Sherry A. Sturman

GISH Biomedical, Inc. designs, manufactures and markets innovative disposable medical devices for cardiovascular surgery, with a focus on the Perfusionist. The GISH product portfolio also includes targeted solutions for vascular access and orthopedics. All GISH products are single use disposable products or have a disposable component. The company's principal products include oxygenators and oxygenator systems, blood reservoirs, cardioplegia delivery systems, custom cardiovascular tubing systems, central venous access catheters and ports, and blood recovery devices for post-operative use in orthopedic surgeries. With a manufacturing facility and offices in Rancho Santa Margarita, California, GISH markets its products worldwide through a combination of direct sales representatives and specialty medical distributors. GISH has been at the forefront of the design and manufacturing of hospital based and operating room medical devices for over 25 years. From simple sets to complex circuits for open heart surgery, precision and quality in manufacturing is what you can rely on from GISH.

Lincare Holdings, Inc. supplies and distributes home respiratory equipment and services. It offers home oxygen equipment, other respiratory therapy and home infusion therapy. The firm also offer medical equipment, such as hospital beds, wheelchairs and other medical supplies to the home health care market. The company was founded in 1990 and is headquartered in Clearwater, FL.

IDX Systems Corp. provides health care information systems and services. Its products that function across patient care settings & organizational models including integrated delivery networks, group practices, academic medical centers, radiology centers and hospitals. The company was founded in June, 1969 by Robert H. Hoehl & Richard E. Tarrant and is headquartered in South Burlington, VT

Part of Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd., SICOR, Inc. is a company that manufactures pharmaceuticals. The company is based in San Diego, CA. The company was founded by Harry E. Gruber, Jack W. Reich, Paul K. Laikind, Robert L. Engler. SICOR was acquired by Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. on January 22, 2004 for $3,297.10 million.

VISICU, Inc. provides information technology and clinical solutions for healthcare industry. It offers eICU program, a remote monitoring system for intensive care units. The company was founded by Brian Rosenfeld and Michael J. Breslow in 1998 and is headquartered in Baltimore, MD.

For over a decade, XLHealth has been a leader in the development of programs and businesses that seek to improve healthcare for Medicare beneficiaries with special needs, such as those with chronic illnesses. Chronic illnesses such as diabetes and heart failure place a heavy burden on the elderly nearly 80 percent of all Medicare beneficiaries have at least one chronic health condition. In addition to the daily challenges of managing a chronic illness, beneficiaries with chronic health conditions account for a majority of healthcare spending. The costliest five percent of Medicare beneficiaries account for about half of all Medicare spending each year. Among this top five percent, approximately 47% have congestive heart failure and approximately 35% have diabetes. At XLHealth, they are dedicated to providing solutions that improve quality and reduce healthcare costs. Through their Medicare health plans, they have pioneered a specialized approach to healthcare coverage, with a range of benefits and services to fit a variety of healthcare and social support needs. For those with chronic health conditions integrating customized disease management support and

Health Insurance Plan of Greater New York provides health insurance plans. It offers group and network-based health care products like HMO, PPO, POS and EPO plans, and ASO services to the individuals in New York, Connecticut, and Massachusetts. The company was founded in 1947 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Part of Werfen SA, Mallinckrodt Sensor Systems, Inc. is an American company that markets point of care blood-gas analyzers. Mallinckrodt Sensor Systems was acquired by Instrumentation Laboratory Co. from Mallinckrodt, Inc. (Old) on September 09, 1996.

Genetic Therapy, Inc. develops human gene therapy products for the treatment of genetic and acquired diseases. The company also conducts research on human gene development. Genetic Therapy was founded by M. James Barrett in May 1986 and is headquartered in Gaithersburg, MD.

Part of Parker-Hannifin Corp., Cartwright Electronics, Inc. designs and manufactures radar based electronic scoring systems. The company is based in Fullerton, CA. Cartwright Electronics was acquired by Meggitt Ltd., part of Parker-Hannifin Corp. from September 13, 2022 on June 01, 1996 for $10.59 million.

INSPIRIS, Inc. provides healthcare services for elderly people. The company was founded by James A. Deal in 1998 and is headquartered in Hopkins, MN.

EMD Serono, Inc. operates as a biopharmaceutical firm. The firm develops recombinant prescription medicines. Its therapies include neurology and immunology, metabolic endocrinology, fertility, and oncology. The company was founded in 1971 and is headquartered in Rockland, MA.

InstantDx LLC is a private company based in Gaithersburg, MD.

InnovaCare, Inc. provides healthcare services. It builds physician networks with physicians, hospitals, payers, patients, and employers. The company was founded by Daniel E. Straus, Joseph D. Mark and Timothy J. O'Donnell in 2003 and is headquartered in Fort Lee, NJ.

The National Academy of Medicine (United States) is based in Washington and is focused on improving the health and well-being of individuals through various initiatives. These initiatives include the clinician well-being collaborative, which aims to accelerate the implementation of a national plan for health workforce well-being, and the development of a code of conduct for the use of artificial intelligence in health care. The organization also provides resources to support meaningful community engagement in health and health care programs and policies. Recently, the National Academy of Medicine announced the appointment of Mandy Cohen, a member of the organization, as the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Additionally, the organization has released a publication celebrating 50 years of progress in biomedical science, health, and health care.

Tufts Medical Center, Inc. owns and operates an academic medical center. It provides healthcare services and programs in the areas of allergy, anesthesiology, bariatric surgery, cancer, cardiology, colon and rectal, clinical nutrition, dentistry, dermatology, ENT/otolaryngology, endocrinology, diabetes and metabolism, gastroenterology, general surgery, geriatrics, hematology/oncology, hyperbaric medicine, infectious diseases, maternity, nephrology, neurology, neurosurgery, and nutrition. The firm also offers services in the areas of obstetrics and gynecology, occupational therapy, ophthalmology, orthopedics, otolaryngology, pain management, palliative care, pathology, pediatrics, physical medicine, physical therapy, plastic surgery, psychiatry, pulmonary, radiation oncology, radiology, rheumatology, speech language pathology and audiology, thoracic and transplant surgery, trauma surgery, urology, vascular surgery, wound healing, and weight and wellness. The company was founded in 1796 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

EmblemHealth, Inc. provides health insurance services. The company was founded in 1944 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

ShareStream LLC provides online video and media management solutions for education. It offers teaching and learning, distance learning, library solutions, k-12, healthcare, corporate e-learning and marketing and communication solutions. The firm allows educational institutions to store, manage, and preserve all licensed and institutionally-generated rich media content, including video, audio, lectures, podcasts and images. The company was founded by David J. Weinstein and Paul A. Klinein in 2000 and is headquartered in Reston, VA.

Establishment Labs SA is a medical device and aesthetics firm. It designs, develops, manufactures, and ,markets advanced silicon-filled breast and body shaping implants. The company was founded by Juan José Chacon Quiros in 2004 and is headquartered in Alajuela, Costa Rica.

Spiritus Pharmaceuticals, LLC is a pharmaceutical company that operates in the industry. The private company is based in Gaithersburg, MD.

MinibarRx LLC is a healthcare inventory management company that aims to create an interconnected healthcare supply chain to ensure that every patient receives the right care at the right time. The private company is based in Gaithersburg, MD. The company utilizes the latest technologies to innovate inventory management devices and software solutions.