Community Healthcare Cavan, Donegal, Leitrim, Monaghan, Sligo
The HSE will host two preview days this August Bank Holiday weekend for members of the public to avail of tours of the new Ballyshannon Community Hospital, ahead of its opening in the autumn.
Staff will be on hand to show people around the €31.76 million facility located at the site of the old Sheil Hospital in Ballyshannon.
Preview tours will take place at the following times through the new main entrance off the Knader Road:
Saturday August 5 – 2pm to 5pm
Sunday August 6 - 11am to 2pm
Ballyshannon Community Hospital features 52 long stay beds, 20 short stay beds providing, convalescence, rehabilitation, respite and palliative care beds, 8 Dementia specific assessment beds and a Day Hospital Service.
The new hospital will provide a full range of supporting professional services for the older person in the South Donegal, North Leitrim and North Sligo areas. The following professional services will be available to residents and patients to support their physical and social wellbeing; GP, Pharmacy, Speech and Language Therapist, Occupational Therapy, Physiotherapy, Dietician, Podiatry, Tissue Viability Nurse Specialist, Dentistry, Audiology, Clinical Nurse Specialist Dementia, Psychiatry of old age and Social worker, Advocacy and Spiritual services. In addition a Hairdressing facility, Newspapers/ Magazines/ Shopping requirements, Dry cleaning and Taxis/transport will be made available to residents and patients.
HR will also have a stand in Ballyshannon Community Hospital on both days to provide information on upcoming jobs within the HSE.
Last Friday, a collection of approximately 100 books, many of which belonged to the late Dr Simon Sheil, were presented to the new Ballyshannon Community Hospital at a special ceremony.
The books were presented by descendants of Dr JC McMullin, a surgeon at the Sheil hospital who rescued the books in 1916 from being thrown out.
Head of Service, Older Persons Services, CH CDLMS Frank Morrison said “We would like to give the public the opportunity to see the new Ballyshannon Community Hospital ahead of its opening this autumn. We welcome them to see for themselves this state of the art addition to the community.”
Last updated on: 02 / 08 / 2023
