Pace and speed are now needed to ensure plans to build a new hospital for HSE Mid West are not delayed, doctors and trade unions have said. However, he cautioned: “There would be anxiety in the Mid West about the progress of it, and that it keeps moving along. Plans for developing the site are not yet laid out, but Mr Devlin noted: "If it has its emergency department, then it's a Model 4 hospital. "So an emergency department on this new site would mean there is not an emergency department on the Dooradoyle site." This should be led by people “managing and responsible for healthcare in the Mid West”, he said.

Source: Irish Examiner March 11, 2026 20:59 UTC