It's been a little while since we successfully battled HCA-Broadlands. Now that they are trying again, I thought that a little refresher for those of you who are new to Broadlands (or those of you who have forgotten) may help. Without further ado, here are some reason why HCA-Broadlands is a bad idea:
1. There will be increased traffic and congestion: Studies show that medical offices space on average creates three times the traffic as traditional office parks (aaah, an office park -- that's what we were told would be at the HCA-Broadlands site). We are not just talking about increased traffic between weekday hours of 9 am - 5 pm. We are talking about increased traffic 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year -- Broadlands Blvd. will see delivery trucks at all hours, ambulances, and many more car trips. And when was the last time you saw a car driving the speed limit trying to get to the emergency room??
2. Increased noise from helicopters and ambulances: Again, a 24 hours large regional hospital will generate significant noise from sirens. A helipad for medical transport is included in the site plan. That is a huge impact on on our neighborhood. Has HCA done any studies to show the impact? If so, how come we've never seen them?
3. HCA-Broadlands will lower property values: Raise your hands if the number one item on your list for a new home was a regional hospital in your backyard -- you know, that million dollar hospital view from your master bathroom; a yard where your kids can play while cars and ambulances whiz past; a nice huge bedroom where you're awaken at night because of the helicopters and sirens? Anyone? Anyone? Yeah, I didn't think so ... So how exactly has HCA-Broadlands been able to claim that their hospital will increase property values -- because they've gone unchecked. How can property values possibly benefit from this type of development? The County should force HCA to release all its information pertaining to property values: the names of the who they claim have said values would go up, the method for how that was determined, and when it was determined - I can guarantee you that there will be some major holes ...
4. Lets look at the dirty truth about HCA: Already finish reading all those books you got for the holidays? Allow me to turn you on to some great human interest stuff ? We're stuff not even John Grisham could dream up -- and its true. For some entertainment, go ahead a Google a few things: HCA and fraud, HCA and taxes, HCA and community abandonment -- for those college football fans out there, "whoa nelly". Shocking isn't it? HCA claims it will be a good neighbor, they claim they will bring taxes and all, but their history tells a completely different story. They have a history of suing counties to pay less taxes. They have a history of abandoning communities for more profitable ones and of course there's always the fact that they were had to pay the U.S government $1.7 billion for the LARGEST HEALTH CARE FRAUD CASE IN U.S. HISTORY (oh yeah, part of that was defrauding TriCare -- the military's health care system. Real classy there guys.) HCA is an unethical fraudulent company and they don't belong in Loudoun County.
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Ahhhh, more spin from the Inova crowd!
1. Broadlands Blvd is a MAJOR COMMERCIAL ROAD designed to carry traffic to millions of square feet of commercial space. County studies have shown that Clyde's generates more weekend trips than the hospital will!
2. Ambulance entrance is off Belmont Ridge. Helipad was removed from the last application. Area hospitals average 1-3 helicopter trips per week. Helipad would be BEHIND the hospital next to the Greenway.
3. no homes back to Broadlands Blvd. Better to have a hospital 800 feet back from the road than office buildings leering right over the road!
4. How about the 11 million in fines that INOVA is CURRENTLY paying! Should we ban them from the county. HCA canned the people responsible for their fraud. Want to bet if Inova has done the same?
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