Please visit the Dothan Area Chamber of Commerce's website to view the study. According to the study, Dothan area health care provides nearly $2 billion to the economy.

"SAMC recognizes the importance of the health care sector to the economic growth of the area. We will continue to recruit the most highly-trained physicians and health care professions to our growing hospital campus that includes the latest da Vinci robotic surgery system and a comprehensive $31 million Heart and Vascular Center,” said Medical Center CEO Ron Owen.  “Our medical staff of about 300 physicians and our 2,470 employees makes the Medical Center the largest employer in Houston County.”

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