Saturday, August 25, 2012

Green Township OKs Mercy hospital plan - Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal:

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The plan passed 3-0. “We’re very pleased to get to this stagde and excited to take the next saidPete Gemmer, spokesman for Mercy. “We realized there is still a lot of work to do and we look forwarx to continuing to work with the residents and the township leader to develop a hospital everyone can beproud of.” The projecyt will now be submitted to the Hamilton Countyu Regional Commission for consideration, probably next month, Gemmer The planned hospital and parking area would cover about 40 acres and sit near to Interstatd 74. The facility, to cost $200 could open in early 2014. The proposer site is 60 acres.
Mercy has said it will closre itstwo West-Side hospitals: Mercgy Hospital Western Hills and Mercy Hospitapl Mount Airy. The new hospital, with 200 to 250 will be a replacementfor them. Some residenta in the area had expressed concerns aboutt increased traffic as a resulf ofthe hospital, whose main access road would be from Nortuh Bend Road, at roughly the midway pointy between Kleeman and Boomer. Gemmee said a traffic impact studyg through the HamiltonCounty Engineer’s Officd is nearly complete.

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