Cork elective hospital plan going to Cabinet as five surgical hubs planned

No locations chosen yet for the surgical hubs in Cork, Limerick, Waterford, Galway, and Dublin

Health Minister Stephen Donnelly is expected to bring the memo to create Cork's new elective hospital at St Stephen's Hospital, Sarsfield's Court, Glanmire, Cork. Stock picture

A memo on plans for Cork’s new elective hospital will be brought before the Cabinet in the coming days, while proposals for five surgical hubs across the country are expected to be signed off before Christmas.

The memo on the plan to locate a new elective hospital at St Stephen’s Hospital at Sarsfield's Court in Glanmire, as revealed by the Irish Examiner last month, is expected to be brought to Cabinet on Wednesday by Health Minister Stephen Donnelly.