The Ennis Hospital (Irish: Ospidéal Inis) is a public hospital located in Ennis, County Clare, Ireland. It is managed by UL Hospitals Group.[1]
| Ennis Hospital | |
|---|---|
| Health Service Executive | |
  Shown in Ennis  Ennis Hospital (Ireland) | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Ennis, County Clare, Ireland |
| Coordinates | 52°51′3.93″N 8°58′59.4″W / 52.8510917°N 8.983167°W |
| Organisation | |
| Care system | HSE |
| Funding | Public hospital |
| Type | Regional |
| Services | |
| Emergency department | Daytime only |
| Beds | 102 |
| History | |
| Opened | 1940 |
| Links | |
| Website | www |
| Lists | Hospitals in the Republic of Ireland |
History
editThe hospital was officially opened as the Ennis County Hospital on 4 October 1940.[2] It became the Mid-Western Regional Hospital, Ennis in 2004.[3] The 24-hour accident & emergency service ceased in 2009.[4] It was renamed Ennis Hospital in 2013[5] when the hospitals in the greater Mid-West Region became part of a single operating and governance structure known as the UL Hospitals Group.[6]
Services
editThe hospital provides 102 beds, of which 96 are in-patient acute beds, while 6 are reserved for acute day cases.[7]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Six hospital groups 'most fundamental reform in decades'". Irish Medical Times. 14 May 2013. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
- ^ "Survey of Hospital Archives in Ireland" (PDF). National Archives. p. 17. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
- ^ "Names of Limerick hospitals changed". Irish Times. 15 March 2005. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
- ^ "Closure of 24-hour A&Es goes ahead". Irish Times. 7 April 2009. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
- ^ "The challenges of establishing a hospital group". Health Manager. 1 May 2013. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
- ^ Dwane, Mike. (22 May 2013) "HSE set to complete Limerick hospitals name change". Limerick Leader. Retrieved 31 August 2013.
- ^ "Ennis Hospital". Archived from the original on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 7 August 2010.