A new surgical hub in Sligo will help reduce waiting times and safeguard treatment for patients in the region.
That's according to Health Minister Jennifer MacNeill who was at Sligo University Hospital today to support two proposed developments for the northwest.
A new stand-alone two-theatre surgical hub will be constructed close to the hospital while a further hub will be developed in Letterkenny.
The project at Letterkenny University Hospital will also include an expansion of oncology services.
Both developments will now proceed to planning.
Minister Carroll MacNeill says the new hub in Sligo will allow patients to be treated closer to home:
HSE Regional Officer Tony Canavan says the development will have a big impact on waiting times:
Local TD Frank Feighan says the provision of two surgical hubs follows long-standing over whether a hub would be based in Letterkenny or Sligo:
