4/22/2010
City Planning Commission Meeting
Thursday, April 22, 2010
City Hall Council Chambers
1300 Perdido St.
10:00 am
On the agenda: VAMC Street Revocation

3/8/2010
Coalition Makes Push for Hospital

3/8/2010
Business Groups Want N.O. Hospitals Built ASAP

3/8/2010
VA Begins Historic Restoration

2/23/2010
Mid-City VA Hospital Street Closures Approved

2/22/2010
Business organizations call for end to N.O. hospital suit

2/19/2010
See New VA Rendered Site-Roof Plan


1/19/2010
NEPA Public Meeting
Tuesday, January 19, 2010
6:30 - 7:00 p.m. Open House
7:00 - 9:00 p.m. Meeting
Grace Episcopal Church
3700 Canal Street
New Orleans, LA

10/16/2009
Special Public Hearings on the Master Plan
City Planning Commission
City Council Chambers
1300 Perdido St.
4:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.

10/13/2009
Special Public Hearings on the Master Plan
City Planning Commission
City Council Chambers
1300 Perdido St.
4:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.

Welcome to NOLA MEDZONE
Public and private investment in New Orleans' burgeoning biomedical development, including the new Veterans Affairs Medical Center (VAMC) and University Medical Center, is an opportunity for this city to emerge from the shadows of Katrina and take our place as one of the nation's premier medical centers. One that provides world-class healthcare and medical training that can compete with other biomedical/healthcare facilities around the nation and the world. Imagine a state-of-the-art VAMC attracting world-renowned researchers and doctors, married into a rich architectural landscape of historic structures located in a revitalized downtown New Orleans.

Throughout its history, New Orleans has been the gateway to many types of industry: food, music, culture and energy; now is the time to open that gate wider and position this great city as the gateway to the finest medical care and research, which together with our universities will provide the foundation of New Orleans' new knowledge-based economy.

The clustering of like industries, such as the future Louisiana Cancer Research Center and the planned BioInnovation Center within the downtown medical district will result in more than 6,000 jobs with a $1.26 billion annual impact. VA Medical Center alone will create approximately 2,000 jobs. The creation of high paying jobs and partnerships with Greater New Orleans Biosciences Economic Development District (GNOBEDD), the Downtown Development District (DDD) and other economic development organizations, will help intensify and strengthen downtown revitalization efforts.

We must look to healthcare not just for now, but for the future-providing the best medical training for the next generation of doctors and researchers, creating jobs and growing the economy of the city we love.