Tipperary University Hospital

Tipperary University Hospital (Irish: Ospidéal Ollscoile Thiobraid Árann) is a public hospital located in Clonmel, County Tipperary, Ireland. It is managed by South/Southwest Hospital Group.[1]

Tipperary University Hospital
Health Service Executive
Tipperary University Hospital is located in Ireland
Tipperary University Hospital
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Geography
LocationClonmel, County Tipperary, Ireland
Coordinates52°21′19″N 7°43′07″W / 52.3553°N 7.7187°W / 52.3553; -7.7187
Organisation
Care systemHSE
TypeRegional
Services
Emergency departmentYes
Beds255
History
Opened1853
Links
Websitewww2.hse.ie/services/hospitals/tipperary-university-hospital/

History

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The hospital has it origins in the Clonmel Union Workhouse and Infirmary which was designed by George Wilkinson and opened in October 1853.[2] The Sisters of Mercy managed the clinical operations of the infirmary from 1883.[2] The infirmary evolved to become St. Joseph's Hospital, Clonmel and, after a major expansion, it re-opened as the Clonmel County Medical and Maternity Hospital in 1950.[2][3]

Services

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The hospital provides 318 beds, of which 217 are in-patient beds, 25 are designated for day cases, 25 for emergency department patients, and 2 for labour ward admissions, while a further 49 are reserved for psychiatric patients.[4]

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 c "Clonmel". Workhouses. Retrieved 26 May 2019.
  3. ^ "Survey of Hospital Archives in Ireland" (PDF). National Archives. p. 64. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
  4. ^ "South Tipperary General Hospital". Archived from the original on 1 October 2010. Retrieved 7 August 2010.
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