The new facility is part of a £280m redevelopment and has been more than a decade in the making.
A new emergency department at the Ulster Hospital in Dundonald has opened.
The facility, the final part of a redevelopment project costing £280m, is located in the hospital's acute service block.The South Eastern Trust, which runs the hospital, said it hopes the new facility will improve care for patients and working conditions for staff.Dr Andrew Dobbin, a consultant at the Ulster Hospital, described the new facility as a "beautiful department, state of the art", which will offer more for patients and staff.
Speaking about the pressures the health service faces heading into the winter months, Dr Dobbin said the new facility will help."A new emergency department might not address all of them but we've designed this department to be able to improve the flow for those that we can control, those patients who are ultimately seen [then] discharged from the hospital, should experience a better level of care in this space.
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