Beacon Medical Group

Beacon Medical Group (also known as BMG) is a private healthcare company based in Sandyford, Dublin, Ireland. BMG was founded in 2002 by cardiothoracic surgeon Professor Mark Redmond, Michael Cullen, and John Delaney.^[1][2]

Beacon Medical Campus

BMG developed the Beacon Medical Campus,^[3] which includes:

• Beacon CARE Facility
• Beacon Consultants Clinic
• Beacon Hospital
• Beacon Pain Clinic
• Beacon Pharmacy
• Beacon Renal
• Beacon Homecare
• Beacon Face and Dermatology
• Irish Maternal Fetal Foundation
• Weight Motivation Clinics
• Wellington Eye Clinic

Co-location projects

BMG was formed as a co-location venture between public and private hospitals. The Group won public tenders to build co-located private hospitals on the grounds of Beaumont Hospital in Dublin, Cork University Hospital, and University Hospital Limerick.^[4][5][6] The Limerick facility was to be built by Sisk Group, while the Cork and Dublin hospitals were to be built by Ascon-Rohcon. BMG were to be owners and developers, while UPMC would manage and operate the hospitals.^[7][8] The co-location projects were expected to cost over €850m, providing approximately 1,000 new beds. The new hospitals would provide almost 6,000 full-time, permanent jobs and a further 4,600 construction jobs.^[9] Co-location projects were stalled by Vhi Healthcare's refusal to provide cover in the new hospitals. In April 2011, the contracts for the projects expired.^[10][11]

Maternity hospital

BMG and Landmark Developments announced plans to develop a 127-160 bed private combined maternity and children's hospital beside Beacon Hospital at a cost of approximately €160 million. The Hospital was planned to provide paediatric, obstetric, and gynaecology services, delivering 3,000-5,000 babies per year.^{[12][13][14][15]} The Group expected to agree a service-level agreement with the Health Service Executive to allow access to the hospital by public patients.^[16] Planning permission was granted in 2010. BMG expected the hospital to employ 450 people directly, with a further 650 ancillary hospital jobs, and 550 construction jobs.^[17] Development of the Hospital was halted by a blanket ban on development in the area, which was imposed by Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown County Council.^[18]

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