Friday, February 13, 2009 : "Turning the Sod" at Letterkenny General Hospital

Construction has recently started on the new 1800m2 Emergency Department at Letterkenny General Hospital, Donegal.
Michael McNamara & Company and the HSE have recently signed a Public Works Contract for a new Medical Block at Letterkenny General Hospital, incorporating an Emergency Department, Medical Assessment Unit, and three floors of 24-bedded medical wards (Monday, 19th January, 2009).
The development, is the largest capital development currently in the Western Region of the HSE. The total floor area of the development is approximately 6,600 square metres, and work onsite will commence almost immediately, with an agreed construction programme of 92 weeks which should see the facilities operational in 2010.
After a competitive tendering process, Michael McNamara & Co Ltd. McNamara & Co were awarded the contract. We have previously completed numerous other significant hospital developments around the country and are well placed to deliver a high quality facility which will incorporate all of the latest thinking in healthcare design.
The new multi-storey building will accommodate a new emergency department with co-located medical assessment unit on the ground floor with 3 floors above, each consisting of a 24 bedded medical ward. The Medical Assessment Unit contains 11 beds including isolation facilities. This Medical Assessment Unit will be used to cater for the increasing number of medical patients who attend or are referred to the Letterkenny General Hospital for treatment.