The ‘Trauma Steering Group’ has been looking at various ways that trauma units could be more streamlined in the country.
It has allegedly recommended to the Department of Health that centralizing trauma units may be more beneficial than the current set up.
The Department of Health has said nothing is on or off the table for certain at the moment.
The possible closures include Cavan General Hospital, Naas Hospital (Kildare), Portiuncula Hospital (Galway), the Midlands Regional Hospital (Westmeath), St Luke’s Hospital (Kilkenny), Wexford General Hospital, South Tipperary General Hospital, the Midland Regional Hospital in Portlaoise and the Mercy University Hospital (Cork).