A €3.2 MILLION outpatient building for children with cystic fibrosis (CF) was opened yesterday at Temple Street hospital in Dublin. The cystic fibrosis and respiratory outpatient unit will mean children with cystic fibrosis can be treated separately from other patients, reducing the risk of crossinfections.
More than €2.5 million of the cost for the new unit was raised through donor support and corporate partnerships.
The facility, with four consultancy rooms, two treatment rooms and two laboratories, also has a state-of-the-art air purification system.
Speaking at its opening, journalist Orla Tinsley, who has cystic fibrosis and was treated at the hospital for 18 years, said the unit was really important from a patient safety point of view.
“This ensures a safe place where children can be treated quickly and then get back to their ordinary lives,” she said. “This is what we need all over the country.”
Cystic fibrosis is a genetic disease that causes respiratory and digestive problems, osteoporosis, diabetes and other complications.
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