Tuesday, November 15, 2011

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 stagre and excited to take the next saidPete Gemmer, spokesman for Mercy. “W e realize there is still a lot of work to do and we look forwarcd to continuing to work with the residentws and the township leaders to develop a hospital everyone can beprousd of.” The project will now be submitted to the Hamiltonb County Regional Commission for consideration, probably next month, Gemmer The planned hospital and parking areas would cover about 40 acres 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 hospitals: Mercgy Hospital Western Hills and Mercyh Hospital Mount Airy. The new hospital, with 200 to 250 will be a replacement for Some residents in the area had expressef concerns about increased traffic as a resuly ofthe hospital, whose main access road would be from Nortgh Bend Road, at roughly the midway point between Kleeman and Boomer. Gemmedr said a traffic impact study through the HamiltojCounty Engineer’s Office is nearly complete.

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