Dean M. Weiland

Coventry Corp. was a managed health care company that used to provide health benefits and services to a broad cross section of employer and government-funded groups. In April 1998, the company merged with Principal Health Care, Inc., a subsidiary of The Principal Financial Group, and formed a new company called Coventry Health Care, Inc. The company was founded in 1986 by Nashville Mayor Phil Bredesen and was headquartered in Nashville, TN.

Aladdin Industries LLC designs, manufactures and retails insulated products, including bottles, mugs, and coolers. The company was founded on January 26, 1999 and is headquartered in Nashville, TN.

Thomson Medstat, Inc. provides market intelligence, databases, and software applications to the healthcare industry for improving clinical and business performance. The firm also offers research & consulting services including chronic care & disability, data development & analytic computing, health promotion & disease management services. It serves employers, hospitals, pharmaceutical companies, and state and federal agencies. The company was founded by Ernest G. Ludy in 1981 and is located in Ann Arbor, MI.

Cogent Healthcare is the industry leader in developing and managing hospital medicine programs nationwide. They align with dozens of hospitals to integrate hospitalist programs that best serve inpatient care needs and achieve goals of quality, safety, efficiency and service. They deliver superior quality care through thought leaders, evidence-based clinical standards and innovative technologies. Its programs are tailored to the individual needs of its clients to help them meet their clinical, operational and financial objectives. For more than a decade, Cogent has been at the forefront of the hospital medicine sector, driving innovation and delivering quality care. Their vision to transform the nation's healthcare delivery system has not only fueled its own growth, but also played a leading role in the development of what has become the fastest-growing movement in medical history. Their leadership in the industry gives them the experience, resources and the ability to help hospitals and hospitalists achieve their goals. This is more than a business for them. It is a passion. And its hospital partners benefit from it through exceptional care, the most valuable inpatient management services in the industry and its constant innovation in all that they do.

Renal Advantage Inc. provides outpatient kidney dialysis services. The firm operates freestanding renal dialysis centers. The company was founded in October 2005 and is headquartered in Franklin, TN.