Healthcare is the strongest-growing sector in the U.S. Greater Waco's is anchored by accredited hospitals and clinic networks, the top-rated UT family practice residency at the Family Health Center, and the Central Texas VA Health Center.
Greater Waco's medical sector has grown with $330 million in expansion since 2005; health and education employment now makes up 18% of the economy. We're focused on growing medical services (hospital, ambulatory, and residential care) and medical equipment.
Waco sits within 200 miles of most of Texas' major medical centers, and hosts pharmaceutical maker AbbVie and medical education product maker Gaumard Scientific.
About 50% of a hospital's cost is labor and 20% is suppliers — a natural fit for manufacturing and distributing health-related products here.
Ascension Providence Hospital and Baylor Scott & White Medical Center Hillcrest rank among Greater Waco's top five employers.
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