SarcasticMarmot said:
Leduc was mentioned specifically in response to the St. Albert hospital being listed as a north side hospital for Edmonton. I don't dispute that the SW is growing fast, but that doesn't change the fact there is not a single hospital north of 112 ave in Edmonton. I'm afraid you're the one who needs to look at Google Maps. There are 3 hospitals south of Jasper Ave, there is only 1 north, and it is barely north.

Rutherford is an odd choice to prove that Misericordia doesn't count as a southside hospital. Rutherford is closer to Grey Nuns which is 15 minutes away. Proof of the fact that Misericordia serves the south side is that it is only 10 minutes away from Terwilliger.

The best example of this is how many hospitals you have to choose from to have a bay from on the south side, on the north side it's either Royal Alex or leave the city. I beg you, spend some time at the Royal Alex to see how over run our only hospital is on the northside!
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what’s your definition of north side? 112ave? North of the river?

Our city isn’t a perfect circle. It’s more heavily weighted both to the south and west. And much of our newer, denser suburbs are in the west and south, so Hospital demand is higher.

Rutherford is a good measure cause it’s SW. and would be served by the new hospital. The grey nuns can’t support all of millwoods as well as all of the neighbourhoods south of the henday. Pretty sure that population is larger than any measure of “north side” Edmonton, not including future growth of those suburbs southward.

St Albert is a north side hospital for Edmonton Id argue. Griesbach to sturgeon is 13 minutes. From a provincial/healthcare perspective, the arbitrary COE vs St. Albert boundary doesn’t exist.

And as someone who spent over 3 months in hospitals this year with a preemie baby, another kid having multiple surgeries, and a personal injury myself, not sure how that helps determine where hospitals should be placed haha. What I do know from both deliveries being at the alex is that it’s got a very nice delivery ward that a lot of money was recently invested in.

SW needs the next hospital more than any locations for a north side one imo. Population density and growth is just significantly more.
 
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archited said:
This is good on Amarjeet Sohi's part. The southside hospital is a good touchpoint for him and working on that would be more in his political wheelhouse -- excellent find Gronk-meister!
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Agreed, very good call by Sohi. Would have been better a week earlier but nevertheless i like it. And I think with Carney as PM, Edmonton could do well.

Unless the province blocks or doesnt put up equal investment.
 
Don't be fooled, you're not getting a new hospital under the liberals, another GST break on your costco run perhaps. That's about it.
 
Gronk! said:
Now that Eleanor Olszewski is our lone Liberal MP from Edmonton, I wonder if she will now be a strong advocate for a new South Edmonton Hospital?
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It is a bit out of her area, but there are ways the Feds can influence Provinces to do things, if the Provinces are somewhat willing to consider them.
 
Maybe the Province could work with the Feds to acquire these for Edmonton instead of spending dollars planning for things that never get built? They might even serve as a better visual reminder than just vacant land of what’s needed and in the interim at least take some of the stress off our existing hospitals and ERs.

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Gift them to Mexico to house returning illegal migrants from the USA. Yes, I know that the USA should be offering Mexico aid for migrant housing but is not. Gifting to Mexico, if they want them, would be helpful to strengthen the Canada - Mexico relationship.
 
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