Alternative maternity hospital site sought as tensions flare

Sources have confirmed that a Plan B is being drawn up for the NMH

The National Maternity Hospital on Holles Street and inset Dr Rhona Mahony, Master of National Maternity Hospital

Alternative sites are now being sought for the re-location of the country’s biggest maternity hospital, as relations between the National Maternity Hospital (NMH) and St Vincent’s Healthcare Group (SVHG) deteriorate to an all-time low.

Sources close to the Ireland East Hospital Group have confirmed that a Plan B is being drawn up for the NMH, with sites near the Beacon Hospital in Dublin, Cherrywood and beside Caritas on the Merrion Road mooted as ...