Healthcare Industry Georgia: Center of the Southeastern Healthcare Ecosystem
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HEALTHCARE INDUSTRY GEORGIA: CENTER OF THE SOUTHEASTERN HEALTHCARE ECOSYSTEM COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT GEORGIA: CENTER OF GLOBAL HEALTH Georgia is known as the public health capital of the world. Georgia’s global health giants such as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Carter Center, CARE, and Emory’s Global Health Institute, provide critical research and promote global health and well being. But Georgia’s healthcare ecosystem is multifaceted. The state’s reputation as a center for healthcare excellence is also based on its world-class hospitals, numerous research universities and a leading-edge healthcare and technology infrastructure. This ecosystem, when coupled with robust economic growth and an increasingly diverse population base, positions Georgia to meet the challenges of an ever-evolving healthcare climate. 1 HEALTHCARE GEORGIA POWER COMMUNITY & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT – YOUR PARTNER IN BUSINESS © GEORGIA POWER, AUGUST 2016 GEORGIA’S HEALTHCARE ECOSYSTEM p. 3 POPULATION HEALTH CARE p. 5 PROFESSIONALS p. 7 HOSPITALS PHYSICIANS’ p. 10 PRACTICES UNIVERSITIES p. 11 AND R&D p. 14 PUBLIC HEALTH p. 15 HEALTHCARE IT STRENGTHS OF GEORGIA’S HEALTHCARE ECOSYSTEM: p. 17 BIOPHARMA • Population growth and diversity • A thriving community of healthcare professionals • Internationally-recognized hospitals, including major p. 18 MEDICAL DEVICES teaching hospitals • Well-developed network of physicians and practitioners • Internationally-recognized research organizations including MEDICAL world-class medical schools, colleges and universities p. 19 • Highly-respected global public health organizations • Engaged and innovative industry leaders in biopharma, healthcare LABORATORIES information technology, medical devices and research • A quality of life that attracts a highly-educated, p. 20 technology-savvy workforce QUALITY OF LIFE • Unsurpassed access to the world through Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport p. 22 TRANSPORTATION GEORGIA POWER COMMUNITY & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT – YOUR PARTNER IN BUSINESS © GEORGIA POWER, AUGUST 2016 HEALTHCARE 2 GROWING AND DIVERSE POPULATION DRIVES HEALTHCARE ECOSYSTEM Georgia is home to more than 10 million residents, making it the 8th most populous state in the U.S. Between 2014 and 2015, Georgia added 118,000 new residents and was the 4th fastest growing state in the country. Population growth in the southeastern U.S. overall makes the region attractive to all types of businesses and industries, but especially the healthcare industry. This concentrated demographic and economic vitality provides the perfect environment for healthcare industry growth. Prime consumers of healthcare services, the young and the old, are integral parts of region’s success. The geography within a 400-mile radius of Atlanta is home to 12.5 million children under the age of 18 and 8.5 million residents 65 years of age or older. Atlanta is the largest healthcare hub in the Southeast with 156 hospitals and 122,000 healthcare practitioners, more than any other metro area within 400 miles. 3 HEALTHCARE GEORGIA POWER COMMUNITY & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT – YOUR PARTNER IN BUSINESS © GEORGIA POWER, AUGUST 2016 Bismarck POPULATION Pierre GROWINGMilwaukee POPULATION AND CENTRAL LOCATION FOR THE REGION Detroit Chicago Cleveland New York Salt Lake City Cheyenne Within 400 Miles of Atlanta: Columbus Lincoln Cincinnati, OH 2.2 million Kansas City Louisville, KY 55.8Cincinnati million Denver s 1.3 million Residents in 2015 Topeka ile M Louisville 0 0 4 Knoxville St. Louis Raleigh, NC 1.3 million Raleigh Nashville, TN Knoxville, TN 21.8 million Households 1.8 million 861,000 Charlotte, NC Charlotte 2.4 million Memphis, TN Greenville, SC 1.3 million 875,000 Indianapolis Columbia, SC Atlanta: Leading the Population Growth Curve 810,000 Columbia Bato Santa Fe 2.5 Oklahoma City Columbia, SC Phoenix Birmingham, AL 2.3 Atlanta 1.1 million 5,000,000 ATLANTA 2.1 5.7 million Birmingham 1.9 Memphis Raleigh, NC Dallas Georgia 000,000 1.7 ATLANTA Jacksonville,FL South 1.4 million 1.5 SOUTH CAROLINANew Orleans US 1.3 Jacksonville Houston Population Growth Index, 1990 = 1 Austin 1.1 Nashville Corpus Christi 0.9 1990 1995 2000 2005Orlando 2010 2015 2020 2025 Tampa Miami DIVERSE POPULATION IMPORTANT FOR HEALTHCARE INDUSTRY Clinical researchers and pharmaceutical developers Foreign Born by Place of Birth Atlanta’s Racial Diversity need access to a racially and ethnically diverse Atlanta MSA (Countries Contributing 10,000 or More) population as they develop treatments for various Mexico 169,237 Black diseases and conditions. A major challenge for India 54,687 Asian Korea 34,161 companies conducting clinical trials is inability to Other Race Alone Jamaica 33,894 Two or More Races