Call for emergency hospital on city’s northside

A county councillor is campaigning to have a new greenfield emergency hospital developed on the northside of Cork.

Pat Burton’s call comes after one of Cork University Hospital’s leading doctors warned the HSE needs to start planning for a new emergency hospital on the outskirts of the city.

Earlier this month, Professor Paul Redmond said sustained construction at CUH over the past decade meant space was at a premium at the hospital. Budgetary cutbacks, he said, were having a serious impact on the campus with wards closed and trolley numbers increasing.