Re: Not Enough Parking - March 11, 2010

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To the Editor of the Sudbury Star,
(Published March 22, 2010)

So once the final patients are moved into the new hospital, it will be short 225 parking spaces?

I am astounded that now, when we are in the absolute final stages of the transition, this tidbit is made public. The hospital spokesperson says that the spaces were considered adequate thirteen years ago when the original designs were done, but I recall that same original scope had significantly more beds that we have today. I have trouble understanding how the beds have been downsized while the parking requirements have been increased. I would suggest that the original specifications weren't sufficient.

Further, they claim they have been aware of this problem for several years but this is the first we publicly hear about it, mere weeks from the time when those spaces will be required. And how much is this shuttle going to add to our already stretched health care costs?

I remember the justification for the high compensation paid to hospital administrators. They need to be on top of everything within their facility and manage it effectively and efficiently. This is just one more example of where the hospital administration has been woefully short sighted in the development of this whole project. As one who will rely on this new hospital for my ongoing health care, I can only wonder with trepidation what other oversights will turn up when all our eggs are in this one basket.