Planning go ahead for 40-bed Community Nursing Unit in Clifden

2024-07-11

Galway County Council has granted planning permission for the long awaited 40-bed Community Nursing Unit in Clifden. Since its initial announcement about a decade ago, the project has been downgraded from a 50-bed unit to a 40-bed unit. The €34 million budget will also allow the existing St Anne’s to be repurposed for admin areas, resident support areas, and a day hospital. Local Fine Gael Councillor Eileen Mannion has welcomed the development, saying she believes it will finally give stabil...

Galway County Council has granted planning permission for the long awaited 40-bed Community Nursing Unit in Clifden.

Since its initial announcement about a decade ago, the project has been downgraded from a 50-bed unit to a 40-bed unit.

The €34 million budget will also allow the existing St Anne’s to be repurposed for admin areas, resident support areas, and a day hospital.

Local Fine Gael Councillor Eileen Mannion has welcomed the development, saying she believes it will finally give stability and security to healthcare in the region.

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