Michigan is home to some of the best hospitals in the nation. It's a booming industry in a financially strapped state. Oakland County exec, L. Brooks Patterson, wants to harness this growth and turn Michigan's OC into a healthcare Mecca.
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Oakland County Executive L. Brooks Patterson is betting that health care can be an even greater growth engine for his county, which already has 93,000 jobs in the field in 4,300 facilities.
He's trying to harness Oakland's fast-growing hospital systems into a medical branding initiative aimed at capturing more health care investment. Patterned after Automation Alley, the effort would market Oakland County as the place to go if you're looking for treatment, health care jobs, research opportunities or a medical education.
"The growth in this industry is phenomenal," Patterson says. "If we leave it alone and do nothing, it will add 30,000 jobs in Oakland over the next 10 years. We think that with a little help, we can push that to 45,000 jobs at a minimum."
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