An acute psychiatric unit costing more than £5 million will be built at Beaumont Hospital, Dublin. Funding for the 60-bed unit, which will replace the acute/admissions unit at St Ita's Hospital, Portrane, was announced by the Minister for Health, Mr Cowen, yesterday. It is due to be completed in 2003.
Psychiatric unit for Beaumont
An acute psychiatric unit costing more than £5 million will be built at Beaumont Hospital, Dublin
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