Tipperary University Hospital

Tipperary University Hospital (Irish: Ospidéal Ollscoile Thiobraid Árann) is a public hospital located in Clonmel, County Tipperary, Ireland. It is managed by South/Southwest Hospital Group.^[1]

Tipperary University Hospital
Health Service Executive
Shown in Ireland
Geography
Location	Clonmel, County Tipperary, Ireland
Coordinates	52.3553°N 7.7187°W / 52.3553; -7.7187
Organisation
Care system	HSE
Type	Regional
Services
Emergency department	Yes
Beds	255
History
Opened	1853
Links
Website	www2.hse.ie/services/hospitals/tipperary-university-hospital/

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]