The Taoiseach Micheál Martin has officially opened two new operating theatres in Bon Secours Hospital Cork, bringing the overall theatre capacity at the hospital to 11 including one fully-integrated laparoscopic theatre.
Part of a €10 million investment, the Cork hospital has become the first hospital in Ireland to install an Olympus operating theatre which will provide patients with access to fully-integrated, state-of-the-art general surgery procedures, including bariatric surgery to support the fight against the increasing obesity rates across Ireland. The hospital is creating 20 new positions to support the new theatres, including surgeons, anaesthetists, nurses and theatre support staff. It expects to be able to treat 5,000 extra patients annually through the additional capacity of the two new theatres.
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