Friday, August 26, 2011

Green Township OKs Mercy hospital plan - Business Courier of Cincinnati:

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The plan passed 3-0. “We’r e very pleased to get to this stage and exciter to take thenext step,” said Pete Gemmer, spokesmah for Mercy. “We realize therr is still a lot of work to do and we look forwared to continuing to work with the residentd and the township leaders to developo a hospital everyone can beproud of.” The project will now be submitted to the Hamilton County Regionall Commission for consideration, probabl y next month, Gemmer said. The plannee hospital and parking areas would covet about 40 acres and sit near toInterstatew 74. The facility, to cost $200 could open in early 2014.
The proposed site is 60 Mercy has said it will closse itstwo West-Side hospitals: Mercy Hospitao Western Hills and Mercyg Hospital Mount Airy. The new hospital, with 200 to 250 will be a replacementfor them. Some residents in the area had expressecd concerns about increased traffifc as a result ofthe hospital, whose main accesas road would be from North Bend at roughly the midway point between Kleeman and Boomer.
Gemmer said a traffiv impact study through the HamiltonCountgy Engineer’s Office is nearly

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