New ExpressCare Clinic Opens in Cork City

A European diagnostic imaging provider opened its first ExpressCare clinic in Ireland. Affidea has opened its new clinic in the Elysian building in Cork city. An Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade Mr Simon Coveney TD, attended the opening.

Affidea’s new ExpressCare clinic will provide treatment for patients with minor injuries and illnesses, offering an alternative to a traditional, highly pressurised hospital setting. The ExpressCare facility provides access to healthcare without an appointment, from 10am to 10pm, 365 days per year.

An Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade Mr Simon Coveney TD, said: “I welcome the opening of the first Affidea ExpressCare clinic in Ireland and believe this will be of significant benefit to the people of Cork offering high quality care for the treatment of minor injuries and illnesses. The opening of this new clinic will have a positive impact on the overcrowding being experienced in Emergency Departments in Cork City and I very much welcome this initiative.”

Affidea ExpressCare will operate independently, providing services to all patients who attend on a fee for service basis. Health insurance providers Laya Healthcare and Irish Life Health have confirmed Affidea ExpressCare is a covered benefit.

Pictured above: An Tánaiste Simon Coveney is optically examined by Staff Nurse Leah Walsh