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.

Call for emergency hospital on city’s northside

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.

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