CINCINNATI – DAYTON HEALTHCARE
Cutting edge medical facility coming to Liberty - Doctor called a 'pioneer' in battling Parkinson's disease. Liberty Twp.'s developing medical image is attracting interest and investment from a doctor operating on the cutting edge of medical science.	Area Hospitals Independent Hospitals Butler County Medical Facilities Top 10 Managed Healthcare Plans Butler County -Hot Spot For Hospital Expansions Health Alliance firms up plans for $200 million hospital BUTLER COUNTY, OHIO - BIOMED Tri-health to build $30M med center in Liberty Twp.

The Cincinnati – Dayton region has a long and distinguished history in medicine and healthcare and continues this tradition into the 21st century in patient care, research, and innovation.  Some of the medical firsts in the region include: 

• The first oral polio vaccine developed by Dr. Albert Sabin
• The first medical laser laboratory established by Dr. Leon Goldman
• The first heart-lung machine
• The first hip replacement
• The first emergency medicine residency program
• The first bachelor’s degree program in nursing
• The Heimlich Maneuver to prevent choking by Dr. Henry Heimlich
• One of the world’s largest surgically-oriented vascular laboratories
• Nationally recognized transplant program for heart, lung, liver, pancreas, and kidney
• World-renown children’s hospital that is first in pediatric surgeries and third in National Institute of Health research funding

Expansion Management Magazine ranked the State of Ohio 7th best out of the 50 states for employer health care costs based on health insurance costs, provider visits costs, health care facilities, health care providers, and malpractice costs.  Click here to see the ranking chart.

Amylin adding 500 jobs
"This is a very important high technology investment for us," Commissioners president Greg Jolivette said.  "It validates Butler County as a site for biotechnology manufacturing and the quality of our workforce.  For the second time, Amylin has confirmed that they believe that we can provide them with the people that have the skill sets they require."   --- see BUTLER COUNTY, OHIO - BIOMED 

Drug firm welcomedto West Chester
Technology startup capital has been concentrated on the coasts. But now that companies are increasingly looking to develop all of the major elements of a commercial enterprise -- not just research and development -- non-coastal areas will be able to better compete for biotech investment, Graham said. "Ohio has a very important orientation toward attracting businesses like ours to the economy," she said. Click here for complete story

Amylin Pharmaceuticals Selects Butler County, Ohio for Its $70 Million Biomedical Manufacturing Plant.

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