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Major Employers <br />The followmg table presents the largest employers in the City of South Bend as of May 1992, <br />TABLE 6 <br />Largest Employers <br />City of South Bend <br />Approximate <br />Coom~anv , Product <br />• <br />University of Notre Dame(1) Education <br />Allied Signal, Ina Airplane & Auto Parts <br />Memorial Hospital of South Bend Medical Care <br />South Bend Community School Corp. Education <br />SL Joseph's Care Group, Ina Medical Care <br />City of South Bend Government <br />AM General Corp. Military Vehicles <br />St. Joseph County Government <br />Automatic Molded Plastics Automobile Plastic Parts <br />1stSource Bank Financial Services <br />U.S. Post Office Mail Service <br />RACO, Ina Electrical Switches & Boxes <br />Indiana University at South Bend Education <br />Associates Bancorp Financial Services <br />Indiana Bell Telephone Telephone Services <br />South Bend Medical Foundation Medical Care <br />Holy Cross Care Services Health Care <br />Michiana Community Hospital Health Care <br />Preston Trucking Co. Transportation <br />The Signature Group Financial Service <br />(1) Located outside the City, in Notre Dame, Indiana. <br />Source: South Bend.-Mishawaka Area Chamber of Commerce. <br />Medical Facilities <br />Number of <br />Em,~loyees <br />2,600 <br />2,500 <br />2,400 <br />2,300 <br />1,900 <br />1,300 <br />1,100 <br />900 <br />.650 <br />- 649 <br />628 <br />626 <br />600 <br />500 <br />465 <br />-456 <br />400 <br />-400 <br />375 <br />355 <br />There are four general acute care hospitals in the South Bend area, the two largest of which are. located in the <br />downtown area. Memorial Hospital of South Bend has 526 beds; St. Joseph Medical Center has 339 beds; <br />Michiana Community Hospital has 107 beds; Saint Joseph Hospital of Mishawaka has 177- beds. The <br />hospitals offer a wide variety of medical specialties and have the entire Michiana region as their primary <br />service area. There are 13 nursing homes in the South Bend/Mishawaka area. Other special health facilities <br />include Healthwin Hospital, four urgent care centers, the Northern Indiana State Hospital and the. South <br />Bend Medical Foundation. <br />Transportation <br />In addition to its location near Indiana Tollroad (I-90-80), U.S. Highways 20, 31 and 33 go through the City, as <br />do State Highways 2, 23, and 331. Six rail lines and nearty 50 trucking Imes serve the City and surrounding <br />area. Four bus companies provide inter-city transport in the area, while Transpo, the municipal bus line, <br />provides .service within the. area. Chicago's O'Hare Airport is approximately 100 miles from the City. <br />Michiana Regional Airport in South Bend provides commercial, chartered and commuter services and is the <br />second busiest airport in Indiana. <br />:~ <br />12 <br /> <br />