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.

HCA (AKA Hospital Corporation of America) operates roughly 170 acute care, psychiatric, and rehabilitation hospitals in the US and England. It also runs about 100 ambulatory surgery centers, as well as cancer treatment and outpatient rehab centers that form health care networks in many of the communities it serves. HCA has facilities in 20 states; about three-quarters of its hospitals are in the southern US (approximately 70 are in Florida and Texas). The hospital giant's HCA International operates its hospitals and clinics in the UK. HCA is planning to go public through a $4.6 billion initial public offering.

Assurant Health is here to help keep you hearty and hale. It provides individual, group health, and specialty insurance plans for more than 1 million people in 45 states. Assurant Health is the brand name for products underwritten and issued by Time Insurance, John Alden Life Insurance, and Union Security Insurance. The company's products include individual medical, small business, and short-term health insurance products. Assurant Health also offers consumers-choice products such as health savings accounts. The firm partners with Medco Health Solutions for pharmacy benefits management. Assurant Health company is a business segment of Assurant and is led by CEO Don Hamm.

Saddleback Memorial Medical Center, part of Memorial Health Services, serves the residents of southern Orange County in California. With some 325 beds, the not-for-profit medical center provides general medical and surgical services, as well as specialty care in areas such as cancer, heart disease, and physical rehabilitation. It operates two campuses, one in Laguna Hills and one in San Clemente. The medical center also features several facilities for women's health, including the Saddleback Women's Hospital and the MemorialCare Breast Center. In addition, Saddleback Memorial provides home health care and hospice services.

Long Beach Medical Center was founded in 1922. Long Beach Medical Center (LBMC) serves half a dozen Long Island communities. The facility has about 160 acute care beds at the main center, as well as 200 subacute care beds at The Komanoff Center for Geriatric and Rehabilitative Medicine. LBMC provides behavioral health, family health care, emergency, and rehabilitation services. Its Family Care Center offers health care to those with inadequate financial resources. LBMC has teaching affiliations with the New York College of Podiatric Medicine and the New York College of Osteopathic Medicine.

Graymark Healthcare wants its businesses to help remedy the ills of small-town Americans. Through its operating subsidiaries, Graymark Healthcare acquires and operates independent pharmacies and sleep diagnostic centers, many of which are located in smaller US markets. Its ApothecaryRx subsidiary manages 18 pharmacies doing business in a handful of central US states, and the company's Sleep Disorder Centers (SDC) subsidiary manages about 10 sleep diagnostics businesses in the South and Midwest. Formerly Graymark Productions (a film production firm), Graymark changed its name in 2008 following the acquisitions of ApothecaryRx and SDC. The firm has agreed to sell its ApothecaryRx stores to Walgreen.

Children's Health System is an integrated health network that operates Birmingham's Children's Hospital and a group of medical offices, clinics, and outpatient facilities located primarily in the Greater Birmingham area. Not-for-profit Children's Hospital is licensed for about 275 beds and provides treatment for pediatric cancers, blood disorders, sickle cell disease, and many other childhood illnesses. It serves as a Level 1 trauma center and houses a regional burn center, a poison control center, and a pediatric dialysis facility. Founded in 1911, Children's Hospital is also a teaching hospital for the University of Alabama at Birmingham.

Here at MetroSouth Medical Center, our roots run deep in the Blue Island community. It began in 1905, when St. Francis Hospital opened its doors in a private residence on Gregory Street. Within weeks, that location was too small, and the hospital soon expanded to a capacity of 30 patients. Growing with the community for the next 103 years, St. Francis expanded its services and facilities, with major additions to the hospital in 1916 and 1948. Along the way, the hospital earned a national reputation as a leader in cardiovascular primary care.On July 30, 2008, a new chapter in the hospital’s history began with a rededication under new ownership and a new name. Today, MetroSouth Medical Center is located on a 12-acre campus in the heart of Blue Island’s uptown commercial business district. Moving forward, we believe the best way to embrace our history and our long legacy of service is to become the most trusted and sought after hospital on Chicago’s South Side by both patients and medical professionals. At MetroSouth Medical Center, we are redefining what it means to be a progressive community hospital by combining the best practices in medicine with the best in sustainable business practices.

Children's Medical Center is private, not-for-profit, and is one of the largest pediatric healthcare providers in the nation. As the only academic healthcare facility in North Texas dedicated exclusively to the comprehensive care of children from birth to age 18, Children's provides patient care ranging from simple eye exams to specialized treatment in areas such as heart disease, hematology-oncology and cystic fibrosis. In addition, Children's is a major pediatric kidney, liver, intestine, heart and bone marrow transplant center. As the primary pediatric teaching facility for The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, the medical staff at Children's conducts research that is instrumental in developing treatments, therapies, and greater understanding of pediatric diseases.

The Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) lives up to its name. It specializes in providing orthopedic, rheumatology, and rehabilitation specific surgery services. Founded in 1863, HSS is well-known for its services in musculoskeletal medicine. The hospital has more than 170 beds and a medical staff of 275-plus health care providers. Specialized centers include the Osteoporosis Prevention Center, the Women's Sports Medicine Center, and the Institute for Cartilage Repair. The hospital also conducts research in the areas of musculoskeletal and autoimmune diseases. HSS is a member of the NewYork-Presbyterian Healthcare System and is affiliated with the Weill Medical College of Cornell University.

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