Portiuncula University Hospital (PUH) and the Saolta University Health Care Group welcome the announcement of 16 new beds for the hospital.
This plan will aim to develop adult acute inpatient beds at the hospital over the course of the next four years.
10 of the new beds are already committed to and will open later this year in tandem with the 50 bedded Ward block.
These will be enhanced by a further six new beds which will be provided between 2024 and 2028.
“We welcome the commitment to enhancing infrastructure and capacity that we know we badly need in our region,” said Ann Cosgrove, Interim CEO of the Saolta University Health Care Group.
This investment will help address the Urgent and Emergency Care pressures and support a regional balance of capacity provision,”
James Keane, PUH hospital manager, also welcomed the announcement, adding, “These new beds will greatly benefit our local communities and we look forward to progressing these plans as quickly as possible.”
