Croom Hospital

Croom Hospital (Irish: Ospidéal Croom) is an orthopaedic hospital in Croom, County Limerick, Ireland. It is managed by UL Hospitals Group.^[1]

Croom Hospital
Health Service Executive
Shown in Ireland
Geography
Location	Croom, County Limerick, Ireland
Coordinates	52.52752°N 8.71429°W / 52.52752; -8.71429
Organisation
Care system	HSE
Funding	Public hospital
Type	Specialist
Affiliated university	University of Limerick
Services
Speciality	Orthopedic
History
Opened	1852
Links
Website	www.hse.ie/eng/services/list/3/acutehospitals/hospitals/ulh/hospitals/ortho/

History

The hospital has its origins in the Croom Workhouse and Infirmary which was designed by George Wilkinson and opened in 1852.^[2] It became Croom County Hospital in 1924, St Nessan's Orthopedic Hospital in 1956 and the Mid-Western Regional Orthopedic Hospital in 2006.^[2] Following the establishment of the Graduate Medical School at the University of Limerick, it became the Croom Hospital in 2013^[3] when the hospitals in the greater Mid-West Region became part of a single operating and governance structure known as the UL Hospitals Group.^[4]