Plans lodged for €50m private hospital

PLANS have been lodged for a €50 million 140 bed private hospital in Ennis, Co Clare, that will provide 400 new jobs when operational.

The plan by developers, John Stack and Pat Bonner seeks to construct a five-storey health facility that will have 120 in-patient beds and 20 day patient beds.

According to documents lodged with Clare County Council, the private hospital “will provide a full range of medical and healthcare services, including general surgery, urgent care, cardiology, oncology, cosmetic surgery and endoscopy”.