€35m Roscommon community nursing unit to be completed by September

The €35m 50-bed state-of-the-art community nursing unit (CNU) at the Sacred Heart Hospital in Roscommon Town will be completed by September, according to the HSE.

Responding to a query on the completion timeline, a spokesperson said that “the expected handover for the phased CNU project at the Sacred Heart Hospital is Q3 2026”.

The major construction project, which started in June 2024, involves the construction of a new two storey 50-bed community nursing unit along with a new single storey building linking the residential accommodation to an existing corridor.

The plans also include a new single storey modular kitchen to the east of this corridor.

The CNU building will be state-of-the-art in terms of design and energy efficiency, and will have a floor area of almost 4,000 square metres.

The builders, Carey Building Contractors, are also overseeing the demolition of the existing Our Lady’s and St Joseph’s wards - described by the HSE as outdated – along with the existing generator room, the catering staff changing rooms, and catering stores.

Along with refurbishing parts of the existing single storey structures on the Golf Links Road, the contractor will also provide 68 new car parking spaces, replacing the existing 33 spaces, 15 new bicycle parking spaces, a new low-level wall, and new landscaping works.