AdCare Health Systems, Inc. engages in the development, ownership, and management of retirement communities, assisted living facilities, and skilled nursing facilities, as well as provides home health care services in the state of Ohio. It operates in two segments, Management and Facility-Based Care, and Home-Based Care. The Management and Facility-Based Care segment owns and operates eight facilities; and manages assisted living facilities and nursing homes owned by third parties. This segment also offers development, consulting, and accounting services to third parties. It primarily owns and operates assisted living facilities under the name of Hearth & Home. The Home-Based Care segment provides home health care services to patients while they are living in their own homes. As of December 31, 2009, the company managed 14 facilities comprising 6 skilled nursing facilities, 6 assisted living facilities, and 2 independent living/senior housing facilities, totaling approximately 824 units. AdCare Health Systems, Inc. was founded in 1989 and is based in Springfield, Ohio.

McDonough District Hospital opened its doors in 1958 with 25 beds. McDonough District Hospital from serving the health care needs of patients throughout west-central Illinois. The not-for-profit McDonough District Hospital is an acute care facility with more than 110 beds and specialty services that include behavioral health, cancer care, home health, and surgery. The hospital also offers senior health and hospice programs, emergency care, and pediatric services. McDonough District Hospital has an active medical staff of more than 35 physicians, representing a range of specialties.

Bluegrass Family Health (BFH) does provide health care services in the Bluegrass State. Bluegrass Family Health company is a not-for-profit subsidiary of Baptist Healthcare System that offers HMO, POS, and PPO health insurance plans to its customers. Established in 1993, BFH serves hundreds of thousands of members in counties throughout Kentucky, as well as in areas of Indiana and Tennessee, through direct sales agents and independent brokers. BFH contracts with hospitals, physicians, pharmacies, and other health care providers to offer services to its enrollees. The firm is led by CEO James Fritz.

University of Virginia Medical Center, an acute care hospital with about 590 beds. The health system boasts over 35 facilities, including clinics and specialty care centers for heart disease, cancer, women's health, digestive disorders, and neurological conditions. UVa Health System also encompasses the University of Virginia School of Medicine, University of Virginia School of Nursing, Claude Moore Health Sciences Library, and the University of Virginia Health Services Foundation.

Best Medical International has set a high standard for the medical equipment it manufactures. The vertically-integrated company has rolled up a collection of businesses in the US and Canada that manufacture and distribute radiotherapy systems and supplies. Its product lines include brachytherapy systems (radioactive seeds implanted to zap tumors), external beam therapy systems, blood irradiators, and other supporting equipment used to deliver and monitor radiation therapy. Its subsidiaries include Best Cyclotron Systems, Best NOMOS, Best Theratronics, CNMC, Huestis Medical, and Novoste. The company was founded by its president Krishnan Suthanthiran in 1977.

Health Net Federal Services provides health insurance and related services to some 3 million US military personnel and their families via the military's TRICARE program. TRICARE is the result of 1988 legislation known as the Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Uniformed Services (CHAMPUS). Health Net Federal Services serves TRICARE's north region, which covers about 25 states (and the District of Columbia) in the Northeast, New England, Mid-Atlantic, and Midwest regions. Health Net Federal Services also provides Veterans Affairs services including preferred pricing, claims validation, and outpatient clinic contracting. The company is a subsidiary of US insurance firm Health Net.

HealthShare/THA provides management and administrative services to hospitals throughout Texas. Some of HealthShare/THA's services include group purchasing, medical staffing, patient data collection, and hospital maintenance. The Texas Hospital Association formed the Health Services Corporation (HSC) in 1969. HSC changed its name to HealthShare/THA in 1988.

Southwestern Vermont Health Care is a 35-bed medical care center, Southwestern Vermont Health Care (SVHC) has grown into a full-blown health system serving more than 55,000 people in a three state (Vermont, New York, Massachusetts) area. The not-for-profit health system's flagship facility is Southwestern Vermont Medical Center, which has about 100 beds. The system also includes The SVHC Centers for Living and Rehabilitation, Northshire Medical Center, and Deerfield Valley Health Center, as well as home health and hospice operations. SVHC, which was established in 1918, provides health care services for residents of Bennington County and surrounding regions.

Centene provides managed care programs and related services to individuals and families enrolled in government-assisted health programs. Centene company operates in nearly a dozen states under the names Managed Health Services in Wisconsin and Indiana, Superior HealthPlan in Texas, and Buckeye Community Health Plan in Ohio, among others. Centene provides services to some 1.4 million low-income, elderly, and disabled people receiving Medicaid, Supplemental Security Income, and State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) benefits. Centene also offers specialty services in areas such as behavioral health, disease management, optical benefit plans, nurse triage, and pharmacy benefits management.

KishHealth System takes care of the welfare of people all along the "Kish." Formerly Kishwaukee Health System, KishHealth System operates two community hospitals -- Kishwaukee and Valley West, which have a combined 125 staffed beds -- as well as several cancer centers, imaging facilities, and an eye institute that serve Dekalb County and surrounding areas in northern Illinois. Specialty services include cardiology, emergency care, neurosurgery, obstetrics, and orthopedics. The community-owned health system takes its name from Kishwaukee (a Potowatomi word for "river of the sycamore").

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