Mater Private Hospital, Cork Explained

Mater Private Hospital
Location:	Mahon
Region:	County Cork
Country:	Ireland
Type:	Private hospital
Founded:	2010
Map Type:	Ireland
Coordinates:	51.8863°N -8.4061°W

The Mater Private Hospital (Irish: Ospidéal Príobháideach an Mater) is a private hospital in Cork, Ireland. It is associated with Mater Private Hospital in Dublin.__TOC__

History

The hospital was founded by surgeons Joseph Sheehan and Jimmy Sheehan, who had established the Blackrock Clinic in Dublin^[1] It was built at a cost of €90m and opened by the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Micheál Martin, TD on 15 October 2010.^[1] After the hospital failed to reach agreement with the insurer, VHI, to provide cover, it was closed on 9 March 2011.^[2] KPMG was appointed as liquidator in May 2011.^[3] The hospital was subsequently acquired by Mater Private and re-opened in 2012.^[4]

Services

The hospital has 102 in-patient beds and 6 operating theatres.^{[5] [6]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: New private hospital opens in Cork. 15 October 2010. The Journal. 19 May 2019.
2. Web site: Cork Medical Centre 'effectively closed' from today. 9 March 2011 . Thejournal.ie . 10 May 2013.
3. News: Liquidator appointed to Cork Medical Centre. 6 May 2011. The Irish Times.
4. Web site: Mater Private to open €75m hospital in Cork. 12 July 2011. Irish Examiner. 19 May 2019.
5. Web site: Hospital and call centre set to create 550 jobs | Irish Examiner . Examiner.ie . 16 June 2009 . 10 May 2013.
6. Web site: The Sunday Business Post . Thepost.ie . 10 May 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20111001045752/http://www.thepost.ie/story/text/eymhojgbid/ . 1 October 2011 .