TAOISEACH PRAISES TEAM BEHIND UHG CARDIO THORACIC UNIT

Date Published: 24-Apr-2009

Taoiseach Brian Cowen this evening paid a special tribute to the team working at UHG's Cardiothoracic Surgery Unit, and to Croi, the West of Ireland cardiology foundationThe purpose-built unit took more than eight years of planning, and cost just over 20 million euroIt commenced major thoracic surgery in February 2007, and performed the first coronary artery bypass surgery on the 9th May 2007The Taoiseach praised all involved in this vital health facilityConsultant and Lead Surgeon Mark Da Costa says the Unit will require more resources to complete its second phase and realises this will be difficult in the current economic climate