GROWTH SPURT
The report’s data suggests a changing and diversifying economy
in North Texas over the past 30-plus years, with service-related
sectors, including healthcare, becoming more dominant, and a
population boom that exceeds the national average:
2000-2010:
population increased by 22.1
percent in the Dallas-Fort
Worth area, by 20.6 percent
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for the state and 9.7 percent
for the nation.
2010-2016 : population is
estimated to have increased in the
Dallas-Fort Worth area by 11.7
percent and in the state by 10.8
percent, as compared to national
rate of only 4.7 percent.
1980-2010: manufacturing
as a percent of the private
employment dropped from 21.3
percent to 7.0 percent. At the
1990-2000: Dallas-
Fort Worth-area population
increased by 27.7 percent, while
the overall population in Texas
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employment grew 40.1
increased 22.8 percent, as percent compared to the
compared to the national rate of total area employment
13.2 percent.
increasing 17.5 percent.
Methodist Richardson Medical Center
Richardson’s acute-care hospital recently broke ground on
an $85 million expansion, which will include two additional
floors with 150 beds, a seven-story parking garage and a
ninth operating room. This state-of-the-art medical center
has grown to more than 1,700 employees and 500
physicians in 40 specialties.
2010-2050: the North
Texas area is projected to
increase by 45.8 percent, and
the state is projected to increase
same time, services jobs (including by 47.7 percent, compared to
healthcare) increased from 23.6 the national growth rate of
percent of private employment
2005-2015: the
38.4 percent.
Love cautions to not stop at dollar
signs and headcount numbers when
it comes to measuring healthcare’s
impact on North Texas.
services to 49.2 percent.
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas
when people are admitted to the
hospitals, they get excellent care.
But the hospitals truly are trying to
look at the full continuum of care
and do as much community health
and action as possible to prevent
people from needing to come to the
hospital,” Love noted.
From imploring citizens to lead
healthy lifestyles, including getting
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their blood pressure checked,
improving their diet and getting
exercise, providers also work on
large-scale, national efforts with the
American Heart Association, the
March of Dimes and the American
Cancer Society. “It’s important for
people to know that the personnel
Steve Love of the DFW Hospital Council
addressing the March of Dimes March
for Babies
delivering service really care about
the communities,” he said.
The fact that North Texas is
blessed with a tremendous amount
of knowledge capital, in addition to
healthcare dollars, is not lost on the
members of the DFWHC, a group
that was formed almost 50 years
ago to address the challenges of
healthcare. Today, the organization’s
members meet regularly to discuss
ways to positively influence clinical
outcomes, share best practices
in patient safety and find ways
to support the health of the
community. As the only hospital
council in the state, the DFWHC
is often called upon nationally to
share their expertise with other
councils across the country.
“When you look at healthcare
throughout the U.S., one size
doesn’t fit all – it’s delivered
locally,” Love said, “and the way it’s
delivered is different everywhere.
We are blessed here. The hospitals
in North Texas are good stewards of
the community.”
The headquarters for the state’s largest health insurer is
located in Richardson, employing nearly 3,000 people in a
1 million-square-foot, high-rise development.
UnitedHealthcare
A global leader in healthcare,
UnitedHealthcare’s Texas headquarters is
located in Richardson and is dedicated to
helping people live healthier lives.
Methodist Campus for Continuing Care
A beacon of hope and healing, Methodist’s Campbell
Road Campus for Continuing Care offers a full-service
emergency department, as well as specialized behavioral
health and addiction recovery services.
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