Marshall presents economic-impact report to Placerville council, forecasts $5.4 billion regional output over 10 years

Marshall Medical Center presented an economic impact analysis to the Placerville City Council on Feb. 11, 2025, saying the hospital and its affiliated clinics will produce an estimated $5.4 billion in regional economic output and support more than 27,000 jobs over a 10-year forecast period.

The report, commissioned by Marshall and prepared by Dr. Varshney using the InPlan model, also estimated nearly $2.4 billion in new labor income over the same period and an increase in tax revenue that the presentation described as about a 90.9-basis-point addition to El Dorado County general-fund receipts.

Why it matters: Marshall is a major private employer in El Dorado County and told the council its operations and planned capital investments generate measurable local and regional economic activity beyond direct patient care. Council members and staff heard the numbers as context for planning and development discussions in the city and county.

Maya Schneider, executive director of business and strategy for Marshall, told the council Marshall operates as an independent nonprofit hospital and serves the county with a network of clinics. “Our vision is that we commit to creating a community where everyone can achieve their highest desired state of health and well-being,” Schneider said during the presentation. She said Marshall employed “over 1,600 people,” engaged nearly 62,000 patients in the previous year and logged more than 20,000 emergency-department visits in a calendar year.

Schneider summarized the economic-impact study’s components as capital investments, operating expenditures and the hospital’s public-benefit activities. The consultant’s 10-year forecast (2024–2034) projects the $5.4 billion output figure and the job and labor-income totals. Schneider noted the report included impacts in the broader Greater Sacramento region because some employees live and spend outside El Dorado County.

The presentation also highlighted planned near-term expansion: Marshall said it expects to open a new clinic in El Dorado Hills in June or July 2025, with final timing dependent on licensing. Schneider invited city officials to the ribbon cutting and said summary and full versions of the study were available to the public.

Council members thanked Marshall for the presentation and noted the hospital’s role in the local economy. No formal action was taken; the item was a presentation for the council’s information.

Ending note: The presentation will be available with the meeting materials; Marshall provided a printed summary at the meeting and offered contact information for the full report.