A newly extended and refurbished hospital in County Mayo has officially opened.

Ballina District Hospital was finished at a cost of over €1 million of which €250,000 was provided by the Mayo Roscommon Hospice Foundation.

The building works involved an upgrade of the entire building along with an extension to the female ward. The new extension has a total floor area of 84sq.m and consists of a two bed high dependency unit ward room with ensuite facility, a visitor room with enclosed garden space adjacent, a sluice room, 3 ensuite bathrooms to service existing wards together with additional parking facilities and an ambulance set down area.

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The fabric of the building was totally upgraded and this included:

• Reroofing of the building with traditional blue Bangor slates

• Improved insulation of the roof and walls

• Replacing existing windows

• Replacing mechanical and electrical installations

• Upgrading of sanitary facilities

• Providing new floor covering and decoration through out.

(CD)