{"id":324833,"date":"2026-03-02T10:55:07","date_gmt":"2026-03-02T10:55:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/324833\/"},"modified":"2026-03-02T10:55:07","modified_gmt":"2026-03-02T10:55:07","slug":"new-ambulance-base-at-corks-st-finbarrs-hospital-will-strengthen-emergency-response-times","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/324833\/","title":{"rendered":"New ambulance base at Cork&#8217;s St Finbarr&#8217;s Hospital will &#8216;strengthen emergency response times&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"contextmenu internal_Body1st\">Cork South Central TD and Minister of state Jerry Buttimer has welcomed \u20ac111m capital investment plan for healthcare facilities across Cork, which will help strengthening frontline services and future-proofing healthcare delivery in Cork.<\/p>\n<p class=\"contextmenu Body Body\">As part of the wider investment programme, \u20ac5 million has been allocated for the development of a new ambulance base and headquarters to serve Cork city and county.<\/p>\n<p class=\"contextmenu Body Body\">The facility, which has now gone to tender, will be located on the grounds of St Finbarr\u2019s Hospital, Douglas Road, and will significantly enhance emergency response capacity across the city and county.<\/p>\n<p class=\"contextmenu Body Body\">Minister Buttimer said the funding reflects the Government\u2019s strong commitment to improving healthcare infrastructure and ensuring patients receive timely, high-quality care close to home.<\/p>\n<p class=\"contextmenu Body Body\">\u201cThis \u20ac111m investment marks a step forward for healthcare services in Cork.<\/p>\n<p class=\"contextmenu Body Body\">\n            \u201cThe new ambulance base at St Finbarr\u2019s will strengthen emergency response times and provide modern, fit-for-purpose facilities for our dedicated paramedics and frontline teams.\n        <\/p>\n<p class=\"contextmenu Body Body\">\u201cI am particularly pleased to see this project move to tender stage, bringing us closer to delivery.<\/p>\n<p class=\"contextmenu Body Body\">\u201cThis investment demonstrates our continued commitment to supporting patients, staff, and communities across Cork City and County.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"contextmenu Body Body\">The broader capital investment plan will support upgrades and developments across multiple healthcare facilities, helping to meet growing demand, modernise infrastructure, and improve patient outcomes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Cork South Central TD and Minister of state Jerry Buttimer has welcomed \u20ac111m capital investment plan for healthcare&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":324834,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[34],"tags":[15607,79,103,397,396,61,60],"class_list":["post-324833","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-healthcare","tag-cork-health","tag-cork-news","tag-health","tag-health-care","tag-healthcare","tag-ie","tag-ireland"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/324833","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=324833"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/324833\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/324834"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=324833"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=324833"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=324833"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}