Hospital to get helipad by 2015

A 10-year wait for the reinstatement of a helipad at one of the biggest hospitals in the country should be concluded by no later than early 2015.

The HSE said it is examining four potential ‘ground sites’ for the helipad at Cork University Hospital after concluding that a rooftop landing pad wasn’t suitable for some larger helicopters used by the Coastguard.

The helipad was built over as the hospital expanded.