Mercy Memorial Hospital on North Macomb Street
This is the original Mercy Catholic hospital building. The hospital has expanded to the right (South) and doctor's offices have been foolishly been added to further exacerbate the landlocked lack of parking condition.
Monroe citizens have learned a hard lesson when cliques and special interest groups have an excessive voice in government affairs. Twenty-Five years ago, the neighborhood was viewed as expendable and best converted to commercial use. Today our history and historic neighborhoods are viewed as our greatest asset. Howwever, five years ago the residental neighborhood was in danger of being resoned to hospital parking and taken form the property tax rolls.
It is anticipated that this excellent modernized structure, which has served as a hospital, doctors offices and administrative offices, should be demolished to make room for parking. It would more prudent run a shuttle from the parking at the old Memorial hospital, which can be expanded, and to gradually move the entire facility to the Stewart road location. A parking lot shuttle is already required because of the size of the parking lot on North Macomb Street for transportation of both visitors and patents.
A hospital of this size serving most of a county should have an FAA approved heliport. Does it?
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