Moves afoot for major new hospital in Cork city

Plans to have new elective hospital in place by 2024

Cork University Hospital’s location in the western suburbs is likely to influence where a new hospital is built. Sláintecare has stated that its preference is for elective hospitals to be “appropriately sited adjacent to major hospitals.” It is currently engaging in a site appraisal process to identify the most suitable location

An extensive trawl to identify a suitable site for a major new hospital in Cork city which would be up and running by 2024 has been completed by agents acting on behalf of Sláintecare, the government blueprint for health service reform.

The hospital, a walk-in facility of around 200,000 sq ft, dedicated to elective (scheduled) care, will be bigger than the recent very large €77m extension to the Bon Secours Hospital (c160,000 sq ft) on Western Road and could reasonably be expected to cost upwards of €100m.