Autumn/Winter 2014

The new €7.5m Emergency Department at Wexford General Hospital was officially opened on 11th June by the Minister for Public Expenditure & Reform Mr Brendan Howlin TD.

The new Emergency Department (Ed) is providing a total of 17 treatment spaces and two resuscitation rooms for emergency patients. This significant expansion in capacity will lead to improved admission times for patients and will also provide a much enhanced environment for patients and the staff working there.

The existing Emergency Department facilities will then be refurbished for use as a temporary ward while other refurbishment/improvement work is ongoing in the Hospital. A second part of this overall €20 million project, which encompasses new Maternity Delivery Suits and third Operating Theatre, will be open for business in 2015

.Minister Brendan Howlin with Lily Burns, Manager of WGH, Colm Quigley Clinical Director, Fr. Jim Fegan and Paddy McKiernan of the Wexford Hospital Alliance and Liam Dwyer and Ciaran Sheridan of the Friends of Wexford Hosptial at the official opening of the new A&E.