Civil Municipal Magazine - Nov 2023

127 CIVIL AND MUNICIPAL VOLUME 4, ISSUE 11 SAGINAW, MICHIGAN “We’re focusing now on additional downtown development, specifically on medical services because Saginaw is a medical hub for northern Michigan,” Morales explains. “So, we’re trying to increase our capacity there – additional mental health assistance and also basic medical care needs.” “Our other focus is education. We have a lot of post-secondary educational facilities in the area, and recently, we’ve had additional development downtown for Delta College, which is our regional community college. We have offices and classrooms for Saginaw Valley State University downtown and we have two years of medical school for Central Michigan University.” “We have a real need in northern Michigan for additional medical practitioners, so the goal of Central’s medical school is to train people and try to keep them in the region,” he adds. Morales hopes that the city’s medical education sector will help make it attractive STRUCTURAL MECHANICAL ELECTRICAL www.kibbe.com Urban Racket Sports Foundation | Garber Courts New Facility located in Saginaw opened 2023 ARCHITECTURAL CIVIL SURVEYING