Meridian Holdings provides administrative, financial, management, information technology, and telecommunications support services to health care providers through its portfolio of companies. The company's Capnet IPA (Independent Physician Association) unit provides management services to a contracted network of more than 300 physicians, 15 community hospitals, and four teaching hospitals. Meridian Holdings' InterCare DX subsidiary offers software products and services. CGI Communications Services provides telecommunications, medical products, and services.

Consulate Health Care is a consummate elder care provider. The company offers long-term care, including assisted living, skilled nursing, and independent living services, to residents of its facilities in half a dozen states. Consulate owns, manages, and leases dozens of nursing homes and other long-term health care centers staffed with physicians, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants. It also provides rehabilitation, diagnostic imaging, hospice, and pharmacy services. In addition, Consulate offers Alzheimer's care and short-term transitional care programs for patients needing complex medical treatment. Consulate Health Care, Inc. operates facilities in Florida, Maryland, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, and Virginia.

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida (BCBSF) is the state's largest and oldest health insurance provider. Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida company provides a wide range of health insurance products and related services to some 7 million members in Florida. Its health plans include group and individual HMO, PPO, traditional indemnity, and supplemental Medicare policies. BCBSF also provides accident and dismemberment, long-term care, dental, disability, life, and workers' compensation insurance. Other services include the administration of pharmacy programs and health savings accounts. Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida company is a not-for-profit mutual insurance firm owned by its policyholders. It is an independent Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association licensee.

Osceola Regional Medical Center (ORMC) is a leader; while the original led Seminole warriors, this Osceola is a leader in health care. The hospital has about 235 beds with all private rooms. It offers cardiac care through a heart institute and stroke care through a primary stroke center. The medical center's heart institute is one of the few local facilities certified in carotid stenting to increase heart blood flow. ORMC also features a Level II neonatal intensive care unit and specialty services that include pediatrics, oncology, neurology, and psychiatry. The medical center is part of hospital operator HCA and is led by CEO E. Timothy Cook.

Elliot Hospital was founded in 1890. The health care organization operates Elliot Hospital, an acute care hospital with nearly 300 beds. It is also home to the Elliot Regional Cancer Center, The Max K. Willscher Urology Center, and has one of only three Level 3 Neonatal Intensive Care Units in the state. In addition to general and surgical care, the hospital offers rehabilitation, behavioral health, cardiology, and lab services. The system also operates a physician network offering primary care services to nine towns in the southern part of the state.

Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of The Mid-Atlantic States is an East Coast king of health insurance services. Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of The Mid-Atlantic States company is a subsidiary of the Kaiser Foundation Health Plan that provides about 500,000 customers in Maryland, Virginia, and Washington D.C. with health care coverage. Offerings include HMO, point of service (POS), and high-deductable plans, as well as Medicare, dental, and other supplemental coverage for individuals and businesses. The health plan offers access to the Kaiser Permanente network of hospitals and physician practices in the region, including some 30 medical office complexes and about 900 physicians. Kaiser Permanente established its operations in the Mid-Atlantic region in 1980.

SunLink Health Systems is hoping to shine brightly in the healthcare business through the management of community hospitals. Through its subsidiaries, the firm operates seven community hospitals with a total of more than 400 beds in Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi, and Missouri. SunLink Health leases one of its hospitals, Missouri Southern Healthcare, and owns the other six. Each hospital is the only acute care facility in its service area. The company also runs several nursing facilities, which service the geographical areas surrounding the hospitals and have 260 beds combined, and it operates a home health agency and a specialty pharmacy business.

Children's Hospital Medical Center of Akron you'd be right on the money. The 250-bed hospital offers more than 30 specialties to a 25 county region. Among its specialized services are cardiology, orthopedics, rehabilitation, and home care. It also has a regional burn unit serving adults and children. The hospital's emergency department treats nearly 70,000 patients each year. Children's also operates one of the largest pediatric primary care networks in the state with 15 offices in seven counties.

Stamps.com hopes its customers keep putting letters in the mail. Its PC Postage service lets registered users who have downloaded Stamps.com software buy stamps online and print the postage directly onto envelopes and labels. Customers can order US Postal Service options, such as registered mail, certified mail, and delivery confirmation, as well as print custom stamps using virtually any image through its PhotoStamps.com Web site. Stamps.com charges a monthly fee for its service, which is aimed at consumers, home offices, and small businesses. In addition, customers can buy mailing labels, scales, and dedicated postage printers from Stamps.com. Postage fees are sent directly to the US Postal Service.

Sharp Health Plan is a not-for-profit HMO that serves employers throughout San Diego and southern Riverside County. Formed in 1992, the plan provides comprehensive coverage, including mental health coverage as a standard benefit. Sharp Health Plan company has special options for small businesses and offers supplemental benefits such as prescription drug and vision coverage; it also sells to individuals and families. Sharp Health Plan's provider network includes about 3,000 primary care and specialist physicians and more than a dozen hospitals.

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