Irish hospital
Hospital in Limerick, Ireland
University Hospital Limerick (Irish: Ospidéal na hOllscoile, Luimneach) is a hospital located in Dooradoyle, Limerick, Ireland. It is managed by UL Hospitals Group.[1]
History
The hospital, which was designed by Patrick Sheahan,[2] was officially opened as the Limerick Regional Hospital on 16 May 1955.[3] It became the Mid-Western Regional Hospital, Limerick in 2006.[4] A new critical care unit opened in January 2013.[5]
Following the establishment of the Graduate Medical School at the University of Limerick, it became the University Hospital Limerick in 2013[6] when the hospitals in the greater Mid-West Region became part of a single operating and governance structure known as the UL Hospitals Group.[7]
Services
The hospital provides 522 beds, of which 375 are in-patient acute beds, while 97 are reserved for acute day cases.[8] A further 50 beds are for psychiatric services.[8] The hospital provides acute-care hospital services, including a 24-hour emergency department[8] and is the location of the Mid-Western Cancer Centre.[9]
A new 60-bed medical block on four storeys, with three inpatient wards of 20 en-suite rooms, built by Western Building Systems, was opened in November 2020.[10]
