Medina: A medical mecca
Medina sits conveniently at the junctures of I-71, I-271 and Route 18, allowing easy access from Cuyahoga, Summit and Wayne Counties. This provides residents within Medina and the surrounding counties access to world class health care.
Through new construction and through new affiliations, Medina has become a hotbed of medical activity in recent years. Thanks to location and demographic, Cleveland Clinic, University Hospital, Southwest General and Summa Health System have all built or expanded medical facilities or developed alliances with existing local hospitals in Medina County in the past two years.
For two decades, Medina has been the fastest-growing county in northern Ohio. While families with young children continue to move into Medina County, there is a growing trend of grandparents relocating to be closer to their children and grandchildren. This elder generation needs to be in close proximity to quality health care to take them through their various stages of aging.
This summer, the Hospice of Medina County will open a 16-bed unit at Routes 18 and 71 and the Western Reserve Masonic Home is in the planning stages to open an Alzheimer’s care unit.
In addition to consumer healthcare services, Medina County is home to a growing number of companies in the medical device manufacturing industry. In April, 2011, New Jersey-based Integra Spine opened a newly constructed facility on Route 18, with plans to create 160 new jobs in the next three years.
How to reach: Medina County Economic Development Corp., www.medinacounty.org
