Vanguard to invest €50m in north Dublin health campus

Health campus will create 550 jobs and be in partnership with leading NHS trust that will serve public and private patients

Audrey McDonnell, chief executive of Vanguard Health Services: ‘What we want to be able to do is offer cost-effective services that both public and private patients can access who are on waiting lists’ Pic: Fergal Phillips

Vanguard Health Services International (VHSI) plans to invest over €50 million in a new health campus in north Dublin that will create 550 jobs.

VHSI, which is led by Audrey McDonnell, signed a contract last week with Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust and Northumberland County to share expertise and provide high-quality integrated health and social care.

In an interview last week, McDonnell said VHSI had teamed up with Northumbria because it was considered ...