New beds for local hospital welcomed
Sligo University Hospital will receive 69 extra beds over the next seven years. Picture: Google Maps
The announcement of 69 new beds for Sligo University Hospital (SUH) has been welcomed by the hospital and the Saolta University Health Care Group.
This ambitious plan will develop adult acute inpatient beds over the course of the next seven years.
The new beds include 26 medical beds at a refurbished ward at St. John’s, which will be under SUH governance, the building of a 42 bed ward block and a further bed already committed to.
The design team has been appointed for the St. John’s refurbishment works and is now awaiting approval to proceed with upgrading works. The main contractor for the ward block works is expected to proceed to site in Q3 of this year.
“We welcome the commitment to enhancing infrastructure and capacity that we know we badly need in our region. This investment will help address the Urgent and Emergency Care pressures and support a regional balance of capacity provision,” said Ann Cosgrove, Interim CEO of the Saolta University Health Care Group.
Grainne McCann, SUH hospital manager also welcomed the announcement adding: “These new beds will greatly benefit our local communities and we look forward to progressing these plans as quickly as possible.”
