CUH deal ensures beds are ring-fenced for cystic fibrosis patients

A row between Cork University Hospital and Cystic Fibrosis charity Build4Life over the ring-fencing of beds threatened the building of a new €2.3m ward. Build4Life founder Joe Browne is happy to draw a line under the saga as agreement is finally reached

IT WAS with great relief that a contract between the Build4Life charity and the HSE was finally agreed last Wednesday.

This contract will see the largest philanthropic donation ever made to Cork University Hospital (CUH) in the form of a cheque for €2.3 million which will be used to develop a ward that will be the primary respiratory inpatient facility for Munster.