enroll diverse subjects. Georgia and Atlanta offer China 29,942 American Indian diversity that is critical to researchers. Vietnam 29,141 Paci c Islander El Salvador 18,810 Guatemala 17,598 125 Different White Colombia 16,279 Countries Atlanta’s Diversity Index* Nigeria 15,606 Represented Haiti 13,895 United Kingdom 13,576 68.1 Honduras 13,032 *68% chance that when you meet someone on the Canada 11,671 street, they’ll be a different race or ethnicity than you. Ethiopia 10,917 GEORGIA POWER COMMUNITY & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT – YOUR PARTNER IN BUSINESS © GEORGIA POWER, AUGUST 2016 HEALTHCARE 4 GEORGIA: 238,000 HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS IN DIVERSE FIELDS Georgia is home to more than 238,000 healthcare practitioners and workers in technical healthcare fields. The 61 occupations that comprise the industry include registered nurses, practical nurses, physicians and surgeons, pharmacy technicians, emergency medical technicians and paramedics, pharmacists, dental hygienists, medical and clinical laboratory technicians, radiologic technologists, physical therapists, dentists and a host of other related job categories. Universities across the Southeast educate students for careers in healthcare. Many of the graduates come to Georgia to work in hospitals, medical practices, research organizations, or the bioscience industry. 5 HEALTHCARE GEORGIA POWER COMMUNITY & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT – YOUR PARTNER IN BUSINESS © GEORGIA POWER, AUGUST 2016 Bismarck Pierre Milwaukee HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS Detroit Salt Lake City Cheyenne Georgia’s medical schoolLincoln Columbus Denver s Cincinnati graduates often stay in the state. ile Topeka Louisville M 0 Atlanta: Most Students in 0 4 Knoxville The abundance of top-notch Within 400 Miles of Atlanta: Healthcare Fields in the Southeast Raleigh hospitals, medical practices and Charlotte Area of Study Ranking Enrollment Indianapolis research organizations provide Biosciences Enrollment 1st 11,422 40,668 Bato Columbia Santa Fe Healthcare graduates Phoenixthe ultimate environmentOklahoma for City Columbia, SC Biosciences5,000,000 Degrees 1st 1,927 doctors as they strive to stay on Medical EnrollmentBirmingham 2nd 1,191 Memphis the leading edge of medicalDallas 37 Medical Degrees 5th* 170 *Augusta ranked third with 205 degrees Institutions SOUTH CAROLINANew Orleans technology. Source: IPEDS, 2014 Data Jacksonville Austin Source: State Physician Workforce Data Book, 2014 Nashville Orlando Tampa Miami Georgia: Top Physician Retention Rates 45.7% Top Georgia Schools Graduating Bioscience, Medical and Healthcare Professionals: Physicians retained in state from undergraduate Emory University 1,504 Kennesaw State University 309 medical education (13th best in the U.S.) University of Georgia 1,366 Georgia College and State University 258 Augusta University 965 South Georgia State College 250 Mercer University 883 Brenau University 246 48.4% Armstrong State University 683 Piedmont College 236 Physicians retained in state from graduate Georgia State University 546 Georgia Institute of Technology 206 medical education (16th best in the U.S.) University of West Georgia 446 Gordon State College 174 Georgia Southern University 437 Columbus State University 162 72.2% Life University 435 Dalton State College 138 Physicians retained in state from both graduate Middle Georgia State College 413 Point University 111 and undergraduate combined (17th best in Clayton State University 406 Abraham Baldwin Agricultural the U.S.) 103 Valdosta State University 372 College Source: IPEDS, 2014 metro Atlanta area Source: State Physician Workforce Data Book, 2014 Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering Atlanta’s two U.S. News and World Report Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical • Cellular, Molecular and Biomaterials Global 100 universities, Georgia Tech and Emory Engineering at Georgia Tech and Emory is a true Engineering University, partner to provide a unique graduate success story in risk-taking and innovation - a • Computational Biomedical Systems Analysis level program in bioengineering. Students visionary partnership between a leading public • Healthcare Informatics and Technology participating in the program benefit from the engineering school and a highly respected private Source: Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical world-class engineering resources at Georgia Tech, medical school.” Technical areas of focus include: Engineering website while gaining exposure to Emory’s internationally- • Biomechanics and Mechanobiology recognized medical research programs. “The • Biomedical Imaging and Optics GEORGIA POWER COMMUNITY & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT – YOUR PARTNER IN BUSINESS © GEORGIA POWER, AUGUST 2016 HEALTHCARE 6 Photo: Jack Kearse, Emory University STATE-OF-THE-ART HOSPITALS, TREATMENT FACILITIES AND REHABILITATION CENTERS Georgia