€22m project at Cork hospital paves way for robotic surgery

Mercy University Hospital project is named after the late Sr Laurentia Roche, the hospital's last matron

Finance Minister Michael McGrath, Lord Mayor of Cork Kieran McCarthy, Mercy University Hospital (MUH) CEO Anne Coyle, and MUH chairman Neil O’Carroll at the official opening of a €22m, 30-bed development, with ultra-modern operating theatres, at MUH, Cork. Picture: Daragh Mc Sweeney/Provision

A new €22m development at Mercy University Hospital (MUH) in Cork will see robotic surgery in the coming months, which medical experts say will cut down on hospital stays and post-operation complications.

The 30-bed project, named after the late Sr Laurentia Roche, the last matron of the hospital, includes two ultra-modern operating theatres, of which one is a hybrid theatre, the third of its kind in the country.