Beacon Hospital

25/12/2025

Merry Christmas to Everyone!
Wishing all of our Staff members, Patients and Families a very Happy, Healthy Christmas and New Year.☃️🎅🏻

24/12/2025

We recently received this lovely message from a patient in Beacon Hospital! 💙
“I have never received care as good as at Beacon Hospital. Truly, the staff here are extraordinary, professional, attentive, and genuinely caring. Every interaction has been exceptional, and I felt supported and well-informed throughout my experience. I cannot recommend Beacon Hospital highly enough.”

Thank you so much to this patient for getting in touch. We love hearing your feedback and sharing your messages with our staff! 💙

19/12/2025

We’ve had a wonderful Staff Kids Christmas Decoration Competition!! 🎄
We have three Christmas trees on the Mezzanine in Beacon Hospital Reception, beautifully decorated with festive creations made by the talented children of our staff. Each decoration adds a special personal touch. 🎄✨
Well done to all our budding artists for the wonderful baubles. Take a look at just some of these brilliant decorations! ❤️

17/12/2025

Beacon Hospital is the first globally to use the newest version of Prism-2 software for the Affera Mapping and Ablation System by Medtronic. 🎉 This marks another important milestone in advanced cardiac care at Beacon Hospital.

Prof Jonathan Lyne, Director of Cardiac Electrophysiology & Consultant Electrophysiologist, and our Cath Lab team were the first to use this pioneering software in a clinical setting.

The Affera System is used to treat patients with Atrial Fibrillation (AF). Atrial Fibrillation (AF) is a serious condition that can lead to stroke, heart failure, and other cardiovascular complications. Approximately one in four people over the age of 50 are at risk of developing AF. AF is also linked to increased hospital admissions and may have a significant impact on quality of life.

Prism-2 introduces a number of software advancements designed to support more streamlined workflows, enhancing procedural efficiency, clinical insight and future capabilities within the Cath Lab. Together, these enhancements support efficiency for our clinical teams while maintaining the highest standards of patient care. 💙

This global first reflects the ongoing collaboration between Beacon Hospital’s clinical, technical and operational teams. Huge congratulations to our wonderful Cath Lab team and everyone involved in this milestone moment. 💙

17/12/2025

Please note the opening hours for the Beacon Hospital Emergency Department over the Christmas and New Year period.

For further details on the Emergency Department and Direct Admission please visit our website. All Departments & Services resume normal opening hours on Monday 5th January 2026.

Wishing You All Happy & Healthy Christmas. 🎄❤️

https://www.beaconhospital.ie/patients-visitors/opening-hours-christmas-new-year/

12/12/2025

Ireland’s First SOMATOM Pro.Pulse CT Scanner, Expanding Access to CT Coronary Angiograms! 🎉

Beacon Hospital is delighted to announce the official opening of our new Siemens SOMATOM Pro.Pulse CT system, the first and only installation of its kind in Ireland. The new scanner is dedicated exclusively to CT Coronary Angiography (CTCA). 💙

This investment significantly expands our CTCA capacity and provides enhanced diagnostic accuracy, ultra-low radiation doses and improved comfort for patients.

This is a significant addition to our diagnostic imaging service and a reflection of Beacon Hospital’s commitment to excellence in patient care. With this investment, we have significantly reduced the waiting times for cardiac CT scans. Beacon Hospital can offer early and late appointments, seven days a week, ensuring timely access for patients and referring clinicians.

A huge thank you to all involved in bringing this project to completion including the team from Siemens Healthineers and our Radiology, Cardiology, Medical Physics, Projects, Procurement, IT, Patient Services and Facilities teams.

Beacon Hospital remains committed to investing in advanced cardiac imaging and delivering best-in-class care. Congratulations to all involved in this milestone! 💙

08/12/2025

Yesterday evening, Mr Maurice Neligan, Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon at Beacon Hospital, joined Anna Geary on Supercharged on RTÉ Radio 1 to discuss joint repairs and replacements. 💙

From listener experiences to expert insight, Maurice spoke about when joint replacement becomes an option, why surgery is always a considered decision, and how exercise, weight management and early non-operative treatment can make a real difference. Mr Neligan explained, exercise is medicine and remains one of the most effective tools we have for long-term joint health.

Mr Neligan spoke about why joint replacement surgery may become necessary, emphasising that surgery is always a decision focused on improving quality of life.

You can listen back to the full interview on RTÉ Radio 1 here:

Orthopaedic Surgeon Mr Maurice Nelligan explains joint repairs and replacements and how to avoid them.

