Feighan welcomes €1.5m in funding for planning and design of €7.85m
Medical Rehab Unit at Roscommon Hospital
Senator Frank Feighan has welcomed today’s funding announcement of €1.5m for
the planning and design of the €7.85m Medical Rehab Unit at Roscommon Hospital.
“Today, the Minister for Health Simon Harris confirmed this funding, which
is part of the €7.85m capital funding approved for this major development at
the hospital.
“I have always expressed confidence that this ten-bed facility would be
built and today’s announcement of funding for the planning and design phase
puts to bed any concerns surrounding the project.
“This is great news on the day Minister Harris also officially opened the
€6m Endoscopy project at the hospital.
“The National Rehabilitation Hospital in Dún Laoghaire is the only
comprehensive rehabilitation facility in the Republic of Ireland for patients
with physical and cognitive impairments.
“Currently, there are no dedicated rehab units in the West and this
stand-alone Rehab Unit at Roscommon will relieve pressure on existing services
and waiting times in Dún Laoghaire and will also allow patients to be treated
in their own community.
“When built, the unit will operate as a satellite centre to the National
Rehabilitation Hospital and will operate under its auspices.
“From a geographical perspective, Roscommon Hospital is ideally located for
this development, being so central to the West and to Dublin.
“It was always the plan that this capital development would proceed once the
Endoscopy Unit was complete. This is what is now happening and I look forward
to the Medical Rehab Unit project taking shape at Roscommon Hospital.”
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