Hiqa approves refurbishment of community hospital as more beds for older people come on stream
HSE South West's Bridie O’Sullivan, Cork North and East integrated healthcare area manager Sonya Cotter, minister for health Jennifer Carroll MacNeill, and HSE South West regional executive officer Dr Andy Phillips, at the opening of the new beds in Macroom. Picture: Gerard McCarthy
The health watchdog has approved new beds in a refurbished community hospital in Cork as part of a wider €50m investment in bed capacity for older people in the region.
The extensive refurbishment work at Macroom Community Hospital was part of an overall €50m investment in the community hospitals in Macroom, Kanturk, and Millstreet, and which were all visited by health minister Jennifer Carroll MacNeill this week.
