Thursday, November 15, 2012

Green Township OKs Mercy hospital plan - Philadelphia Business Journal:

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The plan passed 3-0. “We’re very pleased to get to this stage and excited to take thenext step,” said Pete spokesman for Mercy. “Ww realize there is still a lot of work to do and we look forwars to continuing to work with the residente and the township leaders to develop a hospita l everyone can beproud of.” The project will now be submittedr to the Hamilton County Regional Commissioh for consideration, probably next month, Gemmer The planned hospital and parking areasz would cover about 40 acresx and sit near to Interstate 74. The to cost $200 million, could open in early 2014.
The proposed site is 60 Mercy has said it will close itstwo West-Side Mercy Hospital Western Hills and Mercy Hospital Mount Airy. The new hospital, with 200 to 250 will be a replacementfor them. Some residentds in the area had expressed concerns aboutt increased traffic as a result ofthe hospital, whosr main access road would be from North Bend at roughly the midway poinyt between Kleeman and Boomer. Gemmer said a traffic impact studg through the HamiltonCounty Engineer’d Office is nearly complete.

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