Good Samaritan Hospital was founded in 1885 and is affiliated with USC's Keck School of Medicine. Even sick Los Angelians get A-list treatment at Good Samaritan Hospital which features all private rooms, some suites, and, yes, valet parking. Good Samaritan has more than 400 beds and serves patients throughout the greater Los Angeles area. This acute-care facility offers services including cardiac surgery, diagnostic imaging, oncology and respiratory care, and transfusion-free medicine and surgery. Good Samaritan also has centers dedicated to neuroscience, orthopedic care, perinatal medicine, and tertiary retinal surgery.

AorTech develops and manufactures medical-grade polyurethanes for use in medical devices and implants. Its products are based on the company's Elast-Eon materials which have various applications including in drug-eluting stents, in orthopedic devices (spinal discs), and for reconstructive/cosmetic uses (breast implants). The company's wholly-owned subsidiary, AorTech Biomaterials, based in Melbourne, Australia, was formed more than a decade ago to commercialize the company's range of medical-grade polyurethanes. Bluehone Investors (chaired by AorTech director Stuart Rollason) holds about 20% of the company's shares.

Preferred Network Access provides health care cost containment services throughout Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, and Wisconsin. The preferred provider organization (PPO) offers its services in areas including its own PPO network (encompassing in-network hospitals, providers, and outpatient facilities), the negotiation of non-network hospital and provider claims, a renal care program, disability and workers compensation management programs, and occupational health programs. The company's own network consists of more than 100 hospitals, roughly 34,000 physicians, and about 250 ancillary providers. Preferred Network Access was established in 1995.

Micro Identification Technologies Inc. ("MIT"), formerly Micro Imaging Technology is a development stage public company (OTCBB "MMTC"), objectives are to become a global leader in developing, supporting and marketing rapid systems and processes that detect and identify microbial organisms. MIT has developed and patented a technology for rapid microbe identification. The technology is a non-biological identification process that is extremely fast, easy to use and does not rely on conventional chemical or biological processing, fluorescent tags, gas chromatography or DNA analysis. The system measures scattered light intensity as individual microbes pass through a laser beam. The intensity pattern of the scattered light is a direct consequence of the size, shape and external and internal optical characteristics of the microbe. By measuring scattered light at specific angles, the system detects and differentiates objects the size of bacteria, protozoa, yeasts and molds.

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.

LifeCell puts new life into the tissue graft market. The firm makes skin graft materials processed from cadaver skin, a category of products known as allografts. Its products include AlloDerm, used in reconstructive plastic, dental, and burn surgeries and Strattice Reconstructive Tissue Matrix, for plastic and reconstructive surgery and wound healing. LifeCell markets a series of other products for additional applications, including one called Cymetra for grafting and head and neck plastic reconstruction. The company markets its products in the US and abroad through a direct sales force and distributors. LifeCell is owned by wound care company Kinetic Concepts.

Regence BlueShield of Idaho aims to keep Gem State residents sparkling with health. Regence BlueShield of Idaho, a licensee of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association, provides health insurance to more than 200,000 members throughout Idaho, as well as two counties in Washington State. Regence BlueShield company offers individual and group health plans, as well as Medicare plans, supplemental dental and life coverage, pharmacy benefits management, health savings accounts, and other health resources for its members. Established in 1946, the company is a subsidiary of The Regence Group, which serves more than 3 million people in the Northwest.

Hooper Holmes is the leading provider of risk assessment services for the insurance industry. Our vision is to be the leader in collecting personal health data and transforming it into information enabling our customers to take actions that manage or reduce their risks and expenses. Since our founding in 1899 as The National Insurance Information Bureau we have been a business partner of the world’s leading insurance companies. We provide insurers with the widest range of medical exam, data collection, laboratory testing and underwriting services in the industry.

Hallmark Health wants to send the very best -- health care, that is -- to residents living in the suburbs north of Boston. The system includes the Lawrence Memorial and Melrose-Wakefield hospitals, which together have about 370 beds. The hospitals provide a full range of health services including primary, diagnostic, surgical, and rehabilitative care. The Hallmark network also includes the Malden Medical Center (radiology, laboratory, and dialysis services), family health clinics, physician offices, long-term health care facilities, and home health services. Physicians-in-training are supported through a family practice residency program offered in association with Tufts University.

UnitedHealthcare National Accounts is big on health care plan management.UnitedHealthcare National Accounts company, a division of health insurance giant UnitedHealth Group, provides health benefits administration and consulting services, with a focus on large employer groups (those with 3,000 or more employees). Its network-based services include enrollment, member eligibility, claim processing, billing, banking, and document issuance. In addition, customers can tap into UnitedHealth Group's wide array of health insurance plans and services. UnitedHealthcare National Accounts also provides prescription benefit management, disease management, behavioral health, and wellness program coordination.

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