Hospitals in KW

[danbrotherston]

Well I think hospitals would do better next to a highway, and main arterials.

In terms of “bad” vehicle access, being on the edge of town would qualify, or in a low-capacity residential or industrial area.

Otherwise it’s just a truism that 100% of KW has at least some level of vehicle access - but not all roads are equal especially when referring to hospital needs.

That's kinda the point...there's nowhere in the city that isn't 2-3 minutes from an arterial road, everywhere is accessible easily by car. What makes a road in-equal for a hospital? They don't need to be accessible by any larger than normal vehicles?

I’m curious, what parts of the city do you folks feel don’t have good road vehicle access. I think vehicle access, through decades of investment is one thing that is fully universal.

Depending on what you mean by "good road vehicle access", Vista Hills. There's only one road in. Not very easily accessed.

Actually, Vista Hills now has two roads in because the city built Platinum Dr., but even leaving that aside, I don't think that's inaccessible by vehicle...that's still completely accessible by vehicle. There are not major obstacles, and we know this is the case because virtually 100% of residents in the area arrive and depart by personal car. The area is however, very remote in the city....which is not the point I think.

Well I think hospitals would do better next to a highway, and main arterials.

In terms of “bad” vehicle access, being on the edge of town would qualify, or in a low-capacity residential or industrial area.

Otherwise it’s just a truism that 100% of KW has at least some level of vehicle access - but not all roads are equal especially when referring to hospital needs.

I think it also depends on the purpose of the hospital. If we’re talking about bringing in emergency patients from Elmira in an ambulance, being on the highway is a big plus. If we’re talking about serving a 5km radius around the hospital for non-emergency services, then I would agree that almost anywhere in the City has good-enough road access.

To me, the fundamental issue of whether a place is "inaccessible by car" is that someone driving might find it challenging to get there using a car. I think that is separate to whether a location is close to or far from people who need to access it, which seems to be most of the points that are being made, and really--to me--is a very valid issue.

I would argue that the only location that could be even slightly inaccessible by car is say the old bus station. With Joseph and Ontario being one direction, Gaukel being closed to King, Queen St. being a little tight, and King St. frequently closed, the ability to quickly get into and out of the site by car is more restricted than most places in the region.

FWIW...even here in Amersfoort, very few places are inaccessible by car. The city centre is about the only place which is actually car free. Everything else has relatively easy access.