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RESOLUTION NO.
A RESOLUTION:
PRESENTED January 23: 1990
90-8 ADOPTED January 23, 1990
COMMENTING ON THE PROPOSED DECISION TO RELOCATE LOUDOUN
HOSPITAL CENTER EAST OF GOOSE CREEK AND INVITING THE
CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OF LOUDOUN HEALTH CENTER, INC., AND
ITS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO A FUTURE COUNCIL COMMITTEE
MEETING
WHEREAS, Loudoun Hospital Center, formerly named Loudoun Memorial Hospital, has been
a vital part of the quality of life of the Town of Leesburg for over 72 years; and
WHEREAS, the medical, professional and clerical staff of this institution have individually and
collectively made many contributions to the Town of Leesburg and represent a source of creativity and
energy to the town and its government; and
WHEREAS, Leesburg and Loudoun citizens have made substantial contributions in the form
of time and money to financially support the hospital; and
WHEREAS, Leesburg area residents and the Leesburg and western Loudoun area rescue
squads depend on a central location for the hospital to provide necessary medical and emergency health
care; and
WHEREAS, the Loudoun Healthcare, Inc., Board of Directors on Friday, December 1, without
notice to the town, voted to build a new eighty bed acute care hospital in the Route 7 corridor between
Goose Creek and Route 28 to replace the former Loudoun Memorial Hospital in Leesburg;, and
WHEREAS, while this Council recognizes the Healthcare board's desire to enhance its position
in the regional health care market and to strengthen the financial condition of Loudoun Hospital
Center, this decision, if implemented, will adversely effect the public health, safety and welfare of the
citizens of Leesburg as well as future economic growth of our community; and
WHEREAS, as the Commonwealth's second largest town, geographically, with a total area of
11.45 square miles, Leesburg has excellent sites available appropriate for the new hospital with access
to Route 7, the Leesburg bypass and the future Toll Road extension, less then one mile from the
arbitrary Goose Creek western boundary:
THEREFORE, RESOLVED by the Council of the Town of Leesburg in Virginia as follows:
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RESOLUTION - LOUDOUN HOSPITAL CENTER
SECTION I. This Council strongly encourages the Loudoun Healthcare, Inc., Board of Directors
to locate any new hospital west of Goose Creek within or adjacent to the Leesburg corporate limits
and requests that the Loudoun Healthcare Board modify its decision to exclude the Town of Leesburg
from any further consideration as a site for the new acute care facility.
SECTION II. In order to facilitate the location of a new hospital within the Town of Leesburg,
this Council intends to include hospitals and other related health care facilities as permitted uses within
the proposed B-3 and proposed I-1 zoning districts now under consideration by this Council.
SECTION III. The Town Manager's office and town departments are directed to work with the
management and staff of Loudoun Health Center, Inc., to help identify possible locations appropriate
for hospital development and to provide such other assistance as may be necessary to encourage the
location of this facility within the Town of Leesburg.
SECTION IV. The Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Loudoun Healthcare, Inc., and
the Chief Executive Officer are invited to attend a 7:30 p.m., meeting of the Town Council
Administration and Public Works Committee Wednesday, February 7, to discuss how the town and the
hospital can work together to ensure that Loudoun Hospital Center remain an integral part of our
community.
SECTION V. The manager is authorized and directed to forward a copy of this resolution to
the Board of Director of Loudoun Healthcare, Inc., its Chief Executive Officer, the Leesburg news
media, the Loudoun County Board of Supervisors and the Loudoun Chamber of Commerce.
PASSED this 23rd day of January , 1990.
R'obert E' S~vi ~, y
Town of Leesburg
ATTEST:
Clerk of C~n}:il