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Anonymous wrote:Folks, it's stressful to get to the current location from certain parts of town.

Wherever they move will have the same problem.

People who live close to the current location do not find it hard to get there. If you live in Petworth, Brookland, Capitol Hill, etc., the current location is pretty great. If you live across the river or Georgetown, it's a pain. But moving it to another neighborhood doesn't solve this problem, it just shifts who it is convenient for and who it's not convenient for.

Also the people complaining about the difficulty of reaching the current location and the parking garage in the same breath are working at cross purposes. A more central location would make it more accessible by public transit, but would likely make parking even worse than it currently is. You also have to think about emergency vehicle traffic -- the current location can be a pain to drive to but there are advantages of being near the junction of two major thoroughfares with multiple lanes, because it makes it easier for ambulances to get to there.

One of the major features of Children's is that it is the only Trauma 1 level children's ER in the entire region. So ER accessibility is really important, more so than access to specialists, sadly for those of us whose kids need to see specialists there frequently!

Hospital location can be really difficult. I am not sure I can think of a site elsewhere in the city that is obviously superior to their current site, even though I totally understand what is not ideal about the current site.

You are assuming they don't want to move further away from certain populations. Make it harder for the poor to access care, easier for the wealthy. I've got my money on Sibley or another suburban hospital.

Revising my prediction - it's not going to Maryland since Maryland essentially made their hospitals socialized medicine with their All-Payer model.

You might want to inform the multiple Children's satellite locations right in the middle of Silver Spring.

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Anonymous wrote:Link? Why do they want to move? What is wrong with their current location?

Selfishly I would prefer they stay where they are because we live on the east side and it's reassuring to me to know they are not too hard to get to. When we have had to go to the emergency room for an adult, it sucks from where we live, and that would be so much worse with a kid in a medical emergency.

But just for access to specialists, I'm more neutral. The current location is convenient, but I've gone much further for specialists appointments so that's not as big of a deal. The main issue is the ER and being in a central location accessible from many parts of town.

For people who don't use it as a general hospital, its painful to get to, especially since so many of Children's patients have to see specialists several times a month or year AT least. Its so stressful just getting there.

It is literally in the dead center of the entire Metropolitan area. What are you talking about? There could be no more fair a location for all potential patients.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Folks, it's stressful to get to the current location from certain parts of town.

Wherever they move will have the same problem.

People who live close to the current location do not find it hard to get there. If you live in Petworth, Brookland, Capitol Hill, etc., the current location is pretty great. If you live across the river or Georgetown, it's a pain. But moving it to another neighborhood doesn't solve this problem, it just shifts who it is convenient for and who it's not convenient for.

Also the people complaining about the difficulty of reaching the current location and the parking garage in the same breath are working at cross purposes. A more central location would make it more accessible by public transit, but would likely make parking even worse than it currently is. You also have to think about emergency vehicle traffic -- the current location can be a pain to drive to but there are advantages of being near the junction of two major thoroughfares with multiple lanes, because it makes it easier for ambulances to get to there.

One of the major features of Children's is that it is the only Trauma 1 level children's ER in the entire region. So ER accessibility is really important, more so than access to specialists, sadly for those of us whose kids need to see specialists there frequently!

Hospital location can be really difficult. I am not sure I can think of a site elsewhere in the city that is obviously superior to their current site, even though I totally understand what is not ideal about the current site.

You are assuming they don't want to move further away from certain populations. Make it harder for the poor to access care, easier for the wealthy. I've got my money on Sibley or another suburban hospital.

Revising my prediction - it's not going to Maryland since Maryland essentially made their hospitals socialized medicine with their All-Payer model.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Folks, it's stressful to get to the current location from certain parts of town.

Wherever they move will have the same problem.

People who live close to the current location do not find it hard to get there. If you live in Petworth, Brookland, Capitol Hill, etc., the current location is pretty great. If you live across the river or Georgetown, it's a pain. But moving it to another neighborhood doesn't solve this problem, it just shifts who it is convenient for and who it's not convenient for.

Also the people complaining about the difficulty of reaching the current location and the parking garage in the same breath are working at cross purposes. A more central location would make it more accessible by public transit, but would likely make parking even worse than it currently is. You also have to think about emergency vehicle traffic -- the current location can be a pain to drive to but there are advantages of being near the junction of two major thoroughfares with multiple lanes, because it makes it easier for ambulances to get to there.

One of the major features of Children's is that it is the only Trauma 1 level children's ER in the entire region. So ER accessibility is really important, more so than access to specialists, sadly for those of us whose kids need to see specialists there frequently!

Hospital location can be really difficult. I am not sure I can think of a site elsewhere in the city that is obviously superior to their current site, even though I totally understand what is not ideal about the current site.

You are assuming they don't want to move further away from certain populations. Make it harder for the poor to access care, easier for the wealthy. I've got my money on Sibley or another suburban hospital.

Anonymous wrote:St Elizabeth campus, or mixed use with the new stadium?

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Folks, it's stressful to get to the current location from certain parts of town.

Wherever they move will have the same problem.

People who live close to the current location do not find it hard to get there. If you live in Petworth, Brookland, Capitol Hill, etc., the current location is pretty great. If you live across the river or Georgetown, it's a pain. But moving it to another neighborhood doesn't solve this problem, it just shifts who it is convenient for and who it's not convenient for.

