Akron General Health System brings together a network of health care facilities and staff with a rich heritage of exceptional care. Akron General Health System has been a member of VHA since 1982. Our mission is to improve the health and lives of our patients and community. Akron General services its community with a philosophy of relentless commitment to the health and wellness of the people of Northeast Ohio. Through the efforts of nearly 9,000 employees, medical professionals and volunteers, we serve the healthcare needs of more than 1.2 million people throughout Summit, Medina, Portage, Stark and Wayne Counties.

Children's Healthcare of Atlanta hospital system specializes in pediatric health care, research, and education. It operates three hospitals (Children's Healthcare of Atlanta at Egleston, Hughes Spalding, and Scottish Rite) with a total of some 520 beds and treats more than half a million patients annually. It also operates about 20 health care facilities, including the Aflac Cancer Center, and employs about 1,600 physicians with more than 30 specialties. Children's Healthcare of Atlanta is known for its pediatric services in cardiology, oncology, neonatal, orthopedics, rehabilitation, organ transplant, and general surgery.

Geisinger Health System provides health care to a large section of the Keystone State, serving residents of about 40 counties in the central and northeastern portions of Pennsylvania. Founded in 1915, the system's flagship facility is Geisinger Medical Center, a 400-bed medical-surgical hospital in Danville that includes the Janet Weis Children's Hospital. With joint venture partner HealthSouth, the organization runs a rehabilitation hospital in Danville. The system also includes the 240-bed Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center and numerous outpatient facilities and doctors' offices throughout the region. Additionally, Geisinger runs the Geisinger Health Plan, a not-for-profit HMO with some 230,000 members.

PhytoMedical Technologies, Inc. (Symbol: PYTO), together with its wholly owned subsidiaries, is an early stage research based biopharmaceutical company focused on the identification, acquisition, development and commercialization of innovative pharmaceutical compounds targeting cancer and hematologic disorders.

MedImpact Healthcare Systems fills the prescription for keeping its customers' bottom line in healthy condition.MedImpact Healthcare Systems company provides and manages prescription benefit programs for self-insured employers, health plans, unions, insurers, third-party administrators and others, covering some 32 million members across the US. MedImpact handles administrative operations such as claims processing and network management. While MedImpact Healthcare Systems company does not actually dispense any drugs, it does provide formulary designs, disease management programs, reporting on usage trends, and other clinical consulting services.MedImpact Healthcare Systems company was founded in 1989.

New Splint brings some much-needed stability to orthopedic surgery patients.New Splint company is a supplier of orthopedic implants and surgical instruments, distributing products manufactured by companies such as Jarit, Stille, and Waldemar LINK, and providing customers with custom-made products as well. Its products are used in primary and revision surgical procedures on the spine, hands, and feet. Established in 1989, New Splint is now a part of the medical and scientific products division of Dublin, Ireland-based United Drug plc, which acquired it in 2002.

South Dakota State Medical Holding Company, operating under the name DAKOTACARE, is a statewide HMO plan. Product offerings include comprehensive group and individual medical plans, flexible spending and COBRA plans, Medicare Advantage coverage, and dental, life, and disability policies. All hospitals and nearly all physicians in South Dakota contract with the firm. In addition to serving some 100,000 customers in its home state, third-party administration (TPA) subsidiary DAKOTACARE Administrative Services is active in over a dozen neighboring states. Founded in 1986, DAKOTACARE is the managed care affiliate of the South Dakota State Medical Association.

Akers Biosciences,Inc. manufactures a variety of point-of-care rapid diagnostic tests. In addition to tests for such diseases as malaria, it has produced screening tools to detect drug and enzyme levels in blood. ABI has also developed sniffing devices to detect breath alcohol as well as diseases such as lung disease and diabetes through breath analysis. Another product whiffs for biological warfare agents in the air. Its Tri-Cholesterol product is a home-use test kit. ABI customers include healthcare facilities (hospitals, physicians' offices) as well as the US military and aid organizations.

LifeCell puts new life into the tissue graft market. The firm makes skin graft materials processed from cadaver skin, a category of products known as allografts. Its products include AlloDerm, used in reconstructive plastic, dental, and burn surgeries and Strattice Reconstructive Tissue Matrix, for plastic and reconstructive surgery and wound healing. LifeCell markets a series of other products for additional applications, including one called Cymetra for grafting and head and neck plastic reconstruction. The company markets its products in the US and abroad through a direct sales force and distributors. LifeCell is owned by wound care company Kinetic Concepts.

Bard Access Systems is all about giving doctors an all-access pass. The C. R. Bard division makes vascular access products such as dialysis catheters and central lines, as well as feeding tubes and equipment to inject contrast media for use with its ultrasound systems. It also provides ports, introducers, guidewires, and related accessories. The catheters are used to deliver chemotherapy, antibiotics, nutrition, and other products directly to the circulatory or other bodily systems. Bard Access Systems' products are sold under brands including Equistream, PowerPICC, PowerPort, and Site-Rite. The company also offers online clinical training to teach clinicians how to use their products.

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