On January 3, The Currency revealed that the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC), an American healthcare giant, was in advanced talks to acquire the Sports Surgery Clinic (SSC), the privately-owned hospital in the north Dublin suburb of Santry. On January 16, the two sides announced that a deal had been agreed that would see the SCC become UPMC’s fourth hospital in Ireland, joining UPMC Whitfield in Waterford, UPMC Kildare in Clane, and UPMC Aut Even in Kilkenny. This is in addition to a number of other sports medicine and outreach facilities across Ireland. The purchase price has not been…