HSE in talks with private hospitals as Covid-19 poses greatest threat to date
Discussions with private hospitals have been ongoing, which will see the transfer of some cancer care to private hospitals to free up beds in public hospitals. Picture Colin Keegan, Collins Dublin
The HSE’s national director of acute operations, Liam Woods, has said he has not seen a threat to the health service on the same level as the current Covid-19 crisis.
Discussions with private hospitals have been ongoing, he told RTÉ radio’s , which will see the transfer of some cancer care to private hospitals to free up beds in public hospitals.
