cork gets a spanking new hospital the mid west gets

flutered

while the opening in cork of a brand spanking new private hospital has been announced with an appropiate fanfare, the populance of the mid west have got a 40 foot trailer which passes as operating theater, it says so on the side of it, as well as having the royal collage of surgeons logo on it, parked in at the back of the regional near the enterence to 5b, is this what we get for electing two yes t-shocks, in that case we deserve no better.

Amazotheamazing

flutered wrote: »

while the opening in cork of a brand spanking new private hospital has been announced with an appropiate fanfare, the populance of the mid west have got a 40 foot trailer which passes as operating theater, it says so on the side of it, as well as having the royal collage of surgeons logo on it, parked in at the back of the regional near the enterence to 5b, is this what we get for electing two yes t-shocks, in that case we deserve no better.

Private hospital though?

There's supposed to be a private hospital being built out the Dock road and a private medical centre being built by the Parkway.

zuroph

and the regional got a large extension didnt it?

flyingsnail

Is the big white lorry not the royal college of surgeons Ireland Mobile Surgical Skills Training Unit? Link

Firefox11

Amazotheamazing wrote: »

Private hospital though?

There's supposed to be a private hospital being built out the Dock road and a private medical centre being built by the Parkway.

http://www.independent.ie/breaking-news/national-news/planning-permission-granted-for-new-beacon-hospital-in-limerick-1750456.html


Is there any recent news on it?

flutered

flyingsnail wrote: »

Is the big white lorry not the royal college of surgeons Ireland Mobile Surgical Skills Training Unit? Link

it reads mobile operating theatre, it is quite possible it is used for the purpouse that you describe.

Limerick Dude

Yeah I remember there was meant to be a private hospital built on the Dock Road, whats the current story with that?!

Cookiemunster

Limerick Dude wrote: »

Yeah I remember there was meant to be a private hospital built on the Dock Road, whats the current story with that?!

Its just a big hole in the ground. Its been like that since 2007.
http://archives.tcm.ie/businesspost/2007/12/16/story29041.asp

The co located hospital on the Regional Hospital site is due to go to construction next year, but that could be delayed.
http://www.irishhealth.com/article.html?id=17982

There was supposed to be one built in the grounds of Adare Manor as well, but AFAIK thats been cancelled.

zuroph

I heard there was fresh contract tenders recently, know of someone who won a contract out there, so it might be getting going again soon

limklad

flyingsnail wrote: »

Is the big white lorry not the royal college of surgeons Ireland Mobile Surgical Skills Training Unit? Link

Like most prefab in schools across the country too in the 70's/80's/90's & 00's. They were temporary too.

flyingsnail

limklad wrote: »

Like most prefab in schools across the country too in the 70's/80's/90's & 00's. They were temporary too.

I didn't think it had anything to do with being temporary and more to do with being mobile.