They're talking about building a parkade at RGH again. This time I think they will actually do it. Interestingly (at least to me) it was the question of where to put a helicopter landing pad that led to this. Although, in addition to losing a large number of parking spaces during construction, I don't know where they plan to land the helicopters in the mean time? According to this article it will cost around $30 million to build a parkade and parking generates $3.5 million per year in the RQHR (it says they don't have specific numbers for RGH/Pasqua, but I'm thinking 99% of this comes from those two facilities...I believe parking is mostly free at Wascana and I can't see charging for parking in the rural facilities). Basically it would be paid for in under 10 years. They're also planning for staff shuttles between facilities (so if I work at Wascana and have a meeting at RGH I can just hop on the shuttle) and a park and ride system.
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A parkade at the Regina General Hospital (RGH) has long been talked about as a panacea for the facility’s parking headaches.
Now, the talk has gone beyond grumbling of staff and patients and moved into the boardroom.
The Regina Qu’Appelle Health Region (RQHR) and the Ministry of Health began discussions about building a parkade at the General Hospital a couple of months ago, said Barry Stricker, the region’s director of security and parking services.
“The discussions have taken place on numerous levels, but it does come off the heels of discussions relative to the helicopter landing pad,” he said.
Read more: http://www.leaderpost.com/Regina+hospita...ortages/5786031/story.html#ixzz1fASEVOG0
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