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HEALTHCARE
Grow and foster the medical service and diagnostsics industry by
attracting services and facilities.
The closure and relocation of the former Saint Louise Regional Medical Center in 1999 left a
large void in healthcare services in Morgan Hill. The community has expressed desire to regain
access to the full range of healthcare/medical services it once enjoyed. Currently there are
seven skilled nursing facilities and 145 medical, dental, and vision professionals within the
Morgan Hill city limits. There is one urgent care facility (operating at the former hospital site)
and one orthopedic surgery center. In addition to providing expanded services for residents,
growing the City’s medical industry will help create jobs for residents, many of whom are
employed in this industry.
In 2014, the City of Morgan Hill
commissioned a study by Health Systems
Advisors (HSA) to assess the viability of
attracting expanded medical services in
Morgan Hill. The analysis estimated the
demand for medical services, quantified
the network of existing providers in the
region and concluded that Morgan Hill
was a viable location for the following
medical services: Ambulatory surgery,
imaging center, urgent care, and primary care. The report recommended that the City of
Morgan Hill attract, build, and maintain a vibrant ambulatory healthcare community, including
increasing the number of primary care providers, as well as services such as laboratory,
imaging, and physical therapy.
In interviews with medical providers, real estate ownership is an appealing opportunity for
location and expansion. Focusing medical attraction efforts on vacant, non-industrial
employment lands (particularly retail projects that are underutilized because they are not in the
best locations) for specialty services, imaging, acute and urgent care service has the potential to
garner new investments in Morgan Hill by the professional medical community.