The hospital will directly employ over 450 staff with additional indirect employment of approximately 650.

Obstetric services will include 6 delivery suites, with 2 dedicated obstetric theatres (emergency and elective CS), 34 postnatal beds, 12 antenatal beds and 10 family suites.

Gynaecologic services will include 2 dedicated gynaecologic theatres, with 14 inpatient beds and 8 day-beds, gynaecologic oncology, assisted reproduction and urogynaecology.  There is currently a chronic shortage of gynaecology beds in the existing hospitals.

Paediatric Services will include the full range of speciality services with 2 dedicated paediatric theatres, SBCU, 44 inpatient beds, 14 day beds, a 10 bed neonatal intensive care unit and an 8 bed paediatric intensive care unit.

There will be a full service neonatal intensive care unit with 24 hour obstetrician and anaesthesia coverage.  Full time obstetrician-gynaecologists in Beacon will be complemented by part-time consultants from other hospitals.

Cardio-thoracic surgeon Professor Mark Redmond, Medical Director of BMG said ‘we in BMG are delighted with this opportunity to deliver outstanding healthcare to women and children in our proposed state-of the-art facility.  The hospital will provide the most up to date international standard equipment and expertise to ensure the maximum number of patients, both private and public, can benefit from the most outstanding health care available anywhere in the world’.