Q-Med seeks a smooth future, but thus far it still has a few wrinkles in its plans. The company develops and manufactures the high-tech goo Restylane dermatologists inject to fill in lines and creases in facial skin. Its Durolane product, also based on its non-animal sourced hyaluronic acids, is used as an injection to treat osteoarthritis of the knee. Its products are distributed in over 70 countries, but only Restylane has received FDA approval for use in the US. The Swedish company entered the US exchanges by buying up the shell of a public company in 2008.

The development-stage medical device company,EnteroMedics Inc. uses neuroblocking technology called VBLOC therapy to combat obesity. Its initial product in development, the Maestro System, is a device laparoscopically implanted near the diaphragm that uses electrical impulses to limit the expansion of the stomach, thereby producing a feeling of prolonged fullness. The Maestro System is in US and international clinical trials, with FDA approval and commercial sales anticipated by 2010. EnteroMedics plans to build a direct sales force to market the product to bariatric surgeons and weight management specialists.

Anthem Health Plans of Kentucky (which does business as Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield) is a top health insurer in the Bluegrass State. A part of health insurance giant Wellpoint's Anthem group of companies, the firm is Kentucky's Blue Cross and Blue Shield licensee. It provides the state's residents with managed health care products that include HMO, PPO, point-of-service, and traditional indemnity plans under the Anthem and Blue brands. Anthem Health Plans of Kentucky also offers several health plans designed for Medicare beneficiaries and for individuals, as well as a consumer-driven plan branded as Lumenos. In addition, it administers supplemental life, dental, vision, and behavioral health coverage.

Over the past 27 years, PAREXEL has developed significant expertise to assist clients in the worldwide pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device industries with the development and launch of their products in order to bring safe and effective treatments to the global marketplace for the patients who need them. Headquartered near Boston, Massachusetts, PAREXEL operates in 70 locations throughout 54 countries around the world, and has over 9,500 employees.

MEDRAD,Inc. part of Bayer HealthCare, makes medical devices used in diagnostic imaging procedures that provide doctors with an inner view of the human body. MEDRAD products include vascular injection systems used for radiology contrast agents, magnetic resonance scanner coils, and related accessories such as syringes and disposable tubing. In addition, the firm offers equipment repair, training, and other support services. MEDRAD also makes interventional cardiology devices such as clot removal systems. MEDRAD makes its products in the US and markets them directly and through distributors to hospitals and medical imaging centers in the Americas, Europe, Asia, and Australia.

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.

Healthfirst is a hospital-owned, not-for-profit health care management organization that serves some 560,000 members throughout New York City and Long Island, as well as northern New Jersey. The company offers a variety of government-sponsored health insurance programs, including Medicaid, Medicare, Family Health Plus, and Child Health Plus plans, to low-income and special needs clients. It also offers commercial HMO and point-of-service plans to individuals and small employer groups. Healthfirst company was formed in 1993 and is owned by about 40 New York-area hospitals. Its plans are administered by HF Management Services.

Hardin Memorial Hospital opened its doors in 1954. Hardin Memorial Hospital is a 300-bed acute care medical center providing health care services for residents in nearly a dozen counties in north central Kentucky. Managed by Baptist Healthcare System, the community-owned not-for-profit hospital also operates four family practice clinics and an urgent care facility. Its medical staff includes more than 140 physicians representing more than 30 specialties. Hardin Memorial also operates a 15-bed inpatient psychiatric unit and the Les Langley Pediatric Department for youngsters in need of hospitalization.

Day Kimball Hospital makes a practice of not remaining mum when it comes to health care. The acute care facility has more than 100 beds and offers patients general medical and surgical care along with the option of home care services. Other specialized services include pediatrics, gynecology, emergency medicine, and psychiatric health care. Day Kimball Hospital also provides hospice and palliative care for terminally ill patients. Outpatient surgery and other medical services are provided through the facility's Ambulatory Care Unit. Day Kimball Hospital was founded in 1894 and serves northeastern Connecticut and parts of Massachusetts and Rhode Island.

Founded in 1967, JFK Medical Center is a non-profit 498-bed community hospital, serving residents of Middlesex, Union and Somerset counties in Central New Jersey. With over 900 affiliated physicians, JFK offers a complete array of advanced services including general and specialized surgery, cardiac care, maternity and pediatric care, and emergency medicine. JFK Medical Center is an affiliate of Solaris Health System and accredited by the Joint Commission.As one of the state’s major healthcare facilities, JFK has a proud tradition of clinical excellence in numerous medical and surgical specialties, including two world-class institutes under one roof - The JFK New Jersey Neuroscience Institute and the JFK Johnson Rehabilitation Institute. The NJ Neuroscience Institute has been rated as the number one hospital in New Jersey for the treatment of stroke and complex neurological disorders; a national designation in rehabilitation medicine and traumatic brain recovery; cutting-edge technology for diagnostic imaging and radiation therapies; and participation in the prestigious nationwide Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine elective cardiac catheterization study.

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