Opening of Cork eye care unit delayed as 106th 'cataract bus' travels to Belfast
Fine Gael TD Colm Burke, who sits on the SIVUH board, said: “The builders are finished, we are waiting for a final piece of equipment for one of the operating theatres, which is due to be delivered within the next few days, which means both theatres could be up and running by mid-January." Picture: Larry Cummins
The opening of a new regional eye care and surgical centre has been postponed because of a delay in funding for a new consultant post.
The two new operating theatres at the new regional ophthalmology unit which has been developed at the South Infirmary Victoria University Hospital (SIVUH) in Cork city are now likely to lie idle until the HSE approves funding for an additional consultant ophthalmic surgeon post at the facility.
