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Taoiseach turns sod on new €190m Bon Secours Hospital Limerick
provided to add to the 96 new beds being provided at UHL.”
Marcus Carne, Regional Director, John Sisk & Son, said, “John Sisk & Son is excited to mark the official ground-breaking of BSHS’s new hospital in Limerick. The project has been an aspiration for clinicians, health planners and local people for many years, and this is another milestone in its delivery. The Sisk team and our local supply chain partners have been actively on site for the last six weeks. We look forward to continuing our valued relationship with BSHS and collaborating on the delivery of a state-of-the-art medical facility for the people of Limerick and the greater mid-west region.”
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The Taoiseach, Leo Varadkar, has welcomed the development of a new €190m Bon Secours hospital in Ballysimon, Limerick, to be opened in 2025, which will create 250 new jobs and greatly expand services offered to all patients in the mid-west.
Part of a wider €300m national investment by Bon Secours Health System (BSHS) in line with its 2025 strategic plan, the Limerick hospital, being delivered by John Sisk & Son, expects to be able to treat more than 50,000 patients annually through a wide range of services and technologically advanced care offered by the new facilities.
Turning the sod for the development in Limerick, the Taoiseach said, “This is an extremely welcome healthcare development for the Limerick and mid-west region. In addition to creating 250 new high-skilled jobs, 150 additional hospital beds are being
Bill Maher, Group Chief Executive, BSHS, added, “This new facility will transform day-care surgical and oncology treatments available in Limerick, provide new services such as general medicine, a new cath lab and cardiology, and widen patient-centred services to a growing local population.”
The hospital is being built on a sustainable site with access to public transport, provision for EV parking and facilities for cyclists. The buildings will be equipped with heat pump technology for heating and cooling, green roof technology and natural daylight and ventilation will be used where appropriate.
