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About STS Society Mission The mission of the Society is to enhance the ability of cardiothoracic surgeons to provide the highest quality patient care through education, research, and advocacy. Founded in 1964, the Society of Thoracic Surgeons is a not-for-profit organization representing more than 6, 200 surgeons, researchers and allied health care professionals worldwide who are dedicated to ensuring the best possible outcomes for surgeries of the heart, lung, and esophagus, as well as other surgical procedures within the chest.

The Health Forum was founded in 1998 through the merger between the American Hospital Association's publishing and data and information subsidiaries. The Health Forum provides communications, information, education and research products to various health care providers, suppliers, payers and consumers. It features an online store that offers a range of data, food service and nursing products. The firm also specializes in facilities and risk management. The Health Forum works in the areas of organizational, market, clinical and medical leaderships. Headquartered in Chicago, it offers various code and billing products. The Health Forum is an affiliate of the American Hospital Association, which is a nonprofit association that provides education for health care leaders.