Hospital Facilities

Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 1 June 2023

Thursday, 1 June 2023

Questions (40)

Colm Burke

Question:

40. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health if he will confirm the date when the four-storey building attached to Mallow Hospital will be completed, taking into account that it is to accommodate 48 hospital beds on floors two and three; if he will confirm that the 40 rooms between the ground floor and the first floor will be utilised for patients that require rehabilitation; when it is expected that same will come into use; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26604/23]

Written answers

Minister for Health

The HSE have confirmed that construction of the new four-storey building at Mallow Hospital is due to be complete by the end of Q2 2023. This will include the 48 beds on floors two and three. The project will provide a mix of replacement beds and new beds. The wards will then be equipped and commissioned in early Q3.

The use of the two “shell and core” floors, between the ground floor and first floor, is still under consideration by the South/South West Hospital Group and a determination will be made in due course as to the optimum use of those floors in the context of clinical needs at the hospital group.