Mercy University Hospital
Health Service Executive
Mercy University Hospital
Shown in Ireland
Geography
Location	Cork, Ireland
Coordinates	51°54′00″N 8°28′58″W / 51.9000087°N 8.4827249°W / 51.9000087; -8.4827249
Organisation
Funding	Public hospital
Type	Teaching
Services
Emergency department	Yes
Beds	330
History
Opened	1857
Links
Website	www.muh.ie

Mercy University Hospital (Irish: Ospidéal Ollscoile na Trócaire) (MUH) is a general hospital located in Cork, Ireland. It is managed by South/Southwest Hospital Group.^[1]

History

The hospital was established by the Sisters of Mercy on 17 March 1857.^[2][3] However, the oldest part of the building dates back to the 1760s, as the residence of the Mayor of Cork, and was temporarily used as a school before being converted into a hospital.^[2] Mercy University Hospital originally contained only 40-beds, but has since grown to its current number of over 300.^[2]