5 year plan launched for the Mercy
A hospital in Cork city has outlined outlining a comprehensive vision for the future of healthcare delivery for the community it serves.
Mercy University Hospital (MUH) Cork recently launched its strategic plan for 2025-2030 which explained how in four ‘big moves’ it will drive progress over the next five years.
The first move is developing a partnership approach to foster team spirit and enhance job satisfaction for staff, recognising them as the hospital's most important asset.
Another move is maintaining high standards of quality, excellence, and performance in all aspects of the organisation's services.
The third relates to sustainability where it will assume ecological responsibility through practices that promote respect and care for the environment, working towards the 2050 Net Zero targets.
The fourth move relates to technology and partnership. It will implementing necessary improvement plans based on best practice, innovative technology, knowledge, and skill, including a ‘Hospital without Walls’ approach.
Called Maintaining and Improving the Health and Wellbeing of those we Serve, the plan was launched by Dr Colm Henry, Chief Clinical Officer of the Health Service Executive (HSE).
Margaret McKiernan, Chief Executive Officer of Mercy University Hospital, said: “Our new strategic plan reflects Mercy University Hospital’s unwavering commitment to putting patients first and striving for excellence in everything we do,” she said.
“We have carefully considered our role in healthcare provision to the city and wider region, collaborating with our regional partners to continue to advocate for our patients through the delivery of exceptional evidence-based patient care, and also supporting the development of the next generation of healthcare professionals in Ireland.”
The plan also addresses key capital developments, including a new extension comprising 72 beds, an increase in the number of ICU/HDU beds, co-location of urgent and emergency care, and centralisation of an expanded theatre complex.
MUH is also committed to delivering better digital services, including the introduction of electronic prescribing and the adoption of the electronic healthcare record, in line with national policy.