Hospital in County Tipperary, Ireland
| Tipperary University Hospital | |
|---|---|
| Health Service Executive | |
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  Shown in Ireland | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Clonmel, County Tipperary, Ireland |
| Coordinates | 52°21′19″N 7°43′07″W / 52.3553°N 7.7187°W / 52.3553; -7.7187 |
| Organisation | |
| Care system | HSE |
| Type | Regional |
| Services | |
| Emergency department | Yes |
| Beds | 255 |
| History | |
| Opened | 1853 |
| Links | |
| Website | www2 |
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.
History
The hospital has it origins in the Clonmel Union Workhouse and Infirmary which was designed by George Wilkinson and opened in October 1853. The Sisters of Mercy managed the clinical operations of the infirmary from 1883. 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.
Services
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.
References
- "Six hospital groups 'most fundamental reform in decades'". Irish Medical Times. 14 May 2013. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
- ^ "Clonmel". Workhouses. Retrieved 26 May 2019.
- "Survey of Hospital Archives in Ireland" (PDF). National Archives. p. 64. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
- "South Tipperary General Hospital". Archived from the original on 1 October 2010. Retrieved 7 August 2010.