LVL delivers "le garde soin affectueux" (that's TLC in French). LVL Medical Groupe is a top provider of home health care equipment and services in France. The company offers the equipment for, as well as the administration of, respiratory care; its services include oxygen therapy and aerosol therapy for about 35,000 patients across France who suffer from chronic bronchitis, asthma, emphysema, sleep apnea, and other respiratory conditions. LVL also provides such home infusion therapy as intravenous drug treatment, pain management, and nutrition therapy. The group, which was formed in 1989, runs hospital-adjacent care centers and offers home care for children in Germany through subsidiary LVL Medical Deutschland.

As important as the blood running through your veins is the oxygen it carries. Masimo knows that and makes tools that monitor arterial blood-oxygen saturation levels and pulse rates in patients. The company's product range, which is based on Signal Extraction Technology (SET), offers pulse oximeters in both handheld and stand-alone (bedside) form. Product benefits include the provision of real-time information and elimination of signal interference, such as patient movements. The company primarily markets its products globally through direct-sales representatives and distributors. It also licenses SET-based products to dozens of medical equipment manufacturers, including CareFusion, Medtronic, and Welch Allyn.

The drapes Amba Medical sells aren't used to pretty up operating rooms, they're used to keep the room clean and the patient healthy. Amba manufactures and distributes surgical supplies, including disposable equipment and procedure drapes under the Clinicon brand. Procedure drapes are used to cover different parts of a patient's body during surgery, providing sanitary protection, while equipment drapes cover surgical equipment, such as cameras, probes, and microscopes. Other supplies include drainage pouches, patient identification bracelets, and operating room and hospital footware.

For more than 150 years, B. Braun Melsungen has made supplies to treat what ails you. With a history going back to 1839, the company makes a wide variety of medical and surgical equipment for clients all over the world. It operates through four divisions: Hospital Care (anesthesia and infusion equipment, IV solutions, and catheters); Aesculap (surgical instruments, sutures, orthopedic implants); Out Patient Market (diabetes, wound care, and nutrition products); and B. Braun Avitum (dialysis products). The company also operates dialysis clinics in Europe and provides contract manufacturing services. B. Braun plans to continue to operate as a family-run business, with no near-term plans to pursue a public offering.

Stryker's surgical products include such instruments as drills, saws, rasps, even cement mixers. The company's Orthopaedic Implants category includes artificial joints, spinal rods and screws, artificial vertebral discs, bone cement, and other orthopedic implants and supplies. The orthopaedic division also makes OP-1, a biological product to grow bone. The MedSurg Equipment segment includes facial and hand surgery instruments, endoscopy equipment, and communications and patient handling equipment. Stryker's products are marketed globally to hospitals, doctors, and other health care facilities via direct sales personnel and distributors.

Cogent Healthcare has pulled together the personnel to make a convincing argument for managed hospital care.Cogent Healthcare company manages inpatient care programs at hospitals in 20 states.Cogent Healthcare company deploys its own hospitalists (doctors who specialize in hospital medicine) and other personnel to run programs that manage the care of patients from the time they're admitted to the moment they're discharged. The programs also provide follow-up care to patients. Additionally, Cogent's program management services include the implementation of standardized clinical processes and information technology solutions for improving communication and efficiency. Cogent Healthcare company was founded in 1997.

Children's Hospital Medical Center of Akron you'd be right on the money. The 250-bed hospital offers more than 30 specialties to a 25 county region. Among its specialized services are cardiology, orthopedics, rehabilitation, and home care. It also has a regional burn unit serving adults and children. The hospital's emergency department treats nearly 70,000 patients each year. Children's also operates one of the largest pediatric primary care networks in the state with 15 offices in seven counties.

Five Star Quality Care, Inc. operates senior living communities, including independent living or congregate care communities, assisted living communities, and nursing facilities in the United States. Five Star Quality Care, Inc. provides independent living, assisted living, nursing and healthcare, physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech language pathology, onsite pharmacy, radiology, laboratory, telemetry, hemodialysis, and orthotics/prosthetics services. As of December 31, 2009, the company leased, owned, and operated 217 senior living communities with 22,905 living units, including 170 primarily independent and assisted living communities with 18,627 living units and 47 skilled nursing facilities with 4,278 units. Five Star Quality Care, Inc. also operated 5 institutional pharmacies, 2 rehabilitation hospitals, and 13 outpatient clinics. Five Star Quality Care, Inc. was founded in 2000 and is based in Newton, Massachusetts.

Highmark has staked its claim as the largest health insurer in the Keystone state. A licensee of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association, the not-for-profit firm covers some 3.9 million people in central and western Pennsylvania, as well as the Lehigh Valley. It serves another 800,000 customers in West Virginia and other areas of Pennsylvania through affiliations and partnerships with other insurers, and it provides administrative and network-access services nationally. In addition, Highmark sells Medicare Advantage and prescription drug plans to seniors in both states. Other subsidiaries (not operating under the BCBS license) provide dental insurance, vision care, and other products and services nationwide.

When the ailing wish upon a star, Wistar might be able to find them a cure. Founded in 1892, The Wistar Institute is a not-for-profit biomedical research institution concentrating on major diseases such as cancer, immune-system disorders, heart ailments, and infectious diseases. The institute operates from about 30 laboratories with research programs targeting genetic, molecular, and cellular discoveries. The company's research has been used in the development of vaccines, pharmaceuticals, and biotechnology drugs. Wistar collaborates with educational and governmental partners.

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