Macroom Community Hospital renovation set for completion by this summer, HSE confirms
THE HSE has confirmed that renovation works at Macroom Community Hospital are due to be completed by the end of June this year.
The Health Service Executive (HSE) confirmed in a letter to Fianna Fáil TD for Cork North West Aindrias Moynihan that Macroom Community Hospital is due to become fully operational this summer.
Deputy Moynihan was informed by the HSE that works are nearing completion and that the facilities will become fully operational over the summer months.
Deputy Moynihan welcomed the news: “I’m delighted to receive confirmation from the HSE that significant extension and refurbishment works at Macroom Community Hospital are almost complete. The works are being undertaken to facilitate a move away from the open ward model to more private rooms,” he said.
Mr Moynihan continued:
“These works are hugely important as it will allow enhanced services at the hospital, which mainly supports older people in the community.”
In a letter to Deputy Moynihan, the HSE confirmed that the hospital will be ‘fully’ operational during the second quarter of this year: “The new hospital extension in Macroom was completed in 2022. Refurbishment works are ongoing on the existing hospital which, when complete, will restore bed capacity, comprised of respite, community support and long stay beds, to 38.
“Contractors are currently working through the snag list with works scheduled to conclude later this quarter (Q1). It is anticipated that the hospital will be fully operational during Q2 2024,” the letter from the HSE stated.
The health care centre building on the site of Macroom hospital is to be revamped into a day care centre for the older people in the locality.
Deputy Moynihan called for work on the planned day care centre to be ‘expedited’. “The construction work on planned day care centre needs to be expedited.
“I hope the completion of works on the hospital will facilitate the swift development of the day care centre. People have been waiting long enough.”