CUH gets permission to expand emergency department

The expansion will not see any increase in staff numbers at the emergency department

The extension at Cork University Hospital will add 439sqm to the emergency department over two floors, along with a new ambulance entrance, a new CT scanning area, and a new decontamination area. File Picture

Cork University Hospital is now set to have a larger emergency department after An Bord Pleanála green lit plans for an extension despite some local opposition.

An inspector for An Bord Pleanála said it is satisfied that the development will not be “overbearing in nature” and that the limited size of the extension is such that “it would not represent or contribute to overdevelopment” on the site.