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EchoLive.ie, 16 Jun
He officially opened the Bantry Primary Care Centre and the Clonakilty
Primary Care Centre and paid a courtesy visit to Clonakilty Community
Hospital.
Minister opens care centres in west Cork
Minister of Health Stephen Donnelly with musician Eva Coyle on the box
accordian, Nurse Margo Daly, client Brendan Collins and Christopher
O'Sullivan TD in St Joseph's Resident Unit, during his visit to Bantry
General Hospital in Bantry, Co. Cork. Pic Michael Mac Sweeney/Provision
Martin Mongan
MINISTER for Health Stephen Donnelly yesterday visited a number of key
community healthcare projects in west Cork.
He officially opened the Bantry Primary Care Centre and the Clonakilty
Primary Care Centre and paid a courtesy visit to Clonakilty Community
Hospital.
The ribbon-cutting events in Bantry and Clonakilty highlighted the
progress made by bringing health services and decision-making closer to
communities through the HSE Enhanced Community Care programme.
Minister of Health Stephen Donnelly’with Christopher O'Sullivan TD and
Maureen Minihane, Dir. of Nursing during his visit to Bantry General
Hospital in Bantry, Co. Cork. Pic Michael Mac Sweeney/Provision
Minister of Health Stephen Donnelly’with Christopher O'Sullivan TD and
Maureen Minihane, Dir. of Nursing during his visit to Bantry General
Hospital in Bantry, Co. Cork. Pic Michael Mac Sweeney/Provision
“The work I have seen underway in west Cork today shows that this
integrated way of working is embedded here and delivering results for
communities.”
Mr Donnelly first cut the ribbon on the 32,000 sq ft Bantry Primary
Care Centre, which is home to 18 medical and healthcare services and
two GP practices.
Minister of Health Stephen Donnelly meets Dr Hugh Brennan head of
Laboratory, during his visit to Bantry General Hospital in Bantry, Co.
Cork. Pic Michael Mac Sweeney/Provision Minister of Health Stephen
Donnelly meets Dr Hugh Brennan head of Laboratory, during his visit to
Bantry General Hospital in Bantry, Co. Cork. Pic Michael Mac
Sweeney/Provision
He then travelled to Clonakilty Community Hospital, where he met staff
and residents and viewed a recently completed 20-bed extension.
The new €5m extension will provide four additional dementia-specific
beds and a new unit, called Silverwood, which will have 16 single
rooms.
Finally, Mr Donnelly officially opened the 23,000 sq ft Clonakilty
Primary Care Centre on Clarke St, home to 16 medical and healthcare
services, with over 500 appointments per week.
Minister of Health Stephen Donnelly meets nursing staff during his
visit to Bantry General Hospital in Bantry, Co. Cork. Pic Michael Mac
Sweeney/Provision Minister of Health Stephen Donnelly meets nursing
staff during his visit to Bantry General Hospital in Bantry, Co. Cork.
Pic Michael Mac Sweeney/Provision
At both official openings, speeches were given by the Mayor of Cork
County, Cllr Danny Collins, and by the head of primary care for Cork
Kerry Community Healthcare, Priscilla Lynch.
Also present were community representatives from Bantry Age Friendly
group, Clonakilty Men’s Shed, West Cork Traveller Organisation, Meals
on Wheels, and Clonakilty Autism Friendly group.
Minister of Health Stephen Donnelly meets Ambulance Staff Finbarr
Buckley, Orla Hickey and Garry Minihane during his visit to Bantry
General Hospital in Bantry, Co. Cork Pic Michael Mac Sweeney/Provision
Minister of Health Stephen Donnelly meets Ambulance Staff Finbarr
Buckley, Orla Hickey and Garry Minihane during his visit to Bantry
General Hospital in Bantry, Co. Cork Pic Michael Mac Sweeney/Provision
Mr Donnelly met staff providing services from both primary care
centres, as well as the network manager for primary care services in
the region, Dr Emer Shanley and the GP lead for the network, Dr Michael
Kingston.