hospitals. Its services -- provided by teams of nurses, doctors, aides, and social workers -- focus on managing pain and symptoms, providing personal care, helping with financial arrangements, handling equipment and medications, and offering emotional and spiritual support. VITAS Healthcare Corporation also provides bereavement services and grief counseling to patients' families.

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