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The hospital provides 522 beds, of which 375 are in-patient acute beds, while 97 are reserved for acute day cases.<ref name=HSEmain>{{cite web |url=http://www.hse.ie/eng/staff/FactFile/County_Information/Limerick/Regional%20Hospital%20Dooradoyle%20Limerick/Mid-Western_Regional_Hospital.html |title=Mid-Western Regional Hospital |publisher=Health Service Executive |date=27 April 2007 |accessdate=4 July 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100619010103/http://www.hse.ie/eng/Staff/FactFile/County_Information/Limerick/Regional%20Hospital%20Dooradoyle%20Limerick/Mid-Western_Regional_Hospital.html# |archive-date=19 June 2010 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref> A further 50 beds are for psychiatric services.<ref name="HSEmain"/> The hospital provides acute-care hospital services, including a 24-hour [[emergency department]]<ref name=HSEmain/> and is the location of the Mid-Western Cancer Centre.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.midwesterncancercentre.ie/index.htm |title=Mid-Western Cancer Centre |publisher=Mid-Western Cancer Centre |accessdate=4 July 2010}}</ref> |
The hospital provides 522 beds, of which 375 are in-patient acute beds, while 97 are reserved for acute day cases.<ref name=HSEmain>{{cite web |url=http://www.hse.ie/eng/staff/FactFile/County_Information/Limerick/Regional%20Hospital%20Dooradoyle%20Limerick/Mid-Western_Regional_Hospital.html |title=Mid-Western Regional Hospital |publisher=Health Service Executive |date=27 April 2007 |accessdate=4 July 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100619010103/http://www.hse.ie/eng/Staff/FactFile/County_Information/Limerick/Regional%20Hospital%20Dooradoyle%20Limerick/Mid-Western_Regional_Hospital.html# |archive-date=19 June 2010 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref> A further 50 beds are for psychiatric services.<ref name="HSEmain"/> The hospital provides acute-care hospital services, including a 24-hour [[emergency department]]<ref name=HSEmain/> and is the location of the Mid-Western Cancer Centre.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.midwesterncancercentre.ie/index.htm |title=Mid-Western Cancer Centre |publisher=Mid-Western Cancer Centre |accessdate=4 July 2010}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 23:50, 29 February 2020
| University Hospital Limerick | |
|---|---|
| Health Service Executive | |
  Shown in Ireland | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Dooradoyle, Limerick, Ireland |
| Coordinates | 52°38′07″N 8°39′22″W / 52.6352°N 8.6561°W |
| Organisation | |
| Care system | HSE |
| Funding | Public hospital |
| Type | General |
| Affiliated university | University of Limerick |
| Services | |
| Emergency department | Yes, 24 hours |
| Beds | 562 |
| History | |
| Opened | 1955 |
| Links | |
| Website | www |
| Lists | Hospitals in the Republic of Ireland |
University Hospital Limerick (Template:Lang-ga) is a hospital located in Dooradoyle, Limerick, Ireland. It is managed by UL Hospitals Group.[1]
History
The hospital, which was designed by Patrick Sheahan,[2] was officially opened as the Limerick Regional Hospital on 16 May 1955.[3] It became the Mid-Western Regional Hospital, Limerick in 2006.[4] A new critical care unit opened in January 2013.[5]
Following the establishment of the Graduate Medical School at the University of Limerick, it became the University Hospital Limerick in 2013[6] when the hospitals in the greater Mid-West Region became part of a single operating and governance structure known as the UL Hospitals Group.[7]
Services
The hospital provides 522 beds, of which 375 are in-patient acute beds, while 97 are reserved for acute day cases.[8] A further 50 beds are for psychiatric services.[8] The hospital provides acute-care hospital services, including a 24-hour emergency department[8] and is the location of the Mid-Western Cancer Centre.[9]
See also
References
- ^ "Six hospital groups 'most fundamental reform in decades'". Irish Medical Times. 14 May 2013. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
- ^ Boyd, Gary A.; McLaughlin, John (2015). Infrastructure and the Architectures of Modernity in Ireland 1916-2016. Routledge. ISBN 978-1472446862.
- ^ "Regional Hospital, 1955". Memory Lane Limerick. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
- ^ "Limerick Regional to change name again". Irish Medical Times. 21 July 2011. Retrieved 31 August 2013.
- ^ "Patients begin moving into new Critical Care Unit at Mid-Western Regional Hospital, Dooradoyle, Limerick". Irish Building Magazine. 28 January 2013. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
- ^ "The challenges of establishing a hospital group". Health Manager. 1 May 2013. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
- ^ Dwane, Mike. (22 May 2013) "HSE set to complete Limerick hospitals name change". Limerick Leader. Retrieved 31 August 2013.
- ^ a b c "Mid-Western Regional Hospital". Health Service Executive. 27 April 2007. Archived from the original on 19 June 2010. Retrieved 4 July 2010.
- ^ "Mid-Western Cancer Centre". Mid-Western Cancer Centre. Retrieved 4 July 2010.