24 March 2020 – Agreed for public use of private hospitals

Level of Jurisdiction: National

Overview: The Irish Government entered an agreement with private hospitals to make the private hospitals part of the public health system for the duration of the COVID-19 crisis.

The agreement will bring more than 2,000 hospital beds, along with staff and other facilities, into the public health system. The private hospitals will participate on a not-for-profit basis.
Full details here: https://www.thejournal.ie/private-hospitals-ireland-coronavirus-5056334-Mar2020/