Mercy Gilbert Medical Center

Mercy Gilbert Medical Center

Type	Private Company
Founded	June 2006
Headquarters	Gilbert, AZ, USA
Area served	Western United States
Key people	Tim Bricker, President and CEO
Services	Medical
Employees	1,298 employees, 760 active physicians
Website	http://www.mercygilbert.org

Mercy Gilbert Medical Center is a full-service, 212-bed, acute care, not-for-profit hospital providing healthcare to the East Valley.^[where?] Services offered include cardiovascular, emergency, family birth center, gastroenterology, pediatric and adolescent, sleep center, orthopedics, and diagnostic services, among others. The hospital is a member of Catholic Healthcare West (CHW), one of the largest healthcare systems in the west with 40 hospitals in Arizona, California and Nevada.

Milestones & Accolades

2006:In June, Mercy Gilbert Medical Center opens its doors.

2007-08 :Mercy, along with the other three Arizona Catholic Healthcare West (CHW) hospitals, were voted number one among acute care hospitals. Each was recognized as the best in its respective size category.^{[citation needed]}

2008-09 :The Baptist Healing Trust announced Mercy Gilbert Medical Center’s rank as the number one Healing Hospital in the nation. The Healing Hospitals list recognizes hospitals that have made a commitment to provide Radical Loving Care, which focuses on caring for caregivers who, in turn, do an extraordinary job caring for patients. In 2008, the hospital was ranked the number two Healing Hospital in the nation.^{[citation needed]}

2009 In April, Mercy Gilbert Medical Center opened the doors on its second expansion project. The latest phase of the hospital's growth added two operating rooms and 24 beds to the third floor of Tower B. This addition brings the hospital's total bed count to 212, maintaining its status as Gilbert's largest hospital.

2009-10 Mercy Gilbert Medical Center is ranked as one of the “Best Places to Work” in the Nation by Modern Healthcare.^{[citation needed]}

2010 The Phoenix Business Journal and BestCompaniesAZ, the co-founder of the Best Places to Work list, announced that Mercy Gilbert Medical Center has been ranked seventh on the 2010 list of large Arizona businesses with more than 250 employees.^{[citation needed]}

Catholic Healthcare West

While Mercy Gilbert Medical Center has a relatively short history, CHW has a long history. In fact, St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center was the first hospital in Arizona. In recent years, CHW has gained international renown for the Barrow Neurological Institute, a leader in treatment of brain and spinal cord diseases and injuries.^{[citation needed]} In the East Valley, Chandler Regional Medical Center has been open for 50 years. The Mercy Gilbert name honors the Sisters of Mercy, its Sponsoring Congregation. The Sisters of Mercy was founded in the early 1800s in Ireland by Sister Catherine McAuley who had a special love for the virtue of mercy.

Center for Clinical Research

As a member of CHW, Mercy Gilbert Medical Center is supported by the CHW network of 18 internal Institutional Review Boards (IRBs) which provide oversight for nearly 1,000 clinical trials across the system. CHW's Human Research Protections Office provides for the regulatory and compliance oversight of all research conducted at CHW.

References

External links

• Mercy Gilbert Medical Center
• Mercy Gilbert Clinical Trials
• Catholic Healthcare West