The future of medicine in Windsor-Essex will be unveiled today during a five-hour bus tour for reporters.
Announced so far:
Hotel Dieu-Grace Healthcare Tayfour Campus
- 60 new mental health beds
- Six new renal dialysis stations at Tayfour Campus, move from Ouellette site
Former Grace Hospital Site (University Ave. W and Crawford)
- Will become an Urgent Care Centre to treat less serious emergency room visits.
- It will be open 18-hours per day to start, with the opportunity to expand.
- The city will swap the land with Windsor Regional Hospital.
Windsor Regional Hospital Ouellette Campus
- Ownership will return to Hotel Dieu-Grace Healthcare
- Building will be demolished and a smaller site built to hold mental health and chronic disease services
Windsor Regional Hospital Met Campus
- Site will be given to the city as part of the land swap for the Grace site.
- It will be completely demolished when the city receives it.
- Mayor Drew Dilkens expects commercial will front on Tecumseh Rd. E with residential behind.
Here are some of our recent stories about the health care plan:
Site Of New Hospital Leaked
Hospital Could Fast Track Road Work
Land Swap For Mega-Hospital Plan
Mega-Hospital Reinforces Lauzon Expansion
BlackburnNews.com file photo of Windsor Regional Hospital CEO David Musyj, July 16, 2015. (Photo by Jason Viau)
BlackburnNews.com file photo of Windsor Regional Hospital CEO David Musyj speaks at the old Grace Hospital site, July 16, 2015. (Photo by Jason Viau)
Windsor Regional Hospital plans to build an urgent care centre at the old Grace Hospital site on University and Crawford, July 16, 2015. (Photo by Jason Viau)
BlackburnNews.com file photo of Hotel-Dieu Grace Healthcare President and CEO Janice Kaffer, July 16, 2015. (Photo by Jason Viau)
BlackburnNews.com file photo of Windsor Regional Hospital's Metropolitan Campus, July 16, 2015. (Photo by Jason Viau)
BlackburnNews.com file photo of Windsor Regional Hospital's Metropolitan Campus, July 16, 2015. (Photo by Jason Viau)
BlackburnNews.com file photo of Windsor Regional Hospital CEO David Musyj, July 16, 2015. (Photo by Jason Viau)
Hotel-Dieu Grace Healthcare President and CEO Janice Kaffer speaks about improvements at the Ouellette campus, July 16, 2015. (Photo by Jason Viau)
The proposed mega-hospital site at County Rd. 42 and Ninth Concession Rd., July 16, 2015. (Photo by Jason Viau)
BlackburnNews.com file photo of Windsor mayor Drew Dilkens and Windsor Regional Hospital CEO David Musyj, July 16, 2015. (Photo by Jason Viau)
The proposed mega-hospital site at County Rd. 42 and Ninth Concession Rd., July 16, 2015. (Photo by Jason Viau)
BlackburnNews.com file photo of Windsor Regional Hospital CEO David Musyj, July 16, 2015. (Photo by Jason Viau)
Hotel-Dieu Grace Healthcare President and CEO Janice Kaffer speaks about improvements at the Ouellette campus, July 16, 2015. (Photo by Jason Viau)
BlackburnNews.com file photo of Essex County Warden Tom Bain, left, and Windsor mayor Drew Dilkens at site of proposed mega-hospital, July 16, 2015. (Photo by Jason Viau)
BlackburnNews.com file photo of Windsor Regional Hospital CEO David Musyj at the proposed mega hospital site on County Rd. 42, July 16, 2015. (Photo by Jason Viau)
The volunteer site selection committee will be honoured with a plaque in the new mega-hospital after hundreds of hours spent on the project, July 16, 2015. (Photo by Jason Viau)
Hotel-Dieu Grace Healthcare President and CEO Janice Kaffer speaks about improvements at the Ouellette campus, July 16, 2015. (Photo by Jason Viau)
Windsor Regional Hospital's Ouellette campus. (Photo by Jason Viau)
The proposed site for the new mega-hospital on County Rd. 42 and Ninth Concession Rd., July 16, 2015. (Photo by Jason Viau)
Windsor Regional Hospital CEO David Musyj speaks with the community about the new mega-hospital on County Rd. 42 at Ninth Concession Rd., July 16, 2015. (Photo by Jason Viau)
