Mayo University Hospital (Irish: Ospidéal Ollscoile Mhaigh Eo) is a general hospital in Castlebar, County Mayo, Ireland. It is managed by Saolta University Health Care Group.[1]
| Mayo University Hospital | |
|---|---|
| Health Service Executive | |
 Mayo University Hospital | |
  Shown in Ireland | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Castlebar, County Mayo, Ireland |
| Coordinates | 53°51′07″N 9°18′12″W / 53.8519°N 9.3033°W |
| Organisation | |
| Care system | HSE |
| Type | General |
| Services | |
| Emergency department | Yes |
| Beds | 332 |
| History | |
| Opened | 1938 |
| Links | |
| Website | www |
History edit
The hospital has its origins in the Mayo County Hospital which was built on Westport Road in Castlebar and opened in October 1938.[2] This facility developed into Mayo General Hospital.[2] Taoiseach Enda Kenny opened a new Renal Dialysis Unit in December 2013.[3] The hospital changed its name from Mayo General Hospital to Mayo University Hospital in November 2015.[4]
Notable patients edit
Notable patients have included:
- Sir Ernst Boris Chain, died in the hospital on 12 August 1979. He was a German-born British biochemist, and a 1945 co-recipient of the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine for his work on penicillin.[5]
- Eithne Kenny, mother of former Taoiseach Enda Kenny and wife of Henry Kenny, died there at the age of 93 on 26 November 2011.[6][7]
- Actor Robert Shaw, died there on 28 August 1978 after suffering a heart attack at the side of the road in Tourmakeady, near the hospital.[8]
References edit
- ^ "Six hospital groups 'most fundamental reform in decades'". Irish Medical Times. 14 May 2013. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
- ^ a b "Survey of Hospital Archives in Ireland" (PDF). National Archives of Ireland. p. 54. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
- ^ "Taoiseach opens new renal dialysis unit at Mayo General Hospital and turns sod for new CF building". Midwest Radio. 16 December 2013. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
- ^ "Letter to Eugene Murphy" (PDF). Health Service Executive. 11 November 2016. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
- ^ "Who was Sir Ernst Chain?". Connaught Telegraph. 6 October 2017. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
- ^ "Taoiseach's mother dies at the age of 93". Independent.ie. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
- ^ "Enda Kenny's mother dies aged 93". 26 November 2011. Retrieved 18 May 2019 – via www.rte.ie.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ "Heart attack kills Robert Shaw in Mayo", The Irish Times, 29 August 1978: p. 1
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