United Healthcare of Alabama, a subsidiary of UnitedHealth Group, provides health insurance products and related services for customers in Alabama. It also provides Medicare and Medicare Advantage coverage to customers in Jefferson and Shelby Counties through its SecureHorizons program. United Healthcare of Alabama provides coverage to groups of all sizes (2 to 5,000 or more), as well as individuals and families. Health plans range from your basic HMO and PPO options to short-term coverage and Health Savings Accounts. The company's products are marketed through direct sales representatives and independent brokers.

Breastfeeding moms turn to Medela, Inc. for support. The company is the US arm of Swiss breast pump maker Medela Holding AG. The company's Breastfeeding division distributes hospital-grade and home-use breast pumps, bottles and accessories, and maternity and nursing intimate apparel. The same division also distributes phototherapy lamps and neonatal beds for newborns that don't require an incubator. The company's Healthcare division distributes Medela's medical vacuum systems, negative pressure wound care devices, and other suction equipment for hospital use. Its home-use products are sold through medical supply retailers and specialty shops.

Lifespan Corporation helps to increase the longevity of the residents of Rhode Island. Founded in 1994, the multi-hospital health system includes the state's largest acute care facility, Rhode Island Hospital. Rhode Island Hospital has about 720 beds and provides general and advanced medical-surgical care in a wide range of specialties, including organ transplantation, neurosurgery, and orthopedics. It also performs biomedical research in areas such as cancer and vascular disease. Rhode Island Hospital and its sister facility, the 250-bed Miriam Hospital, serve as teaching facilities for Brown University's medical school.

LecTec Corporation licenses topical patches that deliver over-the-counter drugs through the skin. Its patents, used by pharmaceutical companies, include adhesive patches, wound dressings, and inhalation therapies. LecTec formerly made its products, but ceased manufacturing a few years ago and is now an intellectual property licensing and holding company. LecTec licenses its technology to Novartis for that company's Triaminic Vapor Patch, a cough suppressant for adults and children. LecTec is pursuing additional licensing agreements with Novartis, as well as seeking other licensing partners. It's also looking to expand its product portfolio through research and development opportunities.

Sentara Williamsburg Regional Medical Center is a Part of Sentara Healthcare.Sentara Williamsburg Regional Medical center includes a 145-bed hospital that provides medical, surgical, and home-care services to the residents of (and visitors to) eastern Virginia. Specialized services include cardiac care, pediatrics, emergency medicine, orthopedics, pulmonary diagnostics, and community health education. Additional facilities include centers for outpatient surgery and rehabilitation, senior behaviorial health, sleep wellness, and cancer treatment. The center was founded as a 60-bed hospital in 1961.

World Heart develops VADs (ventricular assist devices) that can be implanted within the chest cavity next to the natural heart. Through the transcutaneous energy and information transfer (TEIT) system, electric power is used to monitor and control the heart. The devices are used as a bridging device for patients awaiting a transplant and for long-term support. World Heart's main product is the Novacor LVAS. The company has facilities in the US, the Netherlands, and Canada. World Heart is developing next-generation VAD products.

Lane Frost Health and Rehabilitation Center is a private, not for profit Long Term Acute Care Hospital (LTACH), located in southeastern Oklahoma. At Lane Frost Health and Rehabilitation Center we use an interdisciplinary team approach to treatment specifically designed for patients that need a longer acute care recovery period of 25 days or more. We specialize in the medical management of patients with complex, unresolved, acute, chronic, or catastrophic illnesses, as well as multi-system disease processes. Patients benefit from our unique LTACH environment that delivers acute medical care and therapy services while maximizing our patients recover process. Our disciplinary team approach to treatment is led by a select group of dedicated local physicians who are committed to providing quality patient care. Our nurses, therapists, nutritionists, and case managers work with our physicians to assist our patients in getting personalized, compassionate care in the most efficient and appropriate manner. Each patient is unique and the pre-admission evaluation will begin the treatment plan necessaryh to identifyr specific goals during hospitilazation.

Wheaton makes and markets a variety of laboratory instruments, specialty glass apparatus, and liquid handling equipment. Its products include bottles, vials, closures, chromatography equipment, environmental and sampling equipment, and life science products. Wheaton distributes its wares through its own catalog as well as through more traditional global laboratory supply companies. Customers include pharmaceutical firms, research labs, and universities. The company is a subsidiary of Wheaton Industries, which is owned by private equity firm River Associates Investments.

The Queen's Medical Center was founded in 1859 by Queen Emma and King Kamehameha IV, Hawaiian royalty. With more than 530 beds and a staff of more than 1,200 physicians, the acute care facility is the largest private hospital in Hawaii and operates as a regional referral center. The not-for-profit medical center operates a cancer care and heart health center. Queen's Medical Center also offers specialty services such as behavioral health, diagnostics, orthopedics, physical therapy, women's health, and surgery. It also has community health care and laboratory services operations through an affiliated network of providers called The Queen's Health Systems.

ICU Medical, Inc. engages in the development, manufacture, and sale of disposable medical connection systems for use in vascular therapy applications in the United States and internationally. Its disposable medical devices protect patients from catheter related bloodstream infections, and healthcare workers from exposure to diseases through accidental needle sticks or hazardous drugs. The company offers I.V. therapy lines consisting of a tube running from a bottle or plastic bag containing an I.V. solution to a catheter inserted in a patient’s vein for use in hospitals and ambulatory clinics; CLAVE product, a needleless I.V. connection device, which could be used with conventional peripheral or central vascular access systems for venous and arterial applications; custom infusion sets, custom oncology sets, and custom critical care sets; and CLC2000, a one piece swabbable connector used to connect I.V. lines to catheters to prevent the back-flow of blood into the catheter. It also provides critical care products that monitor vital signs and specific physiological functions of key organ systems, including pressure monitoring devices, blood sampling systems, angiography kits, sensory catheters, pulmonary artery thermodilution catheters, and multilumen central venous catheters. In addition, the company provides TEGO for use in dialysis; a line of oncology products, including Spiros male luer connector device; the Genie vial access device; the Orbit 90 diabetes set; and custom I.V. sets and ancillary products for oncology therapy. ICU Medical, Inc. sells its products through I.V. product manufacturers and independent distributors, as well as directly to the end users. ICU Medical, Inc. was founded in 1984 and is headquartered in San Clemente, California.

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