Jefferson Health System's freedom-loving namesake might approve of its work to preserve the people's freedom of choice in health care. Jefferson Health System is a not-for-profit network that includes three health systems with hospitals, specialty clinics, and other medical facilities serving communities in the greater Philadelphia area. Members include the Thomas Jefferson University Hospital family (one of the system's founders), Main Line Health (the other founding organization), and Magee Rehabilitation. The Jefferson network has some 2,400 beds and is affiliated with Thomas Jefferson University.

St. John's Health System, part of the Sisters of Mercy-St. Louis organization, serves Southwestern Missouri and Northern Arkansas. The system includes St. John's Regional Health Center and five other acute-care facilities (all operating under the St. John's Hospital name) and a network of some 70 clinics operating as St. John's Clinics. The company also administers health plans, offering claims processing and payment, corporate health and wellness programs, medical management, and plan consulting and implementation services through its Health Plan division. Its five regional hospitals are located in Missouri in the cities of Aurora, Cassville, Lebanon, and Mountain View, as well as in Berryville, Arkansas.

Saint Barnabas Medical Center is a 600-bed, acute-care hospital which provides a full range of health services to residents of Livingston, New Jersey, and surrounding areas. The not-for-profit medical center has a staff of more than 1,500 physicians. Aside from its general inpatient and outpatient care programs, Saint Barnabas Medical Center is home to designated regional burn and perinatal centers, as well as units specializing in organ transplant, stroke care, cardiac surgery, and comprehensive cancer treatment. Its Institute for Reproductive Medicine and Science provides assisted reproductive technology services.

Danville Regional Medical Center (DRMC) serving residents of the Dan River Region in Danville, Virginia. Founded in 1884 as the Ladies Benevolent Society Home for the Sick, the hospital provides a variety of health care services such as home care, cancer treatment, psychiatry, and rehabilitation. Outpatient options include endoscopy (for gastrointestinal care), imaging, neurosurgical treatments, and pain management. DRMC administers a range of senior care services such as skilled nursing and coordination of assisted and independent living options. The health system is owned by LifePoint Hospitals.

Angiotech Pharmaceuticals is teaching old devices new tricks. The firm develops medical products that combine devices with drugs to make them more effective with fewer side effects. Its flagship product in the Pharmaceutical Technologies segment is the TAXUS drug-eluting stent, which Boston Scientific sells and for which it pays Angiotech royalties. The stent is used to open up diseased arteries, and the drug coating keeps scar tissue from forming and creating a new blockage. The company's Medical Products segment makes the Quill wound closure system and other single-use medical products for interventional radiology, ophthalmology, and surgery. Angiotech has facilities in North America and Europe.

North Philadelphia Health System (NPHS) is there to help. The system is comprised of two acute care hospitals with a total of just over 300 beds. The Girard Medical Center provides long-term care, outpatient mental health services, and general medical and surgical care. St. Joseph's Hospital provides general medical and surgical care, as well as critical care, primary care, and specialty clinics. NPHS was incorporated in 1990 as a not-for-profit corporation to own and operate Girard Medical Center and St. Joseph's Hospital after both filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.

Universal Medical Systems can help your veterinarian find out. Doing business as Universal Ultrasound, the company supplies new and pre-owned ultrasound and radiography equipment to small and large veterinary practices (It's the largest ultrasound equipment provider geared specifically for vets). Its Classic Universal Ultrasound (formerly Classic Medical Supply) business specializes in smaller, portable ultrasound equipment. The company's Universal Seminars subsidiary provides continuing education ultrasound seminars to veterinarians throughout the US. Owner and President Peter Brunelli established the business in 1981.

Evanston Regional Hospital provides a variety of health care services to residents in rural southwestern Wyoming. The 40-bed facility is a community medical center offering general health and specialty care services including emergency medicine, surgery, radiology, cardiology, orthopedics, and neurology, as well as women's and children's services. It also offers a sleep diagnostics laboratory, a diabetes education program, and nutritional counseling. The hospital has more than 20 physicians on its active medical staff. Evanston Regional Hospital is part of the larger Community Health Systems network.

UC Irvine Medical Center is the only Level I trauma center in Orange County. It also offers acute- and general-care services from about 400 specialty and primary care physicians. The medical center operates one of four cancer centers in California (its Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center) and outpatient clinics throughout the region. The UC Irvine Medical also boasts neuropsychiatric and regional burn centers. Together UC Irvine Medical and University Physicians & Surgeons -- a faculty practice organization -- comprise UC Irvine Healthcare.

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