It’s hard to imagine what the local healthcare scene will look like 10 years from now, but Windsor Regional Hospital wants to show you the possibilities. We’d like take you all along for the ride as we explore some of the most modern and state-of-the art hospitals out there, but that’s not possible. Instead, we’re bringing some of the newest and most innovative healthcare facilities right to your computer screen.
We invite you to join us for a virtual tour, as we discover together what the future could hold for healthcare in Windsor-Essex. Allison Johnson is our tour guide for the trip. The Manager of Communications at Windsor Regional Hospital, and former CBC news reporter, is passionate about the Windsor-Essex community and looking forward to finding out what could be in store for our healthcare system.
Allison Johnson is our tour guide as we explore the possibilities.
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I would like to recommend the large area that is on Plymouth which is close to EC Row and Central Avenue. It is accessible for most Windsor residents and those in the County. It is close to the Airport and it is also close to Detroit Hospitals if needed. I believe this property is owned by the Rosati Group. I do not know the correct name for the property.
The idea of donating property from the Airport Lands is also an excellent idea.
I am also concerned about the location of the new hospital. We learned 50 years ago when Devonshire Mall was built, that removing established anchor businesses is detrimental to the neighbourhoods they vacate. Windsor is finally showing some promise with initiatives that promote walkability, but building the hospital outside the city will only increase sprawl and transportation issues. This is not the kind of planning that smart cities undertake! It seems to me that your decision to locate the hospital in a greenfield area was made without consultation with our urban planners, because they would have been the first to point out that this is move is completely contrary to current urban trends. The decision certainly didn’t include public consultation, which is a blow to democracy in the area.
My biggest concern is the location of this new mega hospital. Our existing hospitals are conveniently located for residents of Windsor, however, a site the size of 50-60 acres would most likely put the hospital on the outskirts of the city. For seniors and persons with a disability or even persons that rely on public transportation, that is going to cause a delay in getting services. And it would then mean that the “City of Windsor” no longer has a hospital, however, the “County of Essex” has a hospital. It’s bad enough that too many people in higher levels of government think that Ontario ends at London. Now we are going to give up our hospitals too?