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Significant capital funding has been announced for the Sligo/Leitrim area under the 2023 Health Capital Plan.
Funding of over €1 billion has been allocated for 2023 to progress and deliver a range of acute and community projects across the country.
Locally, Sligo University Hospital has been allocated €16.64m for capital projects including €2.68m for additional bed capacity with the provision of two 21-bed wards.
North West Hospice is allocated €4.75m for an extension to provide 12 beds.
Meanwhile in Carrick-on-Shannon the development of projects at St Patrick’s Hospital have been earmarked with €2.7m allocated for a Community Nursing Unit on the existing HSE campus.
The funding has been warmly welcomed by local TD Frank Feighan.
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