Minister welcomes HSE capacity deal for Covid-19 surge and thanks private hospitals 

The Health Minister welcomed the agreement. Picture: Gareth Chaney/ Collins Photos.

Health Minister Stephen Donnelly has welcomed an agreement between the HSE and 16 private hospitals to provide additional capacity to deal with a potential surge in Covid-19 cases. 

Public patients can be treated at private hospitals as part of a new HSE deal to cope with the pandemic pressures.