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RE: Hospitals in KW - cherrypark - 05-15-2024
(05-14-2024, 09:38 AM)Rainrider22 Wrote: The plan to make this the only Emergency department has been in the details all along This is why I was saying, north Waterloo is stupid. People will die by the time the ambulance gets you to the hospital if you live in Kitchener..
Is this the case or is it just the upgraded acute care centre that would reduce the amount of Ornge flights that are hauling out from KW? The proposal in the consortium site still indicates that mid-town (GRH) would be ambulatory and urgent care. Not to say that the acute care wouldn't also benefit from being central, sort of definitionally, but I think that is getting mixed up with there being no ER/urgent care in town at all.
https://futureofcaretogether.ca/vision/
RE: Hospitals in KW - bravado - 05-15-2024
Just to clarify, Cambridge ER is still an option for south Kitchener.
RE: Hospitals in KW - KentHD - 07-19-2024
(02-01-2019, 04:15 PM)jgsz Wrote:(02-01-2019, 02:43 PM)KingandWeber Wrote: Over the years, I've heard from a number of people in the medical community that the preferred option would be to amalgamate both Grand River and St. Mary's into one teaching hospital. Based on that option, the vision would be for one new building, ideally located behind the medical and pharmacy schools in Kitchener. I've also heard though that while Grand River is open to the idea, St. Mary's is staunchly opposed. All of the above is complete hearsay though; I've never seen or heard of anything concrete beyond just talk.
Amalgamation of Grand River and St. Mary’s won’t happen until the abortion issue is solved. IIRC St. Mary’s is unwilling to be part of, or associated with, a hospital that offers that option. But I heard that a long time ago and much has changed since...
Not just abortion, almost anything to do with family planning. My long time GP had privileges at St. Mary's but had to send patients to Grand River for a vasectomy or tubal ligation. And now there's the issue of MAID.
I think it's past time to separate churches and hospitals or hospice. Religion should not play a factor in health care.
RE: Hospitals in KW - panamaniac - 07-22-2024
Site of new hospital to be announced today?
RE: Hospitals in KW - LesPio - 07-22-2024
(07-22-2024, 07:14 AM)panamaniac Wrote: Site of new hospital to be announced today?
Kitchener-Waterloo hospitals to make announcement as they search for a new site
Kitchener-Waterloo hospitals to make announcement as they search for a new site
In May Grand River and St. Mary’s hospitals narrowed their search for a joint site to two unidentified sites and began negotiations with property owners.
https://www.therecord.com/news/waterloo-region/kitchener-waterloo-hospitals-to-make-announcement-as-they-search-for-a-new-site/article_9a062a71-8b3e-5da9-933b-6a0253b9c61e.html
Announcement today at 1:00pm
RE: Hospitals in KW - panamaniac - 07-22-2024
So, who on WRC will leak the news first? There's a tradition to uphold.
RE: Hospitals in KW - Rainrider22 - 07-22-2024
Well, the announcement is in Waterloo, so there is that. Travel times in emergency will increase likely... But the Waterloo people will be happy.
RE: Hospitals in KW - westwardloo - 07-22-2024
Please be UW lands.... Please be UW lands.... Please be UW lands.
RE: Hospitals in KW - Rainrider22 - 07-22-2024
UW lands would be way to far away for the majority of the population. Remember, this will be the only emergency hospital.
RE: Hospitals in KW - westwardloo - 07-22-2024
(07-22-2024, 12:05 PM)Rainrider22 Wrote: UW lands would be way to far away for the majority of the population. Remember, this will be the only emergency hospital.
It's better than beside Costco in Waterloo.
RE: Hospitals in KW - cherrypark - 07-22-2024
Announcement set up happening on Hagey Blvd, so looks like that's the (unsurprising) winner.
RE: Hospitals in KW - KevinL - 07-22-2024
(07-22-2024, 12:05 PM)Rainrider22 Wrote: UW lands would be way to far away for the majority of the population. Remember, this will be the only emergency hospital.
At least it's near our rapid transit; if that were not a factor it would be horrible.
RE: Hospitals in KW - westwardloo - 07-22-2024
(07-22-2024, 12:48 PM)cherrypark Wrote: Announcement set up happening on Hagey Blvd, so looks like that's the (unsurprising) winner.
yeah I drove by on my way to a jobsite, they had the street close down. I would be surprised if it is not in David Johnson Park. Hopefully they build the building on the east side of Hagey Blvd closer to the LRT, but I bet they build on the West side since it is a bit larger strip of land.
RE: Hospitals in KW - kps - 07-22-2024
(07-22-2024, 12:05 PM)Rainrider22 Wrote: UW lands would be way to far away for the majority of the population. Remember, this will be the only emergency hospital.
If it were up to me — build an emergency-vehicle-only lane beside the LRT, connecting directly to the highway. Not quite as good as the Aud location, but not really worse than the current site.
RE: Hospitals in KW - KevinL - 07-22-2024
It is on the west end of the site, mostly along Bearinger. https://www.therecord.com/news/waterloo-region/new-hospital-is-planned-on-the-university-of-waterloo-campus/article_9a062a71-8b3e-5da9-933b-6a0253b9c61e.html