Jeff C. Goldsmith

Cerner Corp. engages in the business of supplying healthcare information technology solutions and services. It operates through the following segments: Domestic, International, and Other. The Domestic segment focuses on the revenue contributions and expenditures associated with business activity in the United States. The International segment is involved in Australia, Canada, Europe, and the Middle East. The Other segment includes gains or losses recognized on the divestiture of businesses. The company was founded by Neal L. Patterson, Clifford W. Illig, and Paul N. Gorup in 1979 and is headquartered in North Kansas, MO.

Ernst & Young provides accounting services. Its services include auditing, accounting, tax and transaction services, assurance and advisory business, online transaction advisory and a wide range of financial services. The company was founded by Arthur Young and Alwin C. Ernst in 1881 and is headquartered in Kansas City, MO.

Essent is deeply committed to its hospitals, its communities and its people and is focused on long-term, disciplined, and intelligent growth. Essent will make acquisitions only when the strongest opportunities present themselves; the number of hospitals in the company's portfolio will not be the measure of its success.

Health Enterprise Partners LLC (HEP) is a private equity firm founded by Rick Stowe in 1997. The firm is headquartered in New York.