The Health Service Executive (HSE) was warned a year ago that the Coombe Women's Hospital building is "rapidly deteriorating" and poses serious risks in areas like infection control.
But nine months later, in September, it was again pleading with the HSE to provide €3.2m in capital funding -- otherwise it could not take responsibility for the risks involved.
Coombe Women's Hospital Master Chris Fitzpatrick wrote to former head of the National Hospital's Office Ann Doherty in January saying the hospital "urgently needed secure realistic continuous investment".
In May, he said the staffing ratios were "exposing our patients to adverse perinatal outcomes" -- referring to the time at or around birth.
By Eilish O'Regan ©Independent.ie
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