By Pepper Parr
November 8, 2014
BURLINGTON, ON.
The parking garage the Joseph Brant Hospital wanted the city to pay for is now open and doctors have begun moving into the Halton McMaster Family Health Centre (HMFHC) which is part of Phase One of the Redevelopment and Expansion Project.
The opening of the structure, located on the south west corner of our hospital site, accessible from Lakeshore Road, marks the completion of Phase One of the Redevelopment and Expansion Project.
The Halton McMaster Family Health Centre (HMFHC) which is part of Phase One of the Redevelopment and Expansion Project, is located on the south west corner of our hospital site, accessible from Lakeshore Road. The Health Centre opened its doors to patients in late September and is home to the Burlington Family Health Team.
The Burlington Family Health Team (BFHT) is made up of a team of family physicians, nurse practitioners, registered nurses, social workers, dieticians and other professionals who work together to provide health care for their community. The vision of a Family Health Team is for physicians, nurse practitioners and other health care professionals to practice together, sharing and benefiting from the complementary knowledge and skills of their colleagues.
The construction of the Halton McMaster Family Health Centre marks Joseph Brant Hospital as a designated clinical education campus of McMaster University, with students learning such specialties as emergency medicine, surgery, obstetrics and family medicine.
The designation of a clinical education campus also helps increase the hospital’s ability to recruit and retain new physicians and attract healthcare learners to the community. Doctors at the Family Health Clinic will learn alongside Joseph Brant Hospital physicians and healthcare teams.
The four-storey parking facility, which was designed to accommodate two additional storeys in the future, can accommodate more than 820 vehicles. It will support the patient first philosophy by increasing the availability of parking for patients and families.
Does any of the parking money go to Burlington coffers or just to JBH (did we the taxpayers pay for this)??
If I am correct, almost half of the new medical building is for JBH administration. Nice building and great view.
Editor’s note:
Burlington taxpayers did not contribute directly to the Family health Centre and the attached garage. At one point during the early negotiations with the hospital board and what the $60 million Burlington has had to contribute there was discussion about Burlington paying for the garage. Councillor Taylor put the bricks to that idea.
The parking revenue will go to JBH. We don’t know yet what those fees are going to be. The president of the hospital does not get free parking; his contract is very specific about that. I don’t believe staff is getting any parking deals either.
We will follow the hospital development more closely.
What is the cost to park?
Been told – if you are going to the clinic – free for now – charge to be determine in the future – suggest calling the clinic or the hospital first
Have been advised that the clinic has 1 hour free parking – also there is drop off and pick for free – after 1 hour – the charge will be 3 dollars per 1/2 hour or 6 dollars per hour to a maximum of 18 dollars per day. Presently the garage does not have the parking gates installed so there is no charge however once the gates go up – there will be charges.
Pretty building – expensive parking – when one can go to a doctor or a clinic for free or 2 dollars – do not see how one can afford to go here. The hospital needs parking – yes but as a cost effective place to seek medical attenton – nope