South Tipperary General Hospital

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South Tipperary General Hospital, Clonmel
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South Tipperary General Hospital is located in Ireland
South Tipperary General 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; -7.7187Coordinates: 52°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
Websitewww.hse.ie/eng/services/list/3/acutehospitals/hospitals/southtipp/

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[]

  1. ^ "Six hospital groups 'most fundamental reform in decades'". Irish Medical Times. 14 May 2013. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
  2. ^ Jump up to: 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 2010-10-01. Retrieved 2010-08-07.

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