05/12/2025

It’s the most wonderful time of year! 🎄This week we kick started the festive season and celebrated the arrival of our lovely 15ft Christmas tree in our main reception!

We had mince pies and a beautiful choir who got the whole hospital in the festive cheer by singing Carols around the Christmas Tree. 💙 It was brilliant to be joined by so many of our patients and staff members. ✨

04/12/2025

Dr Siobhra O’Sullivan, Consultation Radiation Oncologist, recently spoke to Newstalk’s Pat Kenny about the new RapidARC Dynamic (RAD) cancer treatment.

Beacon Hospital is delighted to be the first in Ireland and the UK (and only the 5th in Europe!) to use this incredible new technology with our Varian Truebeam to treat cancer.

RAD has a number of advantages over current radiotherapy treatment delivery. It allows for more complex computer modelling of the radiation dose distribution to the tumour, reducing the dose to surrounding healthy tissue and giving the ability to increase the dose to the tumour.

Combined with the HyperSight technology on the Varian Truebeam, there is more precise treatment delivery to the tumour.

Listen to Dr O’Sullivan on Pat Kenny here:

Last week, the Beacon hospital became the first hospital in Ireland or the UK and only the 5th in Europe, to treat a patient using Varian's new RapidArc Dynamic technology. It is an advancement in radiotherapy technology for cancer care that improves precision, reduces treatment time, and lowers rad...

01/12/2025

Beacon Hospital are the first hospital in Ireland and the UK to have delivered radiotherapy treatment with the new RapidArc Dynamic technology from Varian.

RapidArc Dynamic (RAD) is a new planning and treatment technology which reduces the impact to healthy tissue thus reducing side effects. Varian released this technology earlier in 2025 and Beacon Hospital is the first hospital in Ireland to have RAD technology with our Varian Truebeam.

RAD has a number of advantages over current radiotherapy treatment delivery. RAD allows for more complex computer modelling of the radiation dose distribution to the tumour, which reduces the dose to surrounding healthy tissue and gives the ability to increase the dose to the tumour. The improved treatment delivery technique offers greater efficiency and can deliver treatment plans in minutes as opposed to hours with previous older technology. A reduced treatment time also reduces the chance of the patient moving, and so combined with the HyperSight technology on the Varian Truebeam, there is more precise treatment delivery to the tumour.

In addition to being the first in Ireland and the UK use this technology, Beacon Hospital are only the 5th hospital in Europe to do so. We will be working with a consortium of European Centres to maximise the benefit of this technology.

This marks another impactful milestone for our Radiotherapy team as we continuously strive to offer the best-in-class Radiotherapy treatments for our patients.

27/11/2025

Congratulations to Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeons Mr Maurice Neligan and Mr Philip Brady who, along with Beacon Hospital’s incredible theatre team, carried out their first three VELYS robotic knee replacement surgeries yesterday.

The VELYS robot uses cutting edge precision technology to carry out knee replacement surgeries with unparalleled accuracy. Combined with the ATTUNE Knee System, which works exclusively with the VELYS, the result for patients is a superior outcome with enhanced recovery and quality of life post-surgery.

Beacon Hospital’s continued investment and development of our surgical robotics program currently sees 4 robots in operation in our Theatres. These include the aforementioned VELYS, the DaVinci XI, the Mako and the Exclius. Combined, these robots are used to perform surgeries across our knee, hip, spinal, colorectal, gynaecological, thoracic, urological and bariatric surgical disciplines.

This is Modern Medicine. This is Beacon Hospital.

21/11/2025

How healthy are your lungs? 🫁

Professor Seamus Linnane, Consultant in Respiratory and General Internal Medicine, and Deputy Medical Director at Beacon Hospital, spoke to the Irish Examiner about Lung Health. Prof Linnane explains that lung function peaks around age 25 and slowly declines over time but there is a lot we can do to protect our lungs.

As winter brings a rise in respiratory infections, now is a good time to check in on your lung health.

From monitoring VO2 max on your smartwatch to simple home spirometry, it has never been easier to track your lung capacity. Prof Linnane says regular exercise, breathing-focused activities, vaccinations and stopping smoking, all play a vital role in keeping your lungs strong.

Small steps today can make a big difference to long-term health. 🫁 💙

Read the full article at the link below!

The powerhouse organs work around the clock to supply your body with life-giving oxygen. But their strength typically declines from your mid-20s. Here’s how you can check your lung capacity and improve lung function