Hospitals in KW

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Most people don't walk/bike/whatever to hospitals, though. Of course I would love the new hospital to be as central in the region as possible with as much transportation access that can be achieved. But the reality is most people who are going there are driving. If you're going to get chemotherapy, you're not roller blading to the appointment. If you've cut open your arm at work or fell off a ladder, you're not going to be biking to the emergency room. If you're an employee - an ICU doctor on call, an oncology nurse, a housekeeper, a receptionist - you're likely driving so you can be there on time, not biking and sweating like a pig on the way there so you are forced to shower and get changed. Or risking being late to care for your patients because your train couldn't handle 2 millimeters of freezing rain. Let's not forget many of the staff work 12 hours a day in an unfathomably challenging job as well. The last thing my partner would want to do after working a 12 hour shift with people dying or losing their mind is to ride a bike home. She relies on the LRT and bus to get to work and that has got her written up and disciplined numerous times because it is so damn unreliable. That sort of nonsense doesn't fly in healthcare.

I'm no fan of the automobile but there are still lots of valid reasons why people either prefer to or are obligated to drive to one.