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Mainline Health previews 108‑bed hospital plan for Upper Providence
Summary
Mainline Health presented a tentative sketch plan on June 3 for a 42‑acre site at Route 29 and Arcola Road proposing a 108‑bed hospital (phase 1) and a full build‑out including a roughly 500,000 sq ft hospital and two medical office buildings. Staff said the application is tentative and will return for preliminary and final review.
Allison Zara, representing Mainline Health, introduced a tentative sketch plan on June 3 to the Upper Providence Township Planning Commission for an approximately 42‑acre site at the intersection of Route 29 and Arcola Road.
"We have filed three different applications together at the same time," Zara said, summarizing that the submittal includes a zoning text and map amendment, a conditional‑use application and a tentative sketch plan. She said phase 1 would be a hospital building, not the full masterplan.
Lindsey Railinger, the project civil engineer, walked the commission through site constraints and the masterplan. She said phase 1 would be a hospital building with 108 beds and surface parking; the full build‑out shown on the master plan includes a five‑story, roughly 500,000‑square‑foot hospital plus two medical office buildings (about 80,000 and 60,000 sq ft), parking structures and roughly 700–800 surface parking spaces. Railinger said stormwater management will combine above‑ and below‑ground structures and that the project will preserve on‑site tributaries, wetlands and existing stormwater basins where feasible.
Railinger added the plan shows three access points, including a new fourth leg into the existing signalized intersection at Arcola and the town center; an emergency‑only access to Mennonite Road would be chained and restricted to emergency vehicles in consultation with the fire chief. She also said the team intends to meet township landscaping and lighting standards.
Commissioners and staff said technical questions will be addressed when the developer returns for preliminary and final plans. Staff noted the current filing is a tentative sketch and that review letters and engineering comments will guide later submissions.
The developer did not request waivers at this session. No formal commission vote or approval on the project’s merits was taken; staff advised the project will return for further review.
