Mercy Gilbert Medical Center
33°17′14″N 111°45′08″W / 33.287141°N 111.752122°W
| Dignity Health Mercy Gilbert Medical Center | |
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| Dignity Health | |
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| Geography | |
| Standort | 3555 S Val Vista Dr, Gilbert, AZ 85297, Arizona, United States |
| Organization | |
| Care system | Private |
| Typ | Gemeinschaft |
| Services | |
| Beds | 197 |
| History | |
| Opened | June 5, 2006 |
| Links | |
| Website | www |
| Lists | Hospitals in Arizona |
Mercy Gilbert Medical Center is a full-service, 212-bed, acute care, not-for-profit Catholic hospital in Gilbert, Arizona, United States. The hospital is owned by Dignity Health.
Mercy Gilbert opened in 2006 to provide health care in the rapidly growing Gilbert area. It was the first full-service and second hospital to open in Gilbert, which previously had no hospitals of its own. A tower at Mercy Gilbert contains a branch of Phoenix Children's Hospital, in which Dignity Health holds a minority stake.
History
In 2003, two companies presented plans for hospitals in the same general area of Gilbert, Arizona, along the under-construction Santan Freeway. Catholic Healthcare West (CHW) presented its proposal for a 120-bed facility, while Banner Health was also considering a hospital in the area.[1] Approved in November 2003 as the Gilbert Medical Campus,[2] CHW named the facility the Mercy Gilbert Medical Center in acknowledgement of the Sisters of Mercy, co-sponsors of the system's hospitals.[3] By the time construction was under way in 2004, Banner had abandoned its plans for a nearby facility.[4]
The first phase of Mercy Gilbert opened on June 5, 2006, a week before the Santan Freeway extension to Val Vista Road opened. It was Gilbert's first full-service hospital and the second in the town overall, after the Gilbert Emergency Hospital, which opened its doors four months prior.[5][6] It had 88 beds, with plans already under way to continue expansion.[7] The campus, built at a cost of $152.5 million, also included a four-story medical office building.[8] Population growth in the region at the time was such that CHW's Chandler Regional Hospital saw little relief in its emergency room caseload after Mercy Gilbert, just 10 minutes further east on the freeway, opened.[9] After an expansion in 2009, the hospital had 206 beds.[10]
References
- ^ Paterik, Stephanie (July 31, 2003). "2 hospitals to be Gilbert's 1st". Arizona Republic. Phoenix, Arizona. pp. Gilbert 1, 2. Retrieved July 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Thank you Gilbert Town Council for bringing a hospital to our community!". Arizona Republic (Advertisement). Phoenix, Arizona. November 21, 2003. p. Gilbert 5. Retrieved July 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Catholic Healthcare West presents Mercy Gilbert Medical Center: Continuing a 112-Year Tradition". Arizona Republic. Phoenix, Arizona. January 14, 2004. p. Gilbert 3. Retrieved July 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "New medical campus good Gilbert news". Arizona Republic (Editorial). Phoenix, Arizona. August 6, 2004. p. Gilbert 8. Retrieved July 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ van den Berg, David (June 3, 2006). "Mercy Gilbert to open doors Monday". Arizona Republic. Phoenix, Arizona. p. Gilbert 3. Retrieved July 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ van den Berg, David (May 24, 2006). "Hospitals to be big employers: Gilbert Emergency open; Mercy Gilbert, Banner on way". Arizona Republic. Phoenix, Arizona. p. Gilbert 3. Retrieved July 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Ramirez, Chris (March 16, 2006). "Mercy Gilbert Medical Center due to open in June: 100 beds at first; expansion to '07". Arizona Republic. Phoenix, Arizona. p. Gilbert 3. Retrieved July 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Mercy! It's top time: Gilbert hospital marks milestone today". Arizona Republic. Phoenix, Arizona. July 15, 2005. p. 295. Retrieved July 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Muench, Sarah (September 7, 2006). "Chandler ER struggles with caseload: New Gilbert hospital provides little to no relief". Arizona Republic. Phoenix, Arizona. p. Chandler 3. Retrieved July 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Greene, Katherine (April 25, 2009). "Mercy Gilbert completes second expansion". Arizona Republic. Phoenix, Arizona. p. Gilbert 16. Retrieved July 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.