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The Honorable R. Daniel Lovell:
Pittsburgh City Council

Floor, City-County Enilding
414 Grant Sheet

Pittsburgh. PA 15"?

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Dear Councilman Lavelle:

On behalf of UPMC Mercy, I want to Ihank you for the very engagement we

have had with you and your office regarding our application to amend our Institutional Master Plan
(IMF) to account for the proposed construction of a state-of--Ihc-art facility devoted to treatment of
diseases of the eye, restoration of lost vision, and technology-assisted rehabilitation services for
people with physical and cognitive ailments. As you know the amendment is necessary. because
our previously-approved IMP contemplated a now-unneeded power plant for that site.

Afier considerable community engagement and in furtherance of our discussions with you

we want to specify some of the community benefits that UPMC Mercy will provide in conjunction
with the pmpuscd project:

CHARITY CARE, RESEARCH AND EDUCATION. UPMC Mercy will annually
provide approximately the following:

522 million in charity cart: and unreimbursed amounts for programs for the poor;

0 $4 million in community health programs and donations; and

0 xi 8 million in medical research and education.

COMMITMENT T0 ADDRESSING COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS.

UPMC Mercy will develop an addiction medicine specialty clinic on its campus to
serve this vulnerable population

0 UPMC Mercy will develop an inpatient integrated Medical Care Unit for the purposes
of sewing patients with dual medical and behavioral health diagnoses.

in UPMC Mercy will also continue to invest in and grow its primary care and stroke care
programs

UPMC Mercy will partner with Mercy medical statf physician Jim Withers and his
Operation Safety Net program to fund a new fellowship position in Street Medicine,
which will provide ongoing medical care and support to the homeless population in the
City of Pittsburgh.

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EMPLOYMENT OUTREACH.
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UPMC Mercy will hold job fairs, interview events, and resume workshops for
opportunities at UPMC Mercy and the Mercy Vision and Rehabilitation Facility, as
well as events to help residents connect with trade apprenticeship programs.
o UPMC Mercy will implement or partner for employment training with Project
SEARCH, Auberle, the Partnership for Workforce Readiness and Retention, and
UPMC Mercy's own training programs for environmental services and nursing
assistants.
o UPMC Mercy will hold at least one "Community All Access Day" at or around the
opening of the Mercy Vision and Rehabilitation Facility where residents can learn
about employment opportunities.
o UPMC and UPMC Mercy will participate actively in the City's newly formed
Pittsburgh Construction Workforce Partnership.

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MWBE AND VETERAN ASSISTANCE. UPMC Mercy will hold an event centered on

procurement opportunities for business entities owned by women, minorities, or veterans;

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MEDICAL RESPITE CARE UNIT. UPMC and UPMC Mercy will work with McAuley
Ministries, Bethlehem Haven, and Pittsburgh Mercy Behavioral Health to develop and fund
a 10-1 S bed post-acute medical respite care facility at Bethlehem Haven for their target
populations.

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GREEN SPACE. UPMC Mercy will assure adequate green space at the UPMC Mercy

Vision and Rehabilitation Hospital.

I also would like to mention that the completion of this project will result in significant
additional tax revenue for the City. The site is currently occupied by a 400-space employee parking
lot that annually generates a minimal amount in parking taxes and is exempt from real estate taxes.
The proposed project, as currently designed, will have an additional 700 parking spaces and will
house several functions that would result in the payment of real estate taxes on the space they
occupy. Our current estimate of the additional tax revenues to the City is approximately $1.25
million annually.
Please know that UPMC Mercy remains committed to serving the City of Pittsburgh and its
residents as this exciting new development unfolds on the UPMC Mercy campus.

Sincerely,

?jZ/,yf//J,~-Michael A. Grace, FACHE
President, UPMC Mercy
cc:

Office of Mayor William Peduto
414 Grant Street, 5 th Floor
Pittsburgh, PA 15219
Attention: Mayor William Peduto