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Revision as of 10:37, 30 September 2012
| St. Columcille's Hospital, Loughlinstown | |
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| Health Service Executive | |
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| Geography | |
| Location | Loughlinstown, Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown, Ireland |
| Organisation | |
| Care system | HSE |
| Type | General |
| Services | |
| Emergency department | Yes |
| Beds | 118 |
St. Columcille's Hospital, Loughlinstown is a public[1] hospital located in Loughlinstown, County Dublin, Ireland. It is managed by the Irish Government's Health Service Executive and provides acute-care hospital services, including a 24-hour emergency department,[1] 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.[1] 89.7% of admissions were made via the 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.[1]
Services
The hospital provides 118 beds, of which 110 are in-patient acute beds, while 8 are reserved for acute day cases.[1] 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.[1]
Waiting times
As of July 2010, waiting times for procedures are unavailable.[2]
Hygiene
Independent audits rated hygiene levels as 62% satisfactory in 2005,[3] rising to 84% in 2006.[4] The hospital had a Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infection rate of 0.19 per 1,000 bed days in 2007.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g http://www.hse.ie/eng/staff/FactFile/County_Information/Dublin/St%20Columcilles%20Loughlinstown%20Dublin/St_Columcilles_Loughlinstown_Dublin.html
- ^ https://www.ptr.ie/Pages/report/PTR_Report_200911.pdf
- ^ "Report on a National Acute Hospitals Hygiene Audit undertaken on behalf of the National Hospitals Office, Health Service Executive" (PDF). Health Service Executive. October 2005. Retrieved 2010-07-04.
- ^ "Report on the Second National Acute Hospitals Hygiene Audit" (PDF). Health Service Executive. June 2006. Retrieved 2010-07-04.