SyntheMed helps keep surgery patients from getting scars. The company develops polymers aimed at preventing or reducing post-operative adhesions (scar tissue) for a variety of surgical procedures. In 2006 its REPEL-CV product received marketing approval from European Union regulatory authorities for prevention of scar tissue in open heart surgeries; the company launched the product in Europe and some Asian markets through a network of independent distributors. It has received approval from the FDA for use in pediatric cardiac surgery patients in the US. SyntheMed is developing similar products for use in gynecological, abdominal, orthopedic, spinal, and general surgeries.

Maine Medical Center was founded in 1874 with 40 beds. Maine Medical Center provides healing for the residents of northern New England. Part of MaineHealth, the not-for-profit medical center consists of a tertiary care community hospital, The Barbara Bush Children's Hospital, and outpatient clinics. The 640-bed teaching hospital provides a variety of nursing and medical educational programs. Specialty services include cancer care, geriatrics, emergency medicine, rehabilitation, and radiology. The hospital conducts research through the Maine Medical Center Research Institute.

Frisbie Memorial Hospital serves southeastern New Hampshire and southern Maine. The acute-care facility has nearly 90 beds and about 250 physicians on staff with some 40 specialties. Established in 1919, the not-for-profit community hospital offers patients a variety of services including emergency, radiology, cardiology, neurology, and respiratory and surgical care. Frisbie Memorial also operates outpatient and primary medical care facilities, and it provides oncology services through a partnership with the Dartmoth-Hitchcock health care group.

Walter Reed Health Care System serves those who serve. While its primary facility is the 250-bed Walter Reed Army Medical Center, the entire system includes nearly a dozen military health care hospitals and clinics in the Washington, DC, area. It also includes Army medical training and clinical research facilities. Walter Reed provides care to soldiers stationed in the US and wounded overseas, as well as to presidents, senators, and other officials in the nation's capital. Other facilities of Walter Reed Health Care include the Kimbrough Ambulatory Care Center at nearby Fort Meade (Maryland), DeWitt Hospital at Fort Belvoir (Virginia), and the DiLorenzo TRICARE Clinic at The Pentagon.

PHC, Inc., through its subsidiaries, provides behavioral health services through inpatient and outpatient facilities in the United States. It offers psychiatric services to individuals who have behavioral health disorders, including alcohol and drug dependency; and to individuals in the gaming and transportation industries. The company’s substance abuse facilities provide specialized treatment services to patients who have poor recovery prognoses and who are prone to relapse. It also operates help lines for employee assistance programs, and call centers for state and local programs, as well as provides management, administrative, and online behavioral health services. As of June 30, 2009, the company operated two substance abuse treatment centers, two psychiatric hospitals, one residential treatment facility, and eight outpatient psychiatric centers. PHC, Inc. was founded in 1963 and is based in Peabody, Massachusetts.

NxStage Medical is giving some life back to those needing dialysis to treat acute kidney failure and end-stage renal disease. The medical device company's primary product, System One, is a portable hemodialysis machine, which can be used by patients at home or by professionals in a hospital setting. The FDA-approved device is also marketed to hospitals for critical care and to dialysis clinics that want to create or expand their services to home-based patients. Typically, customers rent the System One equipment, but its largest customer, DaVita, has chosen to purchase. NxStage Medical's subsidiary, Medisystems, supplies customers with disposable blood tubing and needles.

AGA Medical Holdings works to heal broken hearts. The company specializes in making medical devices for treating structural heart defects and vascular diseases. Its AMPLATZER occlusion devices use minimally invasive small catheters, which physicians can retrieve and position without the need for multiple devices or repetition of procedures. Approved for use in both Europe and the US, the company sell its devices in more than 100 countries. Its primary customers are pediatric cardiologists, radiologists, and vascular surgeons. Dr. Kurt Amplatz and director Franck Gougeon established AGA Medical Holdings in 1995. AGA Medical is being acquired bySt. Jude Medical.

ValleyCare Health System is a not-for-profit health care organization serving Livermore and Pleasanton, California and the surrounding areas east of San Francisco. ValleyCare Health System consists of two medical campuses and a number of hospitals that offer acute and general health care services, with a total of more than 200 beds and a medical staff of 300-plus. The system also includes specialty outpatient clinics providing behavioral health, outpatient surgery, occupational health and rehabilitation, and wellness services. ValleyCare Health System also operates a senior housing facility.

Nevada City Hospital (dba Nevada Regional Medical Center) provides health care services for the residents in western Missouri. The facility offers services such as behavioral health, cardiology, emergency medicine, obstetrics, and occupational therapy. In addition to the more than 50-bed hospital, the medical center also operates a nearly 40-bed Alzheimer's unit, a more than 110-bed nursing home, a home health and hospice facility, and various rural health clinics.

Amica™ Mature Lifestyles Inc. is a publicly traded Canadian company (TSX:ACC) and is known as Canada's most innovative operator of seniors' retirement residences. Bringing a superior quality of life to seniors, Amica's reputation for comfort and security make it the premier destination for all–inclusive retirement living. With locations throughout British Columbia and Ontario, Amica™ offers a comprehensive array of accommodation options – from purely independent living condominium ownership, to service–rich rental retirement suites, with Assisted Living options in many locations – Amica™ Mature Lifestyles offers truly superior lifestyle choices for today's discerning senior. The Amica™ Advantage – operating Principles of Wellness & Vitality™ –– throughout the company and our communities. Our trademarked principles of Wellness & Vitality™ are offered at each and every one of our Amica Mature Lifestyles communities across Canada. These Wellness & Vitality™ principles encourage friendships, new experiences, an improved healthy lifestyle and an inviting sense of community.

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