Growth brings new medical options to The Woodlands (TX)

The Woodlands is becoming home to a bustling medical center. Soon the area will have two new hospital campuses - giving area residents the option of forgoing the drive downtown to meet their medical needs. Long-standing Memorial Hermann The Woodlands Hospital and St. Luke's The Woodlands Hospital will be joined by Houston Methodist and Texas Children's Hospital, both scheduled to open next year. Gil Staley, CEO of The Woodlands Area Economic Development Partnership, said health care is one of the fastest growing sectors in the local economy. "It's all because of the rapid growth in the area," he said. "With job growth, two sectors come - health care and education. Anytime you have a surge in population those two services step up."