The proposed location, while being closer to the County, will not bring healthcare closer to more residents. This bar chart shows that many of our urban wards stand to lose the good access they currently enjoy to acute health care services. Wards 2, 3, 4 and 5 will be particularly hard hit if the new hospital is built on the proposed location south of Windsor Airport. Amherstburg, which is the furthest away today, is even further away from the County Rd 42 location.
Where the median distance to the closest hospital is 7.4 km today, the median distance to the mega hospital is 10.7 km.
The proposed hospital location will not be more accessible to more residents.
Where the median distance to the closest hospital is 7.4 km today, the median distance to the mega hospital is 10.7 km.
The proposed hospital location will not be more accessible to more residents.
It's simply not true that we're "forgetting" to look at County residents' access needs. The following chart shows how the shorter distances enjoyed by 1 Windsor ward and 3 County municipalities are dwarfed by the increased distances of 8 Windsor wards and 2 County municipalities. The County 42 location will see 20% more driving in aggregate, assuming all residents have the same acute healthcare needs. This image assumes that each resident, on average, makes one trip to hospital in any given period being measured:
The two charts below show the distances arranged in order of declining household income. Wards 2,3 4 and 5, in particular, face some of the longest distances to hospital healthcare services:
The following tables shows the data supporting the above bar charts:
