Gerard J. Grimaldi

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.

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.

Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute is a non profit organization that provides healthcare plans and services. It focuses on total health of its members and guided by personal physicians, specialists, and team of caregivers. Its expert and caring medical teams are empowered and supported by industry-leading technology advances and tools for health promotion, disease prevention, care delivery, and chronic disease management. The company was founded in 1983 and is headquartered in Seattle, WA.