Medical personnel say there is concern that events at proposed 76ers arena could slow emergency access at nearby Jefferson Hospital in Center City.
The medical professionals who spoke with NBC10 said that building this new arena less than two blocks from the emergency entrance could be a matter of life or death for patients who need to get there as fast as possible.
"This is bad for us as doctors getting our patients to the trauma center," physician Dr. William King said.On Tuesday, Oct. 15, personnel in Philadelphia stood together across the street from Jefferson Hospital's emergency entrance at 10th and Sansom streets."The proposed arena project has many unanswered questions including how traffic around Jefferson Hospital will be addressed," one doctor said.
"Every time there's a game for the Sixers, I have to worry that my patients can't get to the trauma bay," Dr. King said during the protest. The group is concerned that heavy traffic during events will slow or even block ambulances from getting to the hospital, especially as Jefferson is the only level-one trauma center in Center City.
Jefferson serves patients from Girard Avenue to South Philadelphia and from the Schuylkill to the Delaware rivers and treated people with some of the worst injuries including from gun violence and car crashes.New Jersey
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