Platte Valley Medical Center expected to lift local economy

6/8/2007 - Brighton, Colorado

The $138 million Platte Valley Medical Center opening next month in Brighton is being viewed as an incubator for jobs and economic development. "What is good for the health center is good for the local economy," said John Hicks, president and CEO of the hospital. Jobs created in the industry pay an average of $29 per hour, he said. The work force at the existing hospital, which is slated for other uses, has been growing at about 15 percent a year. (Download PDF)