Two hospitals set for €100m expansion

A LEADING private healthcare group is to plough €100 million into massive expansions at its hospitals in Cork and Galway.

The Bon Secours Health System announced details yesterday of how the money will be spent and said the investment will create up to 300 construction jobs over the next two years, and a further 130 healthcare jobs once the developments are completed.

The bulk of the investment, at almost €85m, will be spent building a new five-storey 80-room wing, which has already secured planning permission, at its Cork facility on College Road.