At Puget Sound Blood Center, when we talk about the work of our Research Institute, what we are really talking about is saving lives. Many recognize the lifesaving work of the Blood Center for its role in maintaining the blood supply for Western Washington. But that is only the beginning of how the Blood Center touches the lives of people all over the world. The Blood Center is widely considered the premier knowledge source on blood research and transfusion medicine and has been developing cutting-edge technologies and establishing best practices in this field for over sixty-six years. Medical institutions worldwide rely on the Blood Center's research work. Scientific equipment manufacturers, as well as pharmaceutical companies turn to the Blood Center for help in developing effective equipment and successful therapies that are saving lives around the world every day.

Avera Health provides health care services to eastern South Dakota as well as parts of Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, and North Dakota. The health care system operates an extensive network of facilities, including some 28 hospitals (totaling 1,450 acute-care beds) and 140 primary care community clinics. Other facilities include nursing homes, hospices, urgent care clinics, and home health offices. These operations are divided into five regions: Avera St. Luke's, Avera Queen of Peace, Avera Marshall, Avera McKennan, and Avera Sacred Heart. The system also operates a health care plan and Avera PACE, a hospital purchasing organization. Avera Health is sponsored by the Benedictine Sisters and Presentation Sisters.

ProMedica Health System is a not-for-profit health care provider offering a full spectrum of medical services to residents of Ohio and southeastern Michigan. The system is composed of about 10 hospitals (including the 800-bed Toledo Hospital) and nearly 300 other facilities, such as long-term care and rehabilitation centers, a physicians' group, research facilities, and urgent care centers. In addition, ProMedica has a comprehensive elder care program featuring assisted living, skilled nursing, and hospice facilities. The organization also provides HMO services. Founded in 1986, ProMedica is led by CEO Randy Oostra.

From its humble beginning in 1918 as a small community center, Harrison Medical Center has grown into the region's busiest heath system with five campuses serving four counties in Washington State. Harrison's main campus in Bremerton provides general inpatient medical and surgical care and emergency services -- including a Level III trauma center. Its Silverdale campus provides mom and baby care, pediatrics, and specialty services including robotic surgery and weight loss surgical procedures. Harrison's locations in Port Orchard and Belfair provide urgent care services and the Poulsbo campus specializes in cancer care. Combined the five campuses employ about 400 doctors and see more than 17,000 patients annually.

Beloit Memorial Hospital acute care facility provides medical care to the city's residents and surrounding areas. Specialty services include emergency medicine, cardiology, home care, and occupational health. Its NorthPointe integrative medicine campus provides traditional and alternative medical approaches including massage, Tai Chi, and yoga. Beloit Memorial also provides primary care and specialized services through numerous outreach medical centers and operates an assisted living complex called Riverside Terrace. Beloit Memorial is affiliated with the University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics.

New Milford Hospital for emergency care established in 1921, the acute care hospital has some 85 beds and offers cardiology, cancer care, pediatric, and surgical services. The not-for-profit facility also has family birthing, sleep disorder treatment, and cancer research facilities. Affiliate New Milford Visiting Nurse Association provides home health services. New Milford Hospital exited its membership in the NewYork-Presbyterian Healthcare System in 2010. It then formed a new affiliation with Danbury Hospital, and the two hospitals now operate under the administrative umbrella of Western Connecticut Healthcare (formerly Danbury Health Systems).

American Medical Alert Corp (AMAC) provides health care communication and monitoring services. The company's Health Safety and Monitoring Services (HSMS) unit markets remote patient monitoring systems, including personal emergency response systems, health management and medication management systems, and safety monitoring systems. Its Telephony Based Communication Services (TBCS) unit provides telephone answering services and operates clinical trial recruitment call centers. Products are sold to consumers as well as health care facilities, such as home care, hospice, pharmacy, managed care, and other health care organizations.

St. Joseph's-Baptist Health Care has the health of Sunshine Staters covered like SPF 90 sunblock! Part of the BayCare Health System, St. Joseph's-Baptist provides a wide range of services to residents of Florida's Tampa Bay area. The not-for-profit system includes St. Joseph's Hospital, St. Joseph's Women's Hospital, and St. Joseph's Children's Hospital in Tampa, as well as South Florida Baptist Hospital in Plant City. All of the hospitals provide primary, emergency, and surgical care. St. Joseph's-Baptist also operates institutes for the treatment of cancer, heart ailments, neurological disorders, and behavioral health services. The system houses a senior retirement community and an area network of physicians.

Home Instead has a network of some 900 franchises operating throughout the US and in more than a dozen countries internationally. Employees known as CAREGivers provide the elderly with one-on-one assistance in the home and at assisted living or nursing care facilities. Home Instead helps keep the elderly at home instead of in assisted living or nursing homes. The company -- operating under the name Home Instead Senior Care -- provides non-medical home care assistance for seniors. Its services are designed for people who are capable of managing their physical needs but require assistance, supervision, light housework, meals, errands, or simply companionship in order to remain in their homes.

Siemens Healthcare (formerly Siemens Medical Solutions) is the medical products arm of German electronics giant Siemens AG. The group makes and sells a wide range of medical equipment to diagnose and treat disease, including imaging systems (x-ray, MRI, and ultrasound), radiation and electrophysiological therapy equipment, hearing aids, respiratory machines, and patient monitoring systems. Its Diagnostics division also makes consumable laboratory diagnostic tests. Siemens Healthcare also offers information technology systems to manage patient images and other data at doctors' offices, hospitals, and clinics, and it provides technical maintenance and consulting services.

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