California Pacific Medical Center (CPMC) is a health care complex located in the heart of hospital-heavy San Francisco. The private, not-for-profit center's four area campuses (California, Davies, Pacific, and St. Luke's) offer acute and specialty care, including obstetrics and gynecology, cardiovascular services, pediatrics, neurosciences, orthopedics, and organ transplantation. With more than 1,300 beds between its campuses, the center also conducts professional education and biomedical, clinical, and behavioral research. CPMC is part of the West Bay Region division of the Sutter Health hospital system.

INSIGHT IMAGING, headquartered in Lake Forest, California, is a nationwide provider of diagnostic imaging services. The company serves patients, physicians, managed care entities, hospitals and other contractual customers in more than 30 states, including the following targeted regional markets: California, Arizona, New England, the Carolinas, Florida and the Mid-Atlantic states.

Monroe County Medical Center provides both medical and behavioral health services for the residents of Monroe County, Kentucky. The medical center includes an acute-care hospital, home health and adult day care, and an emergency center. The nearly 50-bed facility also offers nutrition counseling, CPR classes, diabetes education, and a cancer support group.

Kent Hospital offers Ocean Staters a sea of medical care options. The health care facility provides inpatient acute care, as well as outpatient services (such as diagnostic imaging) and primary care. It also proffers a range of specialties, including cardiology, orthopedics, oncology, surgery, and pediatrics. A member of the Care New England Health System, Kent Hospital opened in 1951 with 90 beds. Today the hospital has more than 350 beds and a staff of nearly 500 doctors. The hospital replaced retiring CEO Mark Crevier (who served in that position for nearly 25 years) with Sandra Coletta in 2008. Coletta was previously COO at The Miriam Hospital in Providence.

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.

Navilyst Medical is charting a new course for itself in the world of vascular disease. Formerly part of Boston Scientific, Navilyst Medical was spun off, acquired by private equity firm Avista Capital Partners in February 2008, and given a new name. The medical device maker will continue to market its two main fluid management and vascular access products to cardiologists, oncologists, and radiologists around the world. Its NAMIC kits, which account for about 60% of revenue, are used to manage fluids during cardiac catheterization procedures. Its Pressure Activated Safety Valves (PASV) account for the remaining 40% and are used to administer drugs during such procedures as chemotherapy.

Group Health Incorporated (GHI) is a not-for-profit health benefits company that provides managed health care coverage and related services to some 2.1 million members in New York State. Established in 1937, the company offers a wide range of medical, dental, and prescription drug plans to individuals, businesses, and government agencies. For businesses, it provides fully insured coverage or administrative services for self-insured employers. The firm also provides Medicare Advantage plans and manages care for recipients of Medicaid and other state-sponsored programs in some counties. Along with affiliate Health Insurance Plan of Greater New York (HIP), GHI is part of EmblemHealth.

Nipro Diagnostics,Inc. makes blood glucose monitoring systems and disposable supplies for diabetics, which it sells through retail pharmacies, mass merchandisers, managed care companies, mail service providers, and distributors around the globe. Nipro Diagnostics markets its testing systems and blood monitors through those distribution channels in two ways, under its own brand names -- including Sidekick, TrueTrack Smart System, TRUEread, and Prestige IQ -- and through co-branded partnerships. The company is a wholly owned subsidiary of Japanese medical device maker Nipro.

LCA-Vision Inc. provides fixed-site laser vision correction services under the LasikPlus brand. The company offers laser vision correction procedures to correct nearsightedness, farsightedness, and astigmatism. As of March 31, 2010, it operated 62 LasikPlus fixed-site laser vision correction centers in the United States. The company was founded in 1985 and is headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Oculus isn't the name of an all-seeing ancient Latin god or superhero, though it does use super-agents in its fight against the evil super-bug MRSA. Oculus Innovative Sciences works with proprietary platform technology Microcyn, a super-oxidized water-based solution designed to safely (i.e., without any known side effects) eliminate a wide range of annoying pathogens (including MRSA) attempting to infect patients with open wounds. Aside from use in wound care, the solution has potential applications for use in disinfectants and sterilization, as well as respiratory, dermatology, veterinary, and dental markets. Oculus' products are primarily sold through partnerships with distributors.

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