Report into Cork’s acute services ‘flawed’

THE board of one of Cork’s biggest hospitals has described the consultants’ report into hospital services in Cork as “seriously flawed” and “based on outdated and inaccurate data”.

The Mercy University Hospital (MUH), describing itself as having a “very proud and long tradition of acute care provision”, said there is no evidence that the concentration of acute care in one centre and the elimination of choice will benefit patients.

The hospital’s board flatly rejected the report, which is seeking to make Cork University Hospital a regional centre of excellence. A spokesman for the board said it will continue to provide care “in the best interest of patient care”.