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New private hospital group, Blackrock Health, is launched

Three of Ireland's leading private hospitals and a diagnostic clinic are uniting in a new group, Blackrock Health - Thursday, 31st March 2022

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Three of Ireland’s leading private hospitals and a diagnostic clinic are uniting in a new group, Blackrock Health. As of today (Thurs, 31st March) Blackrock, Galway, Hermitage as well as Limerick Clinics will now have the same overarching group structure called Blackrock Health.

Dr Caroline Whelan is the CEO of the new group. It brings together some of the most advanced hospitals in Irish private healthcare. She will head up a team of more than 2,800 staff and more than 600 consultants across 60 specialist areas. Together, the hospitals have a total of 450 inpatient beds. This is including 28 ICU beds and 24 operating theatres, with expansion planned for the near future.

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