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Medical Mile
A world of research infrastructure, private capital, and collaborative partnerships awaits in this growing life sciences community. Greater Grand Rapids is extending an invitation to innovators with a passion for designing the future. The "Medical Mile" campus downtown includes a world-renown cancer research institute; a "Top-Ten" teaching hospital; a state-of-the-art cancer center; and a nationally ranked cardiovascular center, all within a mile of each other.

Greater Grand Rapids has become very successful in developing and attracting businesses focusing on the health sciences. The concept and themes centered on the "Medical Mile" have become a recognizable brand nationwide, and is now attracting global attention. It officially began with the founding of the Van Andel Institute by Jay and Betty Van Andel. Grand Valley State University's Cook-DeVos Center for Health Sciences, and the relocation of Michigan State University's School of Medicine to Grand Rapids, anchored the fundamentals identified in developing a nationally recognized medical community. Along with the existing hospitals in the area; Spectrum Health's Original Campus, Spectrum Health's Blodgett Complex, Saint Mary's, and Metro Health, are known as part of the "Medical Mile".