South Tipperary General Hospital
South Tipperary General Hospital, Clonmel | |
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Health Service Executive | |
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Geography | |
Location | Clonmel, County Tipperary, Ireland |
Coordinates | 52°21′19″N 7°43′07″W / 52.3553°N 7.7187°WCoordinates: 52°21′19″N 7°43′07″W / 52.3553°N 7.7187°W |
Organisation | |
Care system | HSE |
Type | Regional |
Services | |
Emergency department | Yes |
Beds | 255 |
History | |
Opened | 1853 |
Links | |
Website | www |
South Tipperary General Hospital (Irish: Ospidéal Ginearálta Thiobraid Árann Theas) is a public hospital located in Clonmel, County Tipperary, Ireland. It is managed by South/Southwest Hospital Group.[1]
History[]
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[]
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[]
- ^ "Six hospital groups 'most fundamental reform in decades'". Irish Medical Times. 14 May 2013. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "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 2010-10-01. Retrieved 2010-08-07.
External links[]
- Buildings and structures in Clonmel
- Health Service Executive hospitals
- Hospital buildings completed in 1853
- 1853 establishments in Ireland
- Hospitals in County Tipperary
- Hospitals established in 1853