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'''St. Columcille's Hospital''' ({{langx|ga|Ospidéal Naomh Colm Cille}}) is a public hospital providing acute-care hospital services and located in [[Loughlinstown]], [[County Dublin]], [[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]]. It is managed by [[Ireland East Hospital Group]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imt.ie/news/six-hospital-groups-most-fundamental-reform-in-decades-14-05-2013/|title=Six hospital groups 'most fundamental reform in decades'|date=14 May 2013|publisher=Irish Medical Times|accessdate=27 May 2019}}</ref>
'''St. Columcille's Hospital, Loughlinstown''' is a public<ref name=HSEmain>http://www.hse.ie/eng/staff/FactFile/County_Information/Dublin/St%20Columcilles%20Loughlinstown%20Dublin/St_Columcilles_Loughlinstown_Dublin.html</ref> hospital located in [[Loughlinstown]], [[County Dublin]], [[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]]. It is managed by the [[Government of Ireland|Irish Government's]] [[Health Service Executive]] and provides acute-care hospital services, including a 24-hour [[emergency department]],<ref name=HSEmain/> for the population of [[South Dublin]] and [[County Wicklow]]. In 2008, the hospital served 44,479 out-patients, and 4,236 in-patients, with an average stay of 10.5 nights.<ref name="HSEmain"/> 89.7% of admissions were made via the [[emergency department|accident and emergency department]] or 4,274 patients. In 2007, 23,812 patients presented to the emergency department. The hospital saw 2,735 day cases in the same year.<ref name="HSEmain"/>

==History==
The hospital has its origins in the Rathdown Union Workhouse and Infirmary which was designed by [[George Wilkinson (architect)|George Wilkinson]] and opened in February 1841.<ref name=workhouses>{{cite web|url=http://www.workhouses.org.uk/Rathdown/|title=Rathdown|publisher=Workhouses|accessdate=17 May 2019}}</ref> The workhouse infirmary was re-designated a district hospital in 1920.<ref name=workhouses/>


==Services==
==Services==
The hospital provides 118 beds, of which 110 are in-patient acute beds, while 8 are reserved for acute day cases.<ref name=HSEmain>{{cite web|url=http://www.hse.ie/eng/staff/FactFile/County_Information/Dublin/St%20Columcilles%20Loughlinstown%20Dublin/St_Columcilles_Loughlinstown_Dublin.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091103121046/http://www.hse.ie/eng/staff/FactFile/County_Information/Dublin/St%20Columcilles%20Loughlinstown%20Dublin/St_Columcilles_Loughlinstown_Dublin.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=3 November 2009|title=Factfile: St. Columcille's Hospital|publisher=Health Service Executive|accessdate=17 May 2019}}</ref>
The hospital provides 118 beds, of which 110 are in-patient acute beds, while 8 are reserved for acute day cases.<ref name=HSEmain/> In-patient services include general [[medicine]], general [[surgery]], [[accident and emergency]], [[cardiology]], [[endocrinology]], [[ophthalmology]], [[orthopaedics]], [[geriatrics]], [[urology]], [[vascular surgery]], [[obstetrics and gynaecology]], [[haematology]], [[paediatrics]], [[anaesthesia]], [[radiology]].<ref name="HSEmain"/>

==Waiting times==
As of July 2010, waiting times for procedures are unavailable.<ref>https://www.ptr.ie/Pages/report/PTR_Report_200911.pdf</ref>

==Hygiene==
Independent audits rated hygiene levels as 62% satisfactory in 2005,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hse.ie/eng/Staff/FactFile/FactFile_PDFs/Other_FactFile_PDFs/NHO/National_Acute_Hospital_Hygiene_Audit_Oct_2005.pdf |title=Report on a National Acute Hospitals Hygiene Audit undertaken on behalf of the National Hospitals Office, Health Service Executive |publisher=Health Service Executive |date=October 2005 |accessdate=2010-07-04}}</ref> rising to 84% in 2006.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hse.ie/eng/Staff/FactFile/FactFile_PDFs/Other_FactFile_PDFs/NHO/National%20Acute%20Hospital%20Hygiene%20Audit,%20June%202006.pdf |title=Report on the Second National Acute Hospitals Hygiene Audit |publisher=Health Service Executive |format=PDF |date=June 2006 |accessdate=2010-07-04}}</ref> The hospital had a [[Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus]] (MRSA) infection rate of 0.19 per 1,000 bed days in 2007.<ref name=HSEmain/>


==References==
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Latest revision as of 16:56, 5 November 2024

St. Columcille's Hospital
Health Service Executive
St. Columcille's Hospital
St. Columcille's Hospital is located in Dublin
St. Columcille's Hospital
Shown in Dublin
Geography
LocationLoughlinstown, Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown, Ireland
Coordinates53°14′34″N 6°08′05″W / 53.2429°N 6.1347°W / 53.2429; -6.1347
Organisation
Care systemHSE
TypeGeneral
Services
Beds118
History
Opened1841
Links
Websitewww.hse.ie/eng/services/list/3/acutehospitals/hospitals/loughlinstown/

St. Columcille's Hospital (Irish: Ospidéal Naomh Colm Cille) is a public hospital providing acute-care hospital services and located in Loughlinstown, County Dublin, Ireland. It is managed by Ireland East Hospital Group.[1]

History

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The hospital has its origins in the Rathdown Union Workhouse and Infirmary which was designed by George Wilkinson and opened in February 1841.[2] The workhouse infirmary was re-designated a district hospital in 1920.[2]

Services

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The hospital provides 118 beds, of which 110 are in-patient acute beds, while 8 are reserved for acute day cases.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Six hospital groups 'most fundamental reform in decades'". Irish Medical Times. 14 May 2013. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Rathdown". Workhouses. Retrieved 17 May 2019.
  3. ^ "Factfile: St. Columcille's Hospital". Health Service Executive. Archived from the original on 3 November 2009. Retrieved 17 May 2019.
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