Work Begins on Sacred Heart Hospital in Castlebar

Jul 13, 2016

The redevelopment and refurbishment of the Sacred Heart Hospital will provide a ‘facility for the future which will ensure residents will live with dignity’, according to An Taoiseach, Enda Kenny.   He officially turned the sod of the new €13m redevelopment of the hospital on 11th July. The work on the hospital when completed will consist of a two-storey extension with 70 single bed rooms and two two bed rooms along with extra facilities for residents and visitors. It is expected the construction phase will take 15 months to complete and the redevelopment will be in operation at the end of 2017 or beginning or 2018.  GARLAND are providing Project Supervisor Design Process (PSDP) services to the HSE.   

 “Despite the economically difficulties the country faced we have been able to put this into the capital programme. Despite doubts that it may not go ahead, I am glad to see a Galway firm, Carey Construction on site building a facility that will be around for the next 50 or 60 years to provide care and attention for people. It will have 70 singles bedrooms which will be world class standards and allow for the sense of privacy, dignity and integrity that will go with the health system which will be provided here. What we want over the next number of years is to ensure people across the country have the same access to the same of facility and standards which will apply in the Sacred Heart,” Enda Kenny said.