NEWS RELEASE
ROYAL VICTORIA REGIONAL HEALTH CENTRE
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Royal Victoria Regional Health Centre (RVH) has zoned in on five potential areas on which to develop a new state-of-the-art ‘south campus’ in rapidly-growing south Simcoe County and is asking for feedback in a new online survey.
RVH is more than half-way through its long-range planning exercise which includes determining how to best use space still available within its current Georgian Drive facility and planning for a new south campus to meet evolving healthcare needs in south Simcoe County. It will be a graduated plan, beginning with building an ambulatory care/outpatient centre within a decade, expanding to a full service hospital in 20 years.
“Throughout this process, RVH has developed innovative approaches to ensure our communities’ voices are heard. The invaluable feedback from patients, partners, TEAM RVH and community members is informing every step of this process,” says Janice Skot, RVH president and CEO. “We know area residents will provide important perspectives on the location of the future south campus.”
RVH’s Site Selection Committee, which includes community members, has reviewed over 2,000 data points and almost 50 potential sites. Through community consultation and over 10,000 interactions with stakeholders, the committee heard about important considerations for choosing a site for RVH’s future south campus, including ease of access, public transportation, planned future development and servicing, connection to the community and future space to expand.
As a result, the committee has narrowed its search to five zones in south Barrie and Innisfil using clear, weighted criteria:
* Zone 1: Highway 400 corridor lands
* Zone 2: South Barrie / North Stroud lands
* Zone 3: South Stroud / Yonge corridor lands
* Zone 4: South Alcona lands
* Zone 5: 6th line and Yonge St.
The survey can be accessed online at www.surveymonkey.com/r/RVHsouthcampus and closes on November 7, 2018 at midnight. The results will help the Site Selection Committee narrow down the zones to a short-list of potential locations.
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