{"id":329447,"date":"2026-03-05T02:01:15","date_gmt":"2026-03-05T02:01:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/329447\/"},"modified":"2026-03-05T02:01:15","modified_gmt":"2026-03-05T02:01:15","slug":"merlin-park-surgical-hub-to-open-this-year-with-2-theatres-and-expand-in-2027","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/329447\/","title":{"rendered":"Merlin Park surgical hub to open this year with 2 theatres and expand in 2027"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The surgical hub under construction at Merlin Park will open by the end of this year with two operating theatres.<\/p>\n<p>A meeting of the HSE Health Forum West has heard it will then be expanded to four theatres in 2027.<\/p>\n<p>Following a question from City Councillor Shane Forde, it was confirmed that the original plan was for two theatres, but this was later doubled.<\/p>\n<p>The surgical hub will take pressure off UHG, and is separate from a planned elective hospital at Merlin Park, which is progressing but still in the design stage.<\/p>\n<p>Fine Gael Councillor Forde says the new surgical hub is a very important project for local healthcare.<\/p>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/merlin-park-surgical-hub-to-open-this-year-with-2-theatres-and-expand-in-2027.jpg\" class=\"max-w-full w-full hover:scale-110 group-hover:scale-110 transition-all duration-300 object-cover w-full h-[148px] not-process rounded-l-md\" width=\"795\" height=\"795\" figureclass=\"aspect-square rounded-l-md max-h-36\"  alt=\"Merlin Park surgical hub to open this year with 2 theatres and expand in 2027\" \/><\/p>\n<p>        Galway Bay FM News<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"LPlnk297662\" title=\"https:\/\/www.galwaybayfm.ie\/galway-bay-fm-news-desk\/\" href=\"https:\/\/www.galwaybayfm.ie\/galway-bay-fm-news-desk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"4\" 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