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A new €16.5 million building has opened at University Hospital Limerick.
The six-storey building has been developed by the HSE in conjunction with three charitable partners, CF Ireland/TLC4CF, the Parkinson's Association of Ireland and the MidWestern Hospitals Development Trust.
It consists of a 24-bed neurology/stroke unit, a nine-bedded cystic fibrosis adult inpatient unit, an outpatient CF unit, a dermatology unit and symptomatic breast unit.
Health Minister Simon Harris said: "These collaborative efforts will ensure that stroke and neurology patients are cared for in a state-of-the-art unit, and with access to a wider range of specialist nursing and allied health supports, and that patients with skin conditions will have access to the most modern dermatology centre in the country. That spirit of partnership will assist people living with CF to have improved care pathways and a clinical environment that offers the gold standard in infection prevention and control. It will also ensure patients who have a diagnosis of or concern over breast disease will now have greater privacy and comfort; with the consultations, diagnostic investigations, prosthetic fitting rooms and minor surgical procedures all taking place under one roof in a bright and welcoming area that is truly patient-centred."
Chairman of UL Hospitals Group, Prof Niall O'Higgins, added: "We congratulate and thank the HSE, the Mid-Western Hospitals Development Trust, all those who are involved in pressing for better care for people with cystic fibrosis and the members of the Parkinson's Association whose drive for improved services for patients with stroke or Parkinson's Disease is also recognised today. The time has come to acknowledge the heroic figures who have campaigned for these marvellous facilities and for the expertise associated with them. The Parkinson's/Stroke Unit, the new Breast Unit and the Cystic Fibrosis Unit and the new Dermatology Centre have already been accepted as being of outstanding quality and among the best in Ireland."
(CD/LM)
