▁Hospital ▁Group . ▁ ▁History ▁The ▁hospital ▁officially ▁opened ▁as ▁C ork ▁Regional ▁Hospital ▁in ▁November ▁ 1 9 7 8 . ▁A ▁new ▁Regional ▁Can cer ▁Centre ▁opened ▁in ▁December ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁and ▁a ▁new ▁Card iac ▁Ren al ▁Centre , ▁built ▁at ▁a ▁cost ▁of ▁€ 8 5   mill ion , ▁opened ▁in ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁ ▁Services ▁The ▁hospital ▁has ▁ 8 0 0 - bed s . ▁The ▁hospital ▁has ▁its ▁own ▁hospital ▁radio ▁C U H ▁FM ▁offering ▁full ▁coverage ▁to ▁the ▁hospital . ▁The ▁hospital ▁also ▁receives ▁patients ▁by ▁hel ic opter : ▁currently ▁hel ic op ters ▁land ▁on ▁a ▁purpose ▁built ▁hel ip ad ▁at ▁the ▁facilities ▁of ▁Bishop st own ▁G . A . A . ▁and ▁High field ▁R . F . C . ▁near ▁to ▁the ▁hospital . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁it ▁was ▁confirmed ▁on ▁ 6 ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁that ▁the ▁hospital ▁would ▁receive ▁a ▁new ▁hel ip ad ▁cost ing ▁€ 1 . 5 m ▁and , ▁after ▁a ▁length y ▁site ▁selection ▁process , ▁a ▁planning ▁application ▁for ▁the ▁hel ip ad ▁was ▁submitted ▁in ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 8 . ▁ ▁Transport ▁A ▁number ▁of ▁Bus ▁É ire ann ▁city ▁bus ▁routes ▁serve ▁the ▁hospital , ▁including ▁routes ▁ 2 0 1 ▁and ▁ 2 0 8 ▁( from ▁May field ), ▁ 2 1 4 ▁( from ▁St ▁Patrick ' s ▁Street