University Hospital Limerick

University Hospital Limerick (Irish: Ospidéal na hOllscoile, Luimneach) is a hospital located in Dooradoyle, Limerick, Ireland. It is managed by UL Hospitals Group.[1]

University Hospital Limerick
Health Service Executive
Shown in Ireland
Geography
LocationDooradoyle, Limerick, Ireland
Coordinates
Organisation
Care systemHSE
FundingPublic hospital
TypeGeneral
Affiliated universityUniversity of Limerick
Services
Emergency departmentYes, 24 hours
Beds562
History
Opened1955
Links
Websitewww.hse.ie/eng/services/list/3/acutehospitals/hospitals/ulh/hospitals/uhl/
ListsHospitals in the Republic of Ireland

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]

A new 60-bed medical block on four storeys, with three inpatient wards of 20 en-suite rooms, built by Western Building Systems, was opened in November 2020.[10]

See also

References
  1. "Six hospital groups 'most fundamental reform in decades'". Irish Medical Times. 14 May 2013. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
  2. Boyd, Gary A.; McLaughlin, John (2015). Infrastructure and the Architectures of Modernity in Ireland 1916-2016. Routledge. ISBN 978-1472446862.
  3. "Regional Hospital, 1955". Memory Lane Limerick. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
  4. "Limerick Regional to change name again". Irish Medical Times. 21 July 2011. Retrieved 31 August 2013.
  5. "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.
  6. "The challenges of establishing a hospital group". Health Manager. 1 May 2013. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
  7. Dwane, Mike. (22 May 2013) "HSE set to complete Limerick hospitals name change". Limerick Leader. Retrieved 31 August 2013.
  8. "Mid-Western Regional Hospital". Health Service Executive. 27 April 2007. Archived from the original on 19 June 2010. Retrieved 4 July 2010.
  9. "Mid-Western Cancer Centre". Mid-Western Cancer Centre. Retrieved 4 July 2010.
  10. "New 60-bed block completed at University Hospital Limerick". Building Better Healthcare. 27 November 2020. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
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