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CareFusion Corporation Corporate Office

CareFusion Corporation is a medical technology corporation.

The company was created as part of Cardinal Health, which spun-off its Clinical and Medical Products segment to create CareFusion in 2009.

Today CareFusion specializes in two areas: reducing medication errors and prevention of health care associated infections. CareFusion manufactures Alaris IV pumps, AirLife, AVEA, and LTV ventilators, ChloraPrep skin prep products, V. Mueller and Snowden-Pencer surgical instruments, and Pyxis automated dispensing system, among others.

In 2014 the company was acquired by Becton Dickinson in a $12 billion stock deal.

CareFusion Corporation is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol CFN, is a member of the S&P 500, is #651 on the Fortune 1000, has 16,000 employees, and had $3.93 billion in revenue in 2013.

CareFusion Corporation

CareFusion Corporation is a medical technology corporation.

The company was created as part of Cardinal Health, which spun-off its Clinical and Medical Products segment to create CareFusion in 2009.

Today CareFusion specializes in two areas: reducing medication errors and prevention of health care associated infections. CareFusion manufactures Alaris IV pumps, AirLife, AVEA, and LTV ventilators, ChloraPrep skin prep products, V. Mueller and Snowden-Pencer surgical instruments, and Pyxis automated dispensing system, among others.

History

In 2014 the company was acquired by Becton Dickinson in a $12 billion stock deal.

CareFusion Corporation is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol CFN, is a member of the S&P 500, is #651 on the Fortune 1000, has 16,000 employees, and had $3.93 billion in revenue in 2013.

Envision Healthcare Holdings Corporate Office

Envision Healthcare Holdings is the parent company for EmCare Holdings, a firm that specializes in staffing emergency rooms, and AMR Inc., which is the largest private ambulance service in the United States.

EmCare has more than 700 contracts for staffing and services for physicians’ groups and hospitals across 45 states.

AMR has 3,800 contracts with government agencies, insurance firms, cities, and healthcare providors across 40 states.

Envision Healthcare Holdings trades publicly on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol EVHC, is #630 in the Fortune 1000, has 18,660 employees, and had $4.22 billion in revenue in 2013.

Envision Healthcare Holdings

Envision Healthcare Holdings is the parent company for EmCare Holdings, a firm that specializes in staffing emergency rooms, and AMR Inc., which is the largest private ambulance service in the United States.

EmCare has more than 700 contracts for staffing and services for physicians’ groups and hospitals across 45 states.

AMR has 3,800 contracts with government agencies, insurance firms, cities, and healthcare providors across 40 states.

History

Envision Healthcare Holdings trades publicly on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol EVHC, is #630 in the Fortune 1000, has 18,660 employees, and had $4.22 billion in revenue in 2013.

Vanguard Health Systems Corporate Office

Vanguard Health Systems was an operator of 25 acute care and specialty hospitals in Arizona, Massachusetts, Michigan, Illinois, and Texas.

The company was founded by Charles N. Martin with start-up funding from Morgan Stanley.

The Blackstone Group bought a controlling interest in Vanguard Health Systems in 2004.

The company went public on 2011, trading on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol VHS.

Vanguard Health Systems was acquired by Tenet Healthcare in 2013. The acquisition created the third-largest investor-owned hospital company in the United States by revenue.

Vanguard Health Systems

Vanguard Health Systems was an operator of 25 acute care and specialty hospitals in Arizona, Massachusetts, Michigan, Illinois, and Texas.

The company was founded by Charles N. Martin with start-up funding from Morgan Stanley.

The Blackstone Group bought a controlling interest in Vanguard Health Systems in 2004.

History

The company went public on 2011, trading on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol VHS.

Vanguard Health Systems was acquired by Tenet Healthcare in 2013. The acquisition created the third-largest investor-owned hospital company in the United States by revenue.

Beckman Coulter Corporate Office

Beckman Coulter is a manufacturer of biomedical laboratory instruments.

The company was founded in 1935 by Arnold O. Beckman as National Technical Laboratories to make and sell a PH meter that he had invented.

In 1940 Beckman changed the company’s name to Arnold O. Beckman, Inc. and diversified to oxygen analyzers, potentiometers, and spectrophotometers.

In the 1950’s Beckman established his first laboratory and began marketing semiconductor transistor technology.

Today Beckman Coulter develops, manufactures, and markets products for biomedical testing. Over 275,000 Beckman Coulter systems operate in Diagnostic and Life Sciences laboratories throughout the world. Clients include hospitals, laboratories, and scientists.

In 2011 Beckman Coulterwas was acquired by the Danaher Corporation.

Beckman Coulter

Beckman Coulter is a manufacturer of biomedical laboratory instruments.

The company was founded in 1935 by Arnold O. Beckman as National Technical Laboratories to make and sell a PH meter that he had invented.

In 1940 Beckman changed the company’s name to Arnold O. Beckman, Inc. and diversified to oxygen analyzers, potentiometers, and spectrophotometers.

History

In the 1950’s Beckman established his first laboratory and began marketing semiconductor transistor technology.

Today Beckman Coulter develops, manufactures, and markets products for biomedical testing. Over 275,000 Beckman Coulter systems operate in Diagnostic and Life Sciences laboratories throughout the world. Clients include hospitals, laboratories, and scientists.

In 2011 Beckman Coulterwas was acquired by the Danaher Corporation.

Chiquita Brands International Corporate Office

Chiquita Brands International began when ship captain Lorenzo Dow Baker purchased 160 bunches of bananas in Jamaica in 1870 and resold them in New Jersey at a profit. In 1878 Baker partnered with Central American railroad developer Minor C. Kieth to form the Boston Fruit Company.

In 1899 the United Fruit Company was formed by the merger of Boston Fruit Company and other fruit exporting companies also controlled by Kieth.

By 1930 the company was using refrigeration during open sea transport and had a fleet of 95 ships.

By 1955 Chiquita was a registered trademark and the company was processing 2.7 billion pounds of  fruit per year.

In 1990 United Fruit Company changed its name to Chiquita Brands International.

Today Chiquita grows, produces, markets, and sells bananas, melons, tomatoes, grapes, apples, pineapples, and whole citrus fruits, as well as packaged fresh items, processed fruit ingredients, and juices. The company’s products are sold in 70 countries worldwide.

Chiquita Brands International is traded publicly on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol CQB, is a member of the Russell 2000, is #717 in the Fortune 1000, has 20,000 employees, and had $3.07 billion in revenue in 2013.

Chiquita Brands International

Chiquita Brands International began when ship captain Lorenzo Dow Baker purchased 160 bunches of bananas in Jamaica in 1870 and resold them in New Jersey at a profit. In 1878 Baker partnered with Central American railroad developer Minor C. Kieth to form the Boston Fruit Company.

In 1899 the United Fruit Company was formed by the merger of Boston Fruit Company and other fruit exporting companies also controlled by Kieth.

By 1930 the company was using refrigeration during open sea transport and had a fleet of 95 ships.

History

By 1955 Chiquita was a registered trademark and the company was processing 2.7 billion pounds of  fruit per year.

In 1990 United Fruit Company changed its name to Chiquita Brands International.

Today Chiquita grows, produces, markets, and sells bananas, melons, tomatoes, grapes, apples, pineapples, and whole citrus fruits, as well as packaged fresh items, processed fruit ingredients, and juices. The company’s products are sold in 70 countries worldwide.

Chiquita Brands International is traded publicly on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol CQB, is a member of the Russell 2000, is #717 in the Fortune 1000, has 20,000 employees, and had $3.07 billion in revenue in 2013.