Friday, July 01, 2005

PPH Site Selection Criteria for New Hospital

In its Master Facilities Plan, PPH listed the major criteria for selecting a site for its new hospital. The criteria fail to mention "40-60 acres" - "No use of eminent domain" - "No concrete drainage culverts" - "No delays" - "Pad Ready" -- and other argumentative phrases that seen to dominate the district's complaints about of all sites in Escondido other than the ERTC. Will PPH use these criteria in the site selection process?

Section 2 - Palomar Medical Center Second Site
2.1 Site Analysis
The Facility Master Plan development process determined that the development of a new tertiary care medical center on a second campus in the vicinity of Palomar Medical Center was the most economically, operationally and constructably viable solution to the healthcare needs of the community. The location for the second campus remains under review but the major criteria for a potential location are:
1) The site should have sufficient area to support the initial hospital development and also be able to accommodate subsequent growth for the hospital's services over time, as well as being able to support the potential development of adjunct medical services (medical office buildings, ambulatory care facilities, and related parking structures). The size of the site should range between 30 to 50 acres depending on the parcel's configuration and amount of actual buildable area.
2) The site should be located strategically to support the existing patient catchment area but also recognize future population growth potentials.
3) The site should be physically accessible - close proximity to freeways and close proximity to public transportation routes. The site should be easy and straightforward to find from city streets.
4) The site ideally should be visually accessible - a prominent location that would provide the community with a clear awareness of the medical center's presence.
5) The site should be supported by city street infrastructure to allow for clear and distinct onsite circulation patterns for the patients, staff, emergency and service vehicles.

Copy of page 2-1 of the Facilities Master Plan is at the link below:
http://members.cox.net/4robroy/escondido/PPH-MFPp2-1l.PDF

For a copy of the entire plan, see blog entry for June 13, 2005, or click link below:
http://members.cox.net/4robroy/escondido/
PPHMasterFacilityPlan07-2004p150PDF.pdf

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