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OVERVIEW OF BON SECOURS HEALTH SYSTEM TODAY As Ireland’s largest independent hospital group, Bon Secours Health System is renowned for the quality of its service provision coupled with a rich tradition in healthcare. Bon Secours Health System is a not‑for‑profit organisation with its mission centered on providing compassionate, world-class medical treatment to all those it serves. With over 3,000 staff, 926 beds, 410 leading consultants, Bon Secours treats in excess of 250,000 patients per year. Bon Secours Health System is internationally accredited by the Joint Commission International Accreditation Standards for Hospitals (JCI), the leading organisation in the international accreditation of hospitals for quality of and patient safety. BON SECOURS CORK Bon Secours Hospital Cork possesses state‑of‑the‑ar t diagnostic facilities that provides rapid access to tests and results for patients and GPs throughout the Munster region. We are soon to develop radiotherapy services to complete our full range of cancer services. All services are consultant delivered, supported by NCHDs, specialist nursing staff and a broad range of health and social care professionals. Bon Secours Hospital Cork is a teaching hospital of UCC thereby making a significant contribution to undergraduate teaching in medicine and nursing. The Hospital is proud to hold many quality accreditations including JCI, INAB and ESMO (the European Society for Medical Oncology accreditation). Bon Secours Hospital Cork is not only Ireland’s largest private hospital but one of the largest private hospitals in Europe. Established in 1915, the Hospital has over 300 beds, employs over 1000 staff and admits approximately 36,000 patients per annum. It is an acute general hospital providing an extensive range of medical and surgical specialties for both adults and children including; oncology, cardiology, orthopaedics, gastroenterology and general surgery. The Hospital caters for urgent admissions from GPs in both medicine and surgery and has recently commissioned a new Acute Medical Assessment Unit. The Hospital has a fully equipped Intensive Care Unit, Coronary Care Unit, a High Dependency Unit and 7 modern theatres. 5 T HE 2020 P L A N