Modern maternity hospital aims to deliver five-star treatment

THE first thing you notice about Ireland’s newest maternity hospital is its shape, a sweeping expanse of limestone, steel and glass that adorns the southern approach to Cork University Hospital in the city’s Wilton area.

“It’s basically triangular with curved walls coming into a central point,” explains commissioning manager Nora Geary, whose job it has been to ensure that the facility opened on time and on budget.

For now though, she is happy to be an escort on a whistle-stop tour of this most modern of facilities. I suggest the scenic route, but in fact, it’s all scenic.