John E. Pitts

Odyssey HealthCare, Inc. provides palliative care and support to all terminally ill patients and their families. Its team consists of registered nurses, physicians, home healthcare aides, social workers, chaplains, bereavement counselors and trained volunteers. The company was founded by Richard R. Burnham in 1996 and is headquartered in Philadelphia, PA.

VistaCare LLC provides hospice care services. Its services include pain and symptom management, emotional and spiritual support, and nursing and personal care. The firm offers counseling services for social, spiritual, bereavement and diet. The company was founded in by Barry M. Smith in July 1995 and is headquartered in Scottsdale, AZ.

Kinetic Concepts, Inc. develops advanced wound care solutions and therapies designed to deliver positive outcomes for patients and healthcare professionals. It operates business through two segments: Active Healing Solutions and LifeCell. The Active Healing Solutions segment is focused on the development and commercialization of advanced wound care therapies primarily based on its negative pressure technology platform. The LifeCell segment focuses on the development and commercialization of regenerative and reconstructive acellular tissue matrices for use in reconstructive, cosmetic, orthopedic and urogynecologic surgical procedures to repair soft tissue defects, as well as for reconstructive and cosmetic procedures. It has offices in Africa, Asia Pacific, Australia, Caribbean, Europe, Latin America, Middle East and North America. The company was founded by James R. Leininger in 1976 and is headquartered in San Antonio, TX.

NextCare, Inc. engages in the provision of urgent care and occupational medical services. It offers general illness, injury, and back pain treatments, physical examination, x-ray, immunization, occupational medicine, pediatric, medical discount program, and laboratory services. The company is headquartered in Mesa, AZ.

AmeriPath, Inc. provides of anatomic pathology, dermatopathology and molecular diagnostic services to physicians, hospitals, clinical laboratories and surgery centers. The firm offers health plan coverage and personalized services. The company was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Madison, NJ.

SafeGuard Health Enterprises, Inc. provides dental and vision benefit plans for companies, educational institutions, employee benefit trusts, and government agencies. It offers vision health maintenance organization and indemnity and preferred provider organization plans that provide coverage for exams, frames, lenses, and contacts. The company was founded in 1974 and is headquartered in Irvine, CA.

United Dental Care of Texas, Inc. provides dental services. It offers automatic programmable autoclaves, dental lathe, cast duplicator, electro polisher, micro blaster, vacuum mixer, dewaxing unit and plaster dispensers. The company was founded on December 17, 1985 and is headquartered in Kansas City, MO.

MP TotalCare, Inc. provides respiratory medications services. The firm provides education and counseling services, operates drug compliance support programs, and manages chronic care pharmacy operations. The company was founded in 1990 and is headquartered in Farmers Branch, TX.

Regency Hospital Co. LLC provides comprehensive and specialized care for patients with acute or chronic respiratory disorders. Its services include pulmonary and ventilator weaning, wound care, heart failure, complex treatment, renal, post trauma, and infectious disease. The company was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Alpharetta, GA.

Policy Studies, Inc. provides services to healthcare and human services industry. It has partnered with public and private agencies to craft public policy and administer access to programs nationwide. The company was founded in 1984 and is headquartered in Reston, VA.

Strasburger & Price LLP provides legal services. It also offers services such as antitrust, bankruptcy, construction, corporate & securities, intellectual property, litigation, personal injury, real estate and tax law. The firm serves construction, energy, oil and gas, healthcare, retail and manufaturing industries. The company was founded in 1939 and is headquartered in Dallas, TX.

Santé Pediatric Services provides pediatric therapy services. It offers its services at home, daycare, school, and pediatric clinics. It has operations in Dallas, Texas, Austin, San Antonio, and El Paso. The company was founded in 1988 and is headquartered in Fort Worth, TX.

United Surgical Partners International, Inc. owns and manages ambulatory surgical facilities. It operates short-stay surgical facilities which are licensed as ambulatory surgery centers, specialty hospitals, and hospitals. The company was founded by Donald Steen in February 1998 and is headquartered in Addison, TX.

