The town of Gilbert, Arizona, is located
in the Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale metropolitan
area, and was the fastest-growing community
in America during the 1990s.
Incorporated in 1920, and once known
as the "Hay Capital of the World,"
Gilbert was at one time a small rural
community and agricultural center.
But things have changed quite a bit
since the 1980s – yes, 1980s...
Gilbert, the fastest-growing community in the
US during the 1990s, not only has close access
to Phoenix, but to more than 25 golf courses and
the fifth-largest national forest in the US.
Population:
109,697
Location:
Located in the Phoenix-Mesa-Scotsdale
metropolitan area.
Mercy Gilbert Center, Gilbert's first hospital
and the East Valley's newest Catholic Healthcare
West (CHW) facility, opened its doors in June 2006.
CHW has a long tradition of caring for people in
the region since establishing the first hospital
in the Valley more than 100 years ago. Mercy Gilbert
takes this proud heritage into the 21st century,
with a state-of-the-art medical campus that reflects
a $150 million investment in the Gilbert community
and the East Valley as a whole.
