Hays Medical Center brings big city health care to rural Kansas. The not-for-profit hospital, which has about 200 beds, provides both acute and tertiary medical care to the Midwestern plains. In addition to medical, surgical, and pediatric care, Hays Medical Center offers home care, hospice, skilled nursing, rehabilitation, and behavioral health services, along with centers for cardiac care (the DeBakey Heart Institute) and cancer treatment (the Dreiling/Schmidt Cancer Center). The organization also operates specialty and rural health clinics. Hays Medical Center grows through selective acquisitions, such as its buys of Hays Orthopaedic Clinic and, in 2010, a physician practice focused on breast health.

Located in Boston, Caritas St. Elizabeth's Medical Center offers patients a range of services including cardiac rehabilitation and cardiology, critical care, emergency medicine, oncology, neurology, and pulmonary care. St. Elizabeth's, which has some 340 beds, also has centers devoted to orthopedics, weight control, and women's health. St. Elizabeth's is a teaching affiliate of Tufts University School of Medicine, and it conducts clinical trials at its Center for Biomedical Research. The hospital is a member of Caritas Christi, a Catholic health care system sponsored by the Archdiocese of Boston that is one of New England's largest medical providers.

Memorial Hospital (Illinois) first opened its doors in 1958. The Bellevue, Illinois-based hospital is owned and operated by Protestant Memorial Medical Center, a community-based not-for-profit organization. Memorial Hospital provides general medical, surgical, and emergency care, as well as pediatric, home health, and cardiovascular care. Specialty services include treatment for sleep disorders and women's health. The hospital also operates Memorial Convalescent Center, a nearly 110-bed skilled nursing facility, and the Belleville Health and Sports Center which provides fitness facilities to promote community health.

The Ensign Group, Inc. was founded in 1999 and is based in Mission Viejo, California. The Ensign Group, Inc., through its subsidiaries, provides nursing and rehabilitative care services in California, Arizona, Texas, Washington, Utah, Colorado, and Idaho. The company offers nursing and assisted living services; physical, occupational, and speech therapies; and other rehabilitative and healthcare services for long-term residents and short-stay rehabilitation patients. As of December 31, 2009, it owned or leased 77 facilities.

Greatbatch likes to keep its business close to the heart. The company is a leading maker of batteries used in implantable medical devices such as pacemakers and implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs). Other medical components include electrodes, capacitors, and feedthroughs (used to deliver electrical signals from an implantable medical device to an electrode). Greatbatch also makes batteries for demanding industrial applications, such as oil and gas exploration, and supplies power sources for the Space Shuttle. Boston Scientific, Medtronic, Johnson & Johnson, and St. Jude Medical are among the company's top customers. Greatbatch gets nearly half of its sales from US clients.

Levindale Hebrew Geriatric Center and Hospital offers a complete range of quality health and quality of life programs for the elderly and disabled. We are dedicated to providing superior service for the elderly, frail and ill in a warm, caring environment. In addition to its nursing home, the Levindale continuum of care includes a 120-bed specialty (sub-acute) hospital, comprehensive geriatric medicine, in-psychiatry treatment, out patient psychiatry programs, and adult day services. Levindale is also located on the campus of Sinai Hospital of Baltimore, one of the most prestigious hospitals in the Baltimore area, if the need arises for quick critical-care treatment. evindale offers skilled long-term care, a rare full-time physician staff and a specialty hospital for complex chronic medical conditions. Those conditions include ventilator care, comprehensive inpatient rehabilitation and geropsychiatric services. Additionally, Levindale offers respite care, comfort care and pain management and hospice.Levindale accepts a leadership role in defining and developing elder care. We proudly became the first registered Eden Alternative center in Maryland. This philosophy infuses companionship, empowerment and spontaneity into the daily lives of residents and patients. The Neighborhood Model is the next step in our culture change journey. This ideal turns rigid nursing homes into places where residents' desires are the priority. Levindale is currently building new additions and renovating existing areas to create more homelike settings. We celebrate life in accordance with Jewish values.

PhotoMedex manufactures and markets dermatological treatments for skin disorders such as acne, psoriasis, and vitiligo (loss of skin pigmentation). Other products include gels and creams intended to promote skin rejuvenation and hair growth. PhotoMedex also develops lasers and fiber-optic equipment for dermatological and surgical applications. Its FDA-approved XTRAC excimer laser system is used for the treatment of psoriasis and eczema. The company operates throughout the US and internationally serving dermatologists, cosmetic surgeons, and spas.

Factoid for the day: the first electric dental drill was invented in 1882 and the company that made it is now known as Sirona Dental Systems. The company still makes handheld dental instruments as well as imaging systems, dental CAD/CAM systems used in restorations, and a full line of other products used by dentists and dental laboratories worldwide. Its CEREC system is a 3-D computer-aided contraption for making ceramic restorations (such as crowns and bridges) in the dentist's office rather than a lab. The firm's imaging systems include traditional X-ray equipment and digital radiography systems. Other products include dental chairs (known as "treatment centers"), and instrument cleaning systems.

Sound Surgical's medical devices use ultrasound to break up and remove body fat. Sound Surgical's VASER System allows doctors to perform the aesthetic cosmetic surgery known as lipoplasty --or "body contouring"-- without using suction cannulas and limiting post-surgical bruising and pain. The firm markets the VASER System to surgeons, surgery centers, and hospitals through a direct sales force in the US and through distribution agreements elsewhere. Along with its hardware, the company provides marketing tools, training, and other support to medical practice customers.

Sharp HealthCare wants to be on the cutting edge of health care delivery in Southern California. The system of not-for-profit hospitals and healthcare facilities is the San Diego area's largest. The network includes four acute-care hospitals (Sharp Chula Vista, Sharp Coronado, Sharp Grossmont, and Sharp Memorial) and three specialty hospitals for women's care, psychiatry, and chemical dependence. It also operates two physician medical groups and a number of urgent care and outpatient facilities and clinics. With some 1,700 beds and about 2,600 physicians, Sharp HealthCare offers a full array of health care services, including cancer and cardiac care, fertility and maternity services, and surgical procedures.

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