2. Why is no direct bus route planned from Ouellette Campus (the site of the proposed downtown UCC) to the proposed acute care hospital on CR42? Why is no direct route planned from Ouellette Campus to the HDGH west end terminal?

The language on page 40 of More Than Transit emphasizes the importance of connecting key activity hubs/nodes to each other.

Yet no direct routes are planned from the UCC to the new hospital!

Why is the proposed UCC not a key destination?

The map to the left is from page 56 of the new transit system. Where Windsor Regional Hospital's Ouellette Campus currently stands is marked with an "H."

The nearest direct bus route to the proposed hospital site is a 750 m walk from Ouellette Campus. This is a major barrier to access to healthcare.

According to WRH's most recent announcements, a UCC will replace the current acute care hospital at the Ouellette site. There will also be outpatient mental health, addictions and chronic disease management services under the plan for the new hospital system. Hôtel-Dieu Grace Healthcare provides an array of non-acute, as well as in- and outpatient services.

Windsor has two acute care hospital campuses today, but neither provides a full complement of services. Bringing all hospital healthcare services under one roof will improve efficiency by eliminating patient transfers. Today, this transfer is straightforward. Ambulatory patients are required to transfer themselves, rather than being transported by ambulance.

A Costly Proposition: Flaws in Transit Windsor's New Master Plan Citizens for an Accountable Mega-hospital Planning Process