Bon Secours Health System has officially opened its new €213 million private hospital in Ballysimon, Limerick, Same is the first new acute hospital built in Ireland in almost 20 years and one of the largest healthcare investments to be made in the Mid-West Region.
The phased opening began with the relocation of the hospital’s new cardiac catheterisation laboratory, the first private facility of its kind in the region. Additional services, including surgery and speciality care, will transfer in the coming weeks, with further expansion planned in cardiology, respiratory medicine, neurology, ophthalmology, dermatology, and advanced diagnostic imaging.
A new Clinical Services Hub, developed alongside the hospital, will provide cardiology, vascular and neurology diagnostics, as well as outpatient imaging in partnership with Alliance Medical. It will also house the Mid-West’s first PET-CT scanner, latter an advanced medical device that combines a Positron Emission Tomography (PET) scan and a Computed Tomography (CT) scan into a single test to provide comprehensive, 3D images of the inside of the body,; same due to open in the coming months.
Jason Kenny, CEO of Bon Secours Hospital Limerick, hailed the opening as a “historic day for Limerick and the Mid-West,” adding: “This investment represents a major commitment to patients, the community, and the creation of hundreds of sustainable healthcare careers in the region.”
The new hospital is expected to significantly increase healthcare capacity across the Mid West Region; latter which consists of counties Tipperary, Clare and Limerick.
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