Sterile and antiseptic aren't good attributes in a personality, but in medical wipes they're exactly what you're looking for. Alcavis International, also known as Alcavis HDC, makes chlorine-based, pharmaceutical-grade disinfectants. Its products include spray and liquid disinfectants, a machine that cleans and reprocesses kidney dialyzers, antiseptic hand sanitizers, and bleach disinfectant wipes. Alcavis' products are marketed to dialysis, dental, and veterinary care providers, as well as hospitals and nursing homes, through sales representatives and distributors in the Americas. Brands include AniosGel, Assist, Alcavis, ExSept, and Peracidin.

Western Medical Center makes sure that The OC keeps health issues out of its drama. Western Medical Center - Santa Ana serves the residents of California's Orange County through an acute care facility that houses some 280 beds. It also boasts doctors who are able to perform heart, lung, liver, and kidney transplants. The hospital is one of three major trauma centers in the county. Tenet sold the facility (as part of a restructuring) to Integrated Healthcare Holdings (based in Costa Mesa, California). After taking over Western Medical Center, IHHI met with some rough financial times and, bleeding capital, faced the possibility of having to sell the center.

Manor Care is a lord of the manor in the nursing home kingdom. Operating as HCR Manor Care, the firm runs about 500 nursing homes, assisted living centers, and rehabilitation facilities in about 30 states. Its facilities, which operate under the names Heartland, ManorCare Health Services, and Arden Courts, provide not only long-term nursing care, but also rehabilitation services and short-term, post-acute care for patients recovering from serious illness or injury; many of them house special units for Alzheimer's patients. In addition to its nursing and assisted-living facilities, Manor Care offers hospice and home health care through offices across the US. It is owned by private equity firm The Carlyle Group.

Longport sells high-frequency ultrasound scanners. Capable of producing images of the skin up to three centimeters deep, the scanner can be used to assess the severity of wounds and burns and determine the effectiveness of treatments. It eliminates the need to take physical biopsies in many cases. Images taken with Longport's scanner can be printed instantly, or they can be saved or sent electronically. While the company developed the scanner and owns the patent, it relies on two UK companies to manufacture them. SRA Development makes probes for the scanner, and Netbox builds the scanners. Chairman Michie Proctor controls 15% of Longport.

Medtronic Sofamor Danek USA, Inc. Company Profile It takes backbone to be the one of the world's biggest makers of spinal implants, and Medtronic Sofamor Danek USA has some serious spine. The Medtronic subsidiary's products treat degenerative diseases, deformities, and spine and cranium trauma. It also develops minimally invasive surgical techniques and computer-assisted surgical instruments, and provides physicians and patients with information through websites such as iscoliosis.com, back.com, and necksurgery.com. Medtronic Sofamor Danek USA markets and distributes its products worldwide. Along with hospitals and physicians, the company has federal contracts with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs to supply medical equipment to some of its hospitals.

The HSC Pediatric Center (formerly The Hospital for Sick Children) provides medical and rehabilitative care for infants, children, adolescents, and young adults. The organization provides specialized care for young people in the transition from acute care to home care. Clinical experts at the center include doctors and nurses, as well as physical therapists, speech therapists, dieticians, and case managers. The organization's origins date back to 1883, when young women of St. John's Episcopal Church in Washington, DC, opened the "Children's Country Home," at what was then the outskirts of the district, as a place for kids to escape from the city during the summertime.

Chelsea Community Hospital is a not-for-profit hospital established in 1970. Located in Chelsea, Michigan, CCH is a member of Saint Joseph Mercy Health System. CCH is nationally recognized for both quality of care and patient satisfaction by national ranking organization Press Ganey, and is accredited by the Joint Commission. CCH attracts more than 300 physicians in almost all disciplines, with leading edge technology, including the largest and strongest MRI in Michigan. Employing 1050 full- and part-time staff, CCH reported $96,471,284 in unrestricted revenue in fiscal year 2008. As a not-for-profit hospital, Chelsea Community Hospital reinvests its profits back into the community through programs to serve the poor and uninsured, manage chronic conditions like diabetes, health education and promotion initiatives, and outreach for the elderly. In Fiscal Year 2008, this included nearly $520,000 in such community benefits.

Electrical Geodesics develops and sells medical equipment for use in medicine, psychology, and neuroscience research. Its EEG measurement and analysis systems are used in laboratories throughout the US, Europe, and Asia for research in areas such as neonatal sleep monitoring, stroke evaluation, dementia, and infant language comprehension. The company was founded in 1992.

Rex is a king of health care in Raleigh. Part of the UNC HealthCare System, Rex Healthcare is a not-for-profit health care provider which serves residents of Raleigh and the rest of Wake County, North Carolina. Founded in 1894, Rex Healthcare includes the 430-bed acute-care Rex Hospital and two nursing homes with 230 beds, as well as primary and specialty care clinics throughout the area. Specialty centers and clinics provide services such as birthing, cancer treatment, same-day surgery, heart and vascular care, pain management, and sleep disorder therapy. Rex also provides home health and mobile emergency medical services. UNC HealthCare also includes affiliate UNC Hospitals.

IntegraMed America's specialty is identifying and entering niche medical markets throughout the US. IntegraMed America company operates through two segments: Fertility Services and Vein Clinics. As one might imagine, the company's fertility services include in vitro fertilization (IVF), artificial insemination, and other reproductive assistance through about 100 clinics in metropolitan markets. IntegraMed also supplies administrative and management support to its clinics through the Fertility Services division, which also helps guide potential parents through the IVF process. The second division, Vein Clinics, operates about 35 vein treatment centers throughout the US.

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