The Captain did not require hospital treatment. As for the closeness of hospitals, both airports have such facilities very close so it's not really an issue in this particular case. If it was a heart attack case then I think personally I would have looked at either Belfast Aldergrove, Dublin or Liverpool, favouring which ever was closer or had the best weather, if weather was a factor.
At the end of the day, this FO did a first class job and everyone (including the incap skipper) is safe and sound.
