The Aud

[westwardloo]

FYI I couldn't view the full article.

Move the KW hospital (Grand River) to the Aud site? Demolish Aud and build state-of-the-art hospital? How well does the current hospital(s) serve the dual cities?

I'm all for growth - and I really like the idea of building a marque structure/theater/museum type at the old bus station (Charles St) - I think it is being discussed in another thread (Charles St bus terminal thread?) - but in terms of the hospital, is this something the region can afford? How much money will be coming from the province, the Feds?

Let's see some plans and see what we can get behind! No better time then the present to get started!

Just a heads up, If you download the record app you get access to most of the article free. 

It was just a suggestion from one of the opinion pieces in the record.

All I will say on the subject is brampton, mississauga, markham, Vaughan and elora/Fergus all have built brand new hospitals in the past 15 years or so. Some have had multiple hospitals facilities built or are already planned in that time frame. 

The kw hospital has had its facelifts, but was built in what 1953? St. Mary's was built in 1923? They can only handle so many additions before we need to look if it would be more efficient and beneficial to build a purpose built facility to handle the needs of the region now and into the future. 

In terms of funding, Vaughan as an example. I believe over 90% of the construction cost is covered by the province. It is a 1.2 billion hospital. 

I feel like it something that needs to be talked and thought about now, so it can come to realization in the next decade or two.