VHI DEAL COULD SHUT GALWAY CLINIC'S A & E DEPARTMENT

Date Published: 01-Dec-2010

Concerns have been raised that the private Galway Clinic may have to close its A&E department if a new VHI deal goes ahead.

The Galway Clinic, Blackrock Clinic and Beacon Hospitals in Dublin have casualty departments which see around 30,000 patients a year.

The VHI has warned that agreement must be reached today or the hospital's status will change from January 1st.