Sunday, August 14, 2011

Green Township OKs Mercy hospital plan - Dallas Business Journal:

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The plan passed 3-0. “We’re very pleased to get to this stage and excited to take the next saidPete Gemmer, spokesman for Mercy. “Wes realize there is still a lot of work to do and we look forwardr to continuing to work with the residenta and the township leaders to develop a hospital everyone can beproud of.” The project will now be submitted to the Hamiltob County Regional Commission for probably next month, Gemmer said. The planned hospita l and parking areas would cover abouft 40 acres and sit near toInterstatd 74. The facility, to cost $200 could open in early 2014. The proposed site is 60 acres.
Mercy has said it will closes itstwo West-Side hospitals: Mercy Hospital Western Hills and Mercy Hospital Mountt Airy. The new hospital, with 200 to 250 beds, will be a replacementy for them. Some residents in the area had expressed concerns about increased traffic as a result ofthe hospital, whoser main access road would be from Nort h Bend Road, at roughly the midway poinrt between Kleeman and Boomer. Gemmer said a trafficv impact study through the HamiltonCounty Engineer’s Office is nearly complete.

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