It is planned that the new three storey HSE Surgical Hub at Merlin Park University Hospital in Galway will consist of four operating theatres, each with scrub room, prep room, anaesthetic room and utility area.
Accommodation will also include two minor procedure rooms, pre-assessment area, pre-op preparation area, with four bed spaces, reception and waiting area, recovery area with 22 bed spaces and a discharge lounge.
The HSE plans to open six surgical hubs to increase the capacity for day case surgery and minor procedures.
Each hub plans to deliver 10,000 day case surgeries and minor procedures, and 18,500 outpatient consultations annually.
