LifePoint Hospitals Inc., through its subsidiaries, operates general acute care hospitals in non-urban communities in the United States. The company's hospitals provide a range of medical and surgical services comprising general surgery, internal medicine, obstetrics, emergency room care, radiology, oncology, diagnostic care, coronary care, rehabilitation services, and pediatric services, as well as specialized services, such as open-heart surgery, skilled nursing, psychiatric care, and neuro-surgery. Its hospitals also offer outpatient services, including one-day surgery, laboratory, x-ray, respiratory therapy, imaging, sports medicine, and lithotripsy. As of December 31, 2009, LifePoint Hospitals owned or leased 47 hospitals with a total of 5,552 licensed beds in 17 states.

Nanosphere is offering molecular diagnostics for the masses: Its molecular testing system is intended for use in hospital-based laboratories that don't have the money or expertise to maintain the complex genomic testing equipment often reserved for reference labs and research centers. Known as Verigene, the company's diagnostic system is a more compact and simpler workstation designed to perform multiple genomic and protein tests simultaneously on a single sample. The company also sells Verigene-compatible tests, including hematology, cystic fibrosis, and influenza diagnostic assays. Nanosphere has several other tests, including HPV (the virus that causes cervical cancer) in the works.

Synthes knows that, when it comes to surgery, sometimes synthetic is superior. Synthes makes devices, instruments, and implants used for the surgical treatment of bone disease or trauma. The company also markets implant coatings, synthetic bone replacement materials, and bioresorbable implants. It specializes in spinal devices, including disc replacement and cranio-maxillofacial implants. The company also designs and manufactures the kind of surgical power tools that the squeamish would prefer not to contemplate. Synthes works closely with the AO Foundation, a not-for-profit research organization specializing in osteosynthesis. Chairman Hansjörg Wyss holds 40% of the company's shares.

Billings works hard to make those medical bills worth paying. Billings Clinic is an integrated health care system caring for residents of Big Sky Country. The heart of the system is a multi-specialty physician group consisting of nearly 300 doctors and other health care providers who provide care in Billings, Montana, and surrounding communities. Billings Clinic also includes a 270-bed hospital with a birthing center and the organization's main clinic. Additionally, Billings Clinic runs the 90-bed Aspen Meadows Retirement Community and provides support services to several community hospitals in the region. The health care system is a not-for-profit organization and is owned by the community.

B. Braun Medical is the US arm of German medical supply firm B. Braun Melsungen. The company's products and services include a wide range of traditional and needleless IV systems and accessories, pharmaceutical devices, dialysis machines, critical care products, and vascular access and interventional product lines, as well as continuing education and training programs. B. Braun's customers include hospitals, outpatient surgery centers, and home care services companies. Its network of CAPS (Central Admixture Pharmacy Services) compounding pharmacies provides IV admixtures and solutions to hospitals, clinics, and home care providers throughout the US.

OSF Healthcare helps patients who are feeling oh-so-frail in Illinois and Michigan. OSF Healthcare system includes seven acute care hospitals and one long-term care facility that combined are home to about 1,300 beds and offer a full spectrum of inpatient and outpatient medical and surgical services. The system's primary care physician network consists of about 500 physicians at more than 50 locations throughout its service area. Subsidiary OSF Home Care provides hospice, home visit, and equipment services, and OSF Saint Francis provides ambulance, pharmacy, and health care management services. The not-for-profit system is a subsidiary of the Sisters of The Third Order of St. Francis.

National Elevator Industry Benefit Plans (NEIBP) is the health insurance and retirement benefits plan for members of the the International Union of Elevator Constructors, a 25,000-strong union for North American workers who make, maintain, and install elevators. The organization's health plan, offered through Blue Cross and Blue Shield, provides medical coverage; NEIBP offers other specialty coverages (including prescription drug, vision, substance abuse, and dental) through partners such as EyeMed Vision Care and ValueOptions. MassMutual handles the organization's retirement planning options, which include annuities and 401k products.

Oregon Dental Service (ODS) provides medical and dental benefits to some 750,000 members in Oregon and Alaska. Oregon Dental Service company, an affiliate of Delta Dental Plans Association, offers PPO and point-of-service plans, as well as individual plans and Medicare supplement coverage, through ODS Health Plan and other insurance subsidiaries. It provides property/casualty insurance to dentists through subsidiary Dentists Benefits Insurance Company (DBIC) and administration and software assistance to employers and dentists through its BenefitHelp Solutions and DAISY units. ODS is also a partner in the ODS College of Dental Sciences. Established in 1955, Oregon Dental Service company is the oldest dental insurance provider in Oregon.

Straumann Holding AG is a global leader in manufacturing dental implants. The company also makes prosthetics, products for dental tissue regeneration, and the tools and instruments to help install its products. It has introduced a synthetic bone-replacement material to help build up jaw bone in preparation for placing implants, and the company regularly invests in additional research and development efforts. Board member Dr. Thomas Straumann holds about 30% of the company's stock.

Kettering Health Network keeps Ohio in a healthy state. The network, named for famed inventor Charles F. Kettering, is an Ohio-based health care system comprised of more than 60 facilities, including seven hospitals: Kettering Medical Center, Grandview Medical Center, Sycamore Medical Center, Southview Medical Center, Fort Hamilton Hospital, Greene Memorial Hospital, and Kettering Behavioral Medicine Center. It also operates the Kettering College of Medical Arts, senior retirement communities, and multiple outpatient clinics. Among its specialized services are heart care, rehabilitation, orthopedics, women's health, and emergency medicine.

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