$800 Million In Annual Economic Impact Ceremonial Groundbreaking Celebrated July 25 At Noon By McLaren Health Care
And Clarkston Medical Group
CLARKSTON, Mich., July 18 // -- The construction of one of Oakland County's first one-stop health care destinations will help save lives and provide high-quality care to Clarkston, and will also create a $600 million to $800 million annual economic boon to the area.
McLaren Health Care, in cooperation with the Clarkston Medical Group, is building a state-of-the-art, comprehensive "Health Care Village" at the intersection of Sashabaw Road and Bow Pointe Drive. Designed to provide a full range of first-class health care services to the Greater Clarkston area, when completed, the "Health Care Village" will cover nearly 79 acres and include the Clarkston Medical Building, medical offices, an ambulatory surgery center, a state-of-the-art cancer center, a heart center and a 200- to 300-bed hospital, depending on need and demand.
"This project was a strategic fit with our vision to create a first-class 'Health Care Village' to serve Clarkston and Independence Township. But it also was a perfect fit with the Township's growth plan," said McLaren Health Care President and CEO Philip Incarnati. "Health care is one of the primary growth industries in the state, and the nation. We're proud to lead the way in creating up to 4,000 new high-paying jobs that will help build the futures of countless Michigan families, in a wonderful community such as Clarkston."
The project brings a $600 million, environmentally friendly development to Clarkston, and will create an estimated 3,000 to 4,000 new, high-paying jobs. About 55 percent of those jobs will be created by the main hospital, while 30 percent will be attributed to ancillary medical buildings and 15 percent will be created by the retail portion of the "Health Care Village."
Every 15 new jobs created by the Village will result in $3 million in economic impact to the area in the form of wages, state and local taxes. According to Oakland County and Federal Reserve Board figures, with the addition of the multiplier effect of these dollars moving through the local economy, the Health Care Village will generate $600 million to $800 million in annual economic impact.
"We've provided comprehensive health care to the Clarkston community for almost half a century," said Clarkston Medical Group President, Dr. Tim O'Neill. "We're going to continue to do that. Our collaboration with McLaren Health Care now also helps us to contribute to the economic growth of the region in a new way. We're excited about growing with the community, and serving their health care needs for the next half century and beyond."
Recognized by Verispan as one of the top Integrated Health Networks in the nation, McLaren Health Care includes more than 150 locations, 15,000 employees and almost 3,600 physicians. It includes seven regional hospitals: McLaren Regional Medical Center in Flint; Lapeer Regional Medical Center; Ingham Regional Medical Center and Ingham Regional Orthopedic Hospital in Lansing; Bay Regional Medical Center and Bay Special Care Hospital in Bay City; and Mt. Clemens Regional Medical Center in Mt. Clemens. Visiting Nurse Services of Michigan, an award winning home health provider, and McLaren Health Plan, a top rated commercial and Medicaid HMO are also a part of the system.
McLaren Health Care registered more than $3.1 billion in revenue in 2006 and logged more than 268,560 Emergency Room visits, almost 2.7 million outpatient visits and 90,352 inpatient admissions.
The Clarkston Medical Group employs 15 board certified physicians in pediatrics, internal medicine, family practice and emergency medicine. More than 120 nurses, medical technicians, receptionists, billing, and management staff work together to achieve one goal: To focus on providing the highest quality medical care to our patient.
