HEALTHCARE

KEY STATISTICS

41,677
Total Jobs

+10.70%
Total Job Growth
from 2010-2020

2,031
Establishments

$58,969
Average Earnings
(National average $61,490)

Healthcare and social assistance is an emerging and fast growing industry cluster within Macomb County. Establishments within this cluster offer a fully integrated continuum of care that ranges from general hospitals to specialty facilities. The county provides access to world-class healthcare with four top-rated hospital systems that have stellar offerings in areas including cardiac care, cancer treatment and orthopedic surgery. Macomb County’s vast spectrum of healthcare providers within its hospitals and wide range of other facilities offers the regional population of nearly five million residents access to affordable and quality care options.

STAFFING PATTERNS

Since 2014, healthcare and social assistance organizations have used Macomb County’s Business Retention Program to invest over $180 million into expansion efforts. Macomb County now has three general hospitals with capacity for approximately 1,100 beds. Plans for an additional hospital was announced in March 2019. Macomb County is serviced by an expansive network of universities and colleges focused on educating a highly skilled workforce. Many are working on the next advancements in life sciences.

EMPLOYMENT TRENDS

GEOGRAPHICAL ADVANTAGE

Macomb County offers a variety of advantages in the healthcare and social assistance cluster through its top facilities, including: 

Henry Ford Macomb Hospital 

• Specialty areas include Heart & Vascular Institute, Specialized Robotic Cardiac Surgery, Cancer Institute, Women’s and Children's Services, Orthopedics, and Neurosciences 
• Offers an inpatient rehabilitation program, an ambulatory and minimally invasive surgery center and leading diagnostic imaging 
• Henry Ford Macomb in Clinton Township is doing a $318 million expansion that will feature a five-story addition with all private rooms.The expansion is projected to be completed in 2023.

McLaren Macomb Hospital 

• Specialty areas that offer diagnostic and surgical services include the Heart Center and Cancer Center 
• Recently opened a corporate services office, with 57,000 square foot facility, and have increased its revenues by $30 million annually
• McLaren Macomb in Clinton Township invested in a $25 million expansion that is expected to be completed in June 2022. The new three story medical center will occupy a vacant lot across from the hospital's parking structure. 

Ascension Health System 

• Provides inpatient and outpatient services including behavioral medicine, cancer care, cardiology, emergency center, physical medicine, rehabilitation, surgery, and womens’ health 

Beaumont Health 

• The new Beaumont comprehensive outpatient care campus in Lenox Township is opening in August 2021. This center will have a 120,000 square feet facility, making it the largest outpatient campus in the health system.
• Beaumont Health has additional outpatient clinics in Sterling Heights, across Dequindre Road from Troy Beaumont Hospital and on Hall Road in Macomb Township. 
• These outpatient campuses Beaumont-affiliated primary and specialty care physicians, emergency care, imaging, outpatient surgery, cancer services, physical therapy and other offerings. Some independent physicians and other groups may also open offices onsite.

LOCAL SUCCESS IN HEALTHCARE