Proof of the growing health care industry, Oakland County's largest
employer is about to shift from General Motors to Beaumont Hospital.
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County research revealed that Beaumont Hospitals, the health-care behemoth operating hospitals in Royal Oak and Troy and other facilities across Metro Detroit, is knocking on GM's door. With more than 12,000 employees, Beaumont is expected to surpass GM within the next couple years.
The numbers sparked an epiphany for [Wayne County executive L. Brooks] Patterson, who said he realized "I don't even know (Beaumont President and CEO) Ken Matzick."
That's no longer the case. At a time when health-care employment is blossoming - more than 9,700 health-care jobs have come to Oakland County since second-quarter 2002 - Patterson has partnered with Matzick to expand the local economy.
"They saw an opportunity to attract new business" by working with Beaumont, Matzick said.
Matzick was eager to cooperate. Last year, he sent Beaumont staff along with county officials on a trip to Sweden to lure biotech business. And Patterson on June 19 shared a stage with Matzick to celebrate yet another expansion by Beaumont.
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