Helipad at Cork University Hospital 'jewel in the crown' of State's air ambulance service

Taoiseach pledges continued State investment in the service, which brings a mobile emergency department and specialist paramedics to the scene of major medical emergencies

The air ambulance crew of pilot Chris Keating, Prof Adrian Murphy, consultant in emergency medicine and prehospital emergency care, and Paul Traynor, lead advanced paramedic at the launch of the Cork University Hospital Helipad in Wilton, Cork. Picture: Dan Linehan

The new helipad at Cork University Hospital (CUH) has been hailed as a major advance in emergency healthcare that will help save lives.

Taoiseach Micheál Martin, who officially opened the facility yesterday, described it as “the jewel in the crown” of the State’s air ambulance or helicopter emergency medical service.