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Living, Breathing and Strong

Home to an average of close to 20,000 education and health services workers, Howard County is a prime location for businesses seeking skilled professionals in the medical industry. Some of the best hospitals in Maryland gravitate here, bolstered by a talent pipeline from higher education institutions like the Maryland University of Integrative Health or Howard Community College. From healthcare techniques on the cutting edge to specialized fields such as radiology, orthopedics and gastroenterology, Howard County’s exceptional institutions have you covered.

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Howard County Health Services Businesses

Some of the best health facilities in Maryland find talent, incentive programs and a strong community in Howard County.

Johns Hopkins Howard County Medical Center logo Johns Hopkins Howard County Medical Center website link Johns Hopkins Howard County Medical Center
Howard County Public Health Department logo Howard County Public Health Department website link Howard County Public Health Department
Columbia Medical Practice logo Columbia Medical Practice website link Columbia Medical Practice
Kaiser Permanente Columbia Gateway Medical Center logo Kaiser Permanente Columbia Gateway Medical Center website link Kaiser Permanente Columbia Gateway Medical Center
Ascension Saint Agnes Primary Care logo Ascension Saint Agnes Primary Care website link Ascension Saint Agnes Primary Care

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Traditionally Trained Talent

Several opportunities to inject high-quality medical talent into your healthcare business await in Howard County. Howard County Public Schools stands strong with robust career and technical education (CTE) and a career academy with certification programs for certified nursing assistants, EMTs, physical rehabilitation aides and more. Howard Community College presents a career pathway tailored for LPNs and a variety of other health services-related training programs. UMBC Training Centers in Columbia boasts a highly esteemed diagnostic medical sonography program with an impressive 95% credentialing success rate for the 2021 graduating class. And graduates from the nearby Johns Hopkins Medicine — the No. 2 Best Medical Research University and Top 100 Primary Care Medical School in the U.S. — consistently choose Howard County for its fantastic livability.

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The Proving Ground for Possibilities

Transfuse new life into your healthcare business in Howard County — where both large-scale medical centers and burgeoning medical device startups foster a collaborative environment for groundbreaking innovations. Positioned strategically between Baltimore and Washington D.C., our Maryland Innovation Center (MIC) spans 60,000 square feet and stands in proximity to major hospital systems and research facilities such as Johns Hopkins Howard County Medical Center and Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory. Within MIC’s precincts, healthcare startups like TotalCare, Vasoptic Medical, Optosurgical and Ataia Medical thrive, benefiting from mentorship and affinity groups. On a grander scale, the Columbia Gateway hosts over 300 businesses and is actively engaged with companies in the development of new land uses and infrastructure to establish a state-of-the-art living community and innovation district.