South Tipperary General Hospital

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]

South Tipperary General Hospital, Clonmel
Health Service Executive
Shown in Ireland
Geography
LocationClonmel, County Tipperary, Ireland
Coordinates52.3553°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/

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. "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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