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]
References
- ↑ http://www.ucd.ie/entrepreneurslive/michaelcullen/index.html
- ↑ http://www.independent.ie/lifestyle/health/beacon-care-to-be-exemplary-30213955.html
- ↑ http://www.beaconmedicalgroup.ie/
- ↑ http://www.limerickleader.ie/news/local-news/limerick-gets-massive-job-boost-1-2188963
- ↑ http://www.rte.ie/news/2009/0109/112502-beacon/
- ↑ http://www.ucd.ie/entrepreneurslive/michaelcullen/index.html
- ↑ http://www.williamfry.ie/Libraries/test/lifescience-Vol-3-Issue-2-FW.sflb.ashx
- ↑ http://www.upmc.com/media/newsreleases/2008/pages/bmg-ireland.aspx
- ↑ http://www.imt.ie/blogs/hospital-medicine/2009/01/six-redundancies-at-beacon-medical-group.html
- ↑ http://www.irishexaminer.com/ireland/health/vhi-could-be-forced-to-deal-with-co-location-145276.html
- ↑ http://www.medicalindependent.ie/3570/no_place_to_go_for_co_location
- ↑ http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/new-private-hospital-for-women-and-children-aims-at-2010-start-26345928.html
- ↑ http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/appeal-to-council-to-allow-160m-maternity-hospital-26428937.html
- ↑ http://www.irishhealth.com/clin/pregnancy/features2.html?artid=17701
- ↑ http://www.williamfry.ie/Libraries/test/lifescience-Vol-3-Issue-2-FW.sflb.ashx
- ↑ http://www.irishhealth.com/clin/pregnancy/features2.html?artid=17701
- ↑ http://www.medicalindependent.ie/1480/new_private_womens_and_childrens_hospital_for_dublin
- ↑ http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/appeal-to-council-to-allow-160m-maternity-hospital-26428937.html