Also the people complaining about the difficulty of reaching the current location and the parking garage in the same breath are working at cross purposes. A more central location would make it more accessible by public transit, but would likely make parking even worse than it currently is. You also have to think about emergency vehicle traffic -- the current location can be a pain to drive to but there are advantages of being near the junction of two major thoroughfares with multiple lanes, because it makes it easier for ambulances to get to there.

One of the major features of Children's is that it is the only Trauma 1 level children's ER in the entire region. So ER accessibility is really important, more so than access to specialists, sadly for those of us whose kids need to see specialists there frequently!

Hospital location can be really difficult. I am not sure I can think of a site elsewhere in the city that is obviously superior to their current site, even though I totally understand what is not ideal about the current site.

You are assuming they don't want to move further away from certain populations. Make it harder for the poor to access care, easier for the wealthy. I've got my money on Sibley or another suburban hospital.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Link? Why do they want to move? What is wrong with their current location?

Selfishly I would prefer they stay where they are because we live on the east side and it's reassuring to me to know they are not too hard to get to. When we have had to go to the emergency room for an adult, it sucks from where we live, and that would be so much worse with a kid in a medical emergency.

But just for access to specialists, I'm more neutral. The current location is convenient, but I've gone much further for specialists appointments so that's not as big of a deal. The main issue is the ER and being in a central location accessible from many parts of town.

For people who don't use it as a general hospital, its painful to get to, especially since so many of Children's patients have to see specialists several times a month or year AT least. Its so stressful just getting there.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Folks, it's stressful to get to the current location from certain parts of town.

Wherever they move will have the same problem.

People who live close to the current location do not find it hard to get there. If you live in Petworth, Brookland, Capitol Hill, etc., the current location is pretty great. If you live across the river or Georgetown, it's a pain. But moving it to another neighborhood doesn't solve this problem, it just shifts who it is convenient for and who it's not convenient for.

Also the people complaining about the difficulty of reaching the current location and the parking garage in the same breath are working at cross purposes. A more central location would make it more accessible by public transit, but would likely make parking even worse than it currently is. You also have to think about emergency vehicle traffic -- the current location can be a pain to drive to but there are advantages of being near the junction of two major thoroughfares with multiple lanes, because it makes it easier for ambulances to get to there.

One of the major features of Children's is that it is the only Trauma 1 level children's ER in the entire region. So ER accessibility is really important, more so than access to specialists, sadly for those of us whose kids need to see specialists there frequently!

Hospital location can be really difficult. I am not sure I can think of a site elsewhere in the city that is obviously superior to their current site, even though I totally understand what is not ideal about the current site.

Is INOVA Childrens in Fairfax not Level 1 Trauma? (I'm unsure).

Anonymous wrote:Folks, it's stressful to get to the current location from certain parts of town.

Wherever they move will have the same problem.

People who live close to the current location do not find it hard to get there. If you live in Petworth, Brookland, Capitol Hill, etc., the current location is pretty great. If you live across the river or Georgetown, it's a pain. But moving it to another neighborhood doesn't solve this problem, it just shifts who it is convenient for and who it's not convenient for.

Also the people complaining about the difficulty of reaching the current location and the parking garage in the same breath are working at cross purposes. A more central location would make it more accessible by public transit, but would likely make parking even worse than it currently is. You also have to think about emergency vehicle traffic -- the current location can be a pain to drive to but there are advantages of being near the junction of two major thoroughfares with multiple lanes, because it makes it easier for ambulances to get to there.

One of the major features of Children's is that it is the only Trauma 1 level children's ER in the entire region. So ER accessibility is really important, more so than access to specialists, sadly for those of us whose kids need to see specialists there frequently!

Hospital location can be really difficult. I am not sure I can think of a site elsewhere in the city that is obviously superior to their current site, even though I totally understand what is not ideal about the current site.

Anonymous wrote:Folks, it's stressful to get to the current location from certain parts of town.

Wherever they move will have the same problem.

People who live close to the current location do not find it hard to get there. If you live in Petworth, Brookland, Capitol Hill, etc., the current location is pretty great. If you live across the river or Georgetown, it's a pain. But moving it to another neighborhood doesn't solve this problem, it just shifts who it is convenient for and who it's not convenient for.

Also the people complaining about the difficulty of reaching the current location and the parking garage in the same breath are working at cross purposes. A more central location would make it more accessible by public transit, but would likely make parking even worse than it currently is. You also have to think about emergency vehicle traffic -- the current location can be a pain to drive to but there are advantages of being near the junction of two major thoroughfares with multiple lanes, because it makes it easier for ambulances to get to there.

One of the major features of Children's is that it is the only Trauma 1 level children's ER in the entire region. So ER accessibility is really important, more so than access to specialists, sadly for those of us whose kids need to see specialists there frequently!

Hospital location can be really difficult. I am not sure I can think of a site elsewhere in the city that is obviously superior to their current site, even though I totally understand what is not ideal about the current site.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:They probably want to move to NOVA or Howard County where they don't have to serve so many poor people.

Their primary care clinics throughout the city, which see mostly kids on Medicaid, are excellent. What makes you think that they want to avoid serving poor people?

Because it's not profitable to see Medicaid patients.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:They probably want to move to NOVA or Howard County where they don't have to serve so many poor people.

Their primary care clinics throughout the city, which see mostly kids on Medicaid, are excellent. What makes you think that they want to avoid serving poor people?