02/07/2014

Agreement 'Unanimous' On New Children's Hospital Site

St James's Hospital is the site best suited for the new national children's hospital, Eilish Hardiman, CEO of the Children's Hospital Group has said.

Ms Hardiman was speaking on RTÉ's Morning Ireland when she said that the new children's hospital was expect to move forward, saying that the decision was unanimous amongst the children's hospitals.

It is understood that the St James's site is twice the size of what was available at the Mater Hospital, leaving room for further expansion.

The new children's hospital will contain 469 single, en-suite rooms.

(MH/JP)

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