Losing bidders disappointed at site decision
The Mater and Rotunda hospitals said the selection of St James’s, which does not have a maternity hospital, meant it fell short of international best practice which saw tri-location as the best option, in other words, that a children’s hospital, an adult hospital, and a maternity hospital all be located on the same campus.
The hospitals also criticised the reliance of the expert group which recommended St James’s on “local” rather than international expertise. Most significantly, they said, switching the project from the Mater to St James’s would cause further delays to a project which had taken six years of planning at the Mater site.