Northwestern University is a private institution founded in 1851 to serve the Northwest Territory, an area that now includes the states of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin and parts of Minnesota. Northwestern has three campuses

Emerus Holdings, Inc. engages in the provision of ambulatory clinical services. It offers emergency care, inpatient care, and diagnostic services. The company was founded by John Buck in 2006 and is headquartered in San Antonio, TX.

Accuro Healthcare Solutions, Inc. provides hospitals and ancillary healthcare providers with technology-enabled services. It offers web-based application suites for managing claims, collecting revenue, reducing debt, maintaining accounts and analyzing financial information. The company was founded in 2004 by John K. Carlyle and is headquartered in Dallas, TX.

Select Medical Corp. engages in the operation of hospitals and outpatient rehabilitation clinics. Its services include long-term acute care, inpatient and outpatient rehabilitation, and business solutions. The company was founded by Rocco A. Ortenzio and Robert A. Ortenzio in 1996 and is headquartered in Mechanicsburg, PA.

SemperCare, Inc. develops and manages acute care hospitals. The firm also operates outpatient rehabilitation clinics and provides medical rehabilitation services on contract basis to nursing homes, hospitals, assisted living and senior care centers, schools, private homes and worksites. The company was founded by Robert M. Lefton in March 1999 and is headquartered in Mechanicsburg, PA.

MedMark Services, Inc. operates opioid addiction and dependency treatment centers. It offers medication-assisted treatment services including individual substance abuse counseling to address the issues of addiction. The company was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Lewisville, TX.

Dialysis Newco, Inc. provides dialysis services for patients suffering from chronic kidney failure. The company was founded in 2005 and is headquartered in Plano, TX.

Frazier Management LLC (Frazier Healthcare Partners) is a venture capital subsidiary of Frazier & Co Inc. founded in 1991. The firm is headquartered in Seattle, Washington.

Comprehensive Breast Care Center of Texas, Inc. is a subsidiary of Solis Mammography, the largest independent provider of specialized breast health services in the United States. The company is based in Addison, TX, and has subsidiaries in the United States. Solis Mammography operates more than 120 centers in 15 major markets, including Fort Worth, Miami, and Washington D.C. The company offers a boutique-style retail healthcare experience and provides services such as screening mammograms, breast biopsies, and bone densitometry. Solis University, the company's education and professional development arm, fosters a learning-focused culture across the organization. The company was founded in 1986 by Timothy Freer, and the CEO is Grant C. Davies.

Cytyc Corp. manufactures and markets medical diagnostic applications. The company is headquartered in Marlborough, MA.

Applied Biosystems, Inc. is a company that provides integrated systems for sequencing, flow cytometry, and various types of PCR. The company is based in Foster City, CA. The company's products cover the entire process from sample preparation to data analysis. The company was founded by Chris Yoo, Marvin H. Caruthers, Michael W. Hunkapiller, and Leroy E. Hood. Applied Biosystems was acquired by Invitrogen Corp. from Applera Corp. on November 21, 2008 for $6,417.85 million.

Life Technologies Corp. provides products in the areas of scientific research, genetic analysis and applied sciences. Its brands include Invitrogen, Applied Biosystems, Gibco, Molecular Probes, Noves, Ambion and Ion Torrent. The firm’s portfolio includes the most cited products and technologies in qPCR, capillary electrophoresis sequencing, nextgeneration sequencing, molecular diagnostics, forensics, cell culture and analysis, and agriculture research. The company was founded on November 21, 2008 and is headquartered in Carlsbad, CA.

Atlantic Health System, Inc. is a non profit organization which operates hospitals and medical health centers. Its services include behavioral health, cancer care, family medicine practices, genetic services, heart health, home care, integrative medicine, maternity, neuscience, pediatrics, and women health. The company was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Morristown, NJ.