Diane Harper

The American Hospital Association owns and operates hospitals. Its services include patient care, conducting research and development projects on the structuring and delivery of health care services, and providing educational programs and opportunities. The company was founded in September 1899 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

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

Truman Medical Centers is a two-hospital, not-for-profit health system located in Kansas City, Missouri. The firm's downtown location, TMC Hospital Hill, is specialty care in Kansas City, operates the adult emergency department in the city and has one of the top Level 1 trauma centers in the Kansas City metropolitan area. The company's suburban hospital, TMC Lakewood, is located near Lee's Summit and provides a range of specialty and outpatient services. Truman Medical Centers has received top clinical quality ratings from University Health System Consortium (UHC) in the areas of patient safety, performance improvement and adult ICU care. TMC has also been named a top performer in heart attack and heart failure care by the Missouri Medical Quality Initiative program; one of 'America's Best Hospitals' for asthma treatment by U.S. News and World Report; a 'Top 100 Hospital' by Solucient for rating among the highest in improved patient outcomes and financial performance; a 'Most Wired Hospital' by Hospitals and Health Networks; and along with the University of Missouri-Kansas City, received the designation of National Center of Excellence in Women's Health by the Department of Health and Human Services.

Delta Dental of Minnesota provides dental benefits plans. The company was founded in 1969 and is headquartered in Minneapolis, MN.

America's Essential Hospitals is an association for hospitals and health systems. It provides primary care through trauma care, disaster response, health professional training, research, public health programs, and other services. The company was founded in 1981 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

The Greater Kansas City Chamber of Commerce is a chamber of commerce based in Kansas City, MO. The CEO of the non-profit company is Terry D. Bassham.

Health Care Foundation of Greater Kansas City offers health grant making, health advocacy, health communications, mental health care, safety net health care, healthy eating active living, tobacco prevention and oral health care. The firm serves communities in Kansas City, Missouri and a six county service area that includes Allen, Johnson and Wyandotte counties in Kansas and Cass, Jackson and Lafayette counties in Missouri. The company was founded in 2002 and is headquartered in Kansas City, MO.

National Center for Healthcare Leadership provides health, wellness and fitness services. The company was founded by Gail L. Warden and Marie E. Sinioris and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Joint Commission Resources, Inc. provides solutions which designs to help health care organizations. It offers medication reconciliation, infection control and prevention, including multi-drug-resistant organisms. The company was founded in 19998 and is headquartered in Oak Brook, IL.

Missouri Hospital Association provides patient and community health care services. The private company is based in Jefferson City, MO.

Part of Hennepin Healthcare System, Inc., Hennepin County Medical Center operates as a medical care center. The company is based in Minneapolis, MN.