Health, Medical & Bio Science

Companies engaged in medical device, neuro stimulation, clinical IT, blood test products, implantable batteries, imaging software and medical instruments are thriving in Plano.  This is due, in part, to great increases in global demand for healthcare.

Area R&D assets include three medical schools: University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, University of North Texas Health Science Center and Baylor University Medical Center. Strong concentrations in IT and software industries provide transferable skills for medical device manufacturing.


Plano hospitals receive prestigious recognition.

Children's Medical Center has been named to U.S. News & World Report's Best Children's Hospitals 2009 Honor Roll, distinguishing them as one of America's Top 10 pediatric centers. Click here for more information.

Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Plano was named a recipient of the 2008 Texas Award for Performance Excellence, the state’s highest honor for quality and organizational performance.

The Texas Department of State Health Services named Medical Center of Plano a Level III Trauma Center. Medical Center Plano is the first and only designated trauma center in Collin County.

Baylor Regional Medical Center Plano received the Texas Health Care Quality Improvement Award of Excellence from TMF Health Quality Institute, the Medicare quality improvement organization for Texas.

Chris Chavez

President
Neuromodulation Division
St. Jude Medical
"As the neuromodulation division of St. Jude Medical, we are focused on developing, manufacutring and marketing advanced technologies used by physicians to treat chronic pain and other neurological disorders. We selected Plano as our home because of its positive business, academic and community environment. Plano offers easy access to highly-ranked hospitals, great universities, affordable housing and DFW International Airport - a cost-efficient transportation and distribution hub. On balance, Plano is a great place to build a business."

Dallas Business Journal names Plano for “Best Real Estate Deals of the Year”

2008 - Children’s Medical Center Legacy selected "Best Medical Project". Children’s Medical Center Legacy is a $147 million children’s hospital designed to serve an estimated 587,000 children in the region.

EaglePicher Relocates to Plano

Medical device maker EaglePicher relocated to Plano from Missouri. The company makes implantable batteries for pacemakers, implanted cardio defibrillators, heart monitors, cochlear implants, pain management devices, neurostimulators and spinal cord and deep-brain stimulators. The company chose Plano due to its proximity to its customer St. Jude Medical Neuromodulation Division, DFW International airport and skilled labor.