Sláinte Healthcare in major deal to digitise Beacon records

Andrew Murphy, chief executive, Sláinte Healthcare, left, with Michael Cullen, chief executive, Beacon HospitalJason Clarke Photography

Health tech firm Sláinte Healthcare is valuing a contract to make Dublin’s Beacon Hospital paperless within 18 months, at between €3 million and €4.5 million.

Beacon’s 800 staff will get Sláinte’s electronic medical record software, allowing them to manage the hospital’s 100,000 annual patients electronically.

Beacon chief executive Michael Cullen said the move would have “a ...