Cork and Galway elective hospitals a step closer after HSE approves appointment of design team

Hospitals will take patients who are on waiting lists for treatments, including for cataracts, gallstones, and hernias

St Stephen's Hospital in Glanmire is the site for Cork's new elective hospital. Picture: Dan Linehan

The HSE has approved an integrated design team and project controls team for elective hospitals in Cork and Galway.

The two teams will design both hospitals, which is expected to result in “a standardised and consistent approach”, a spokeswoman said.