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Cork University Hospital
Ospidéal Ollscoil ChorcaíHealth Service Executive 
Geography Location Wilton, Cork, Ireland
Phone: +353 21 492 2000Organisation Care system Cork University Hospital Group Funding Public hospital Hospital type Teaching Affiliated university University College Cork Services Emergency department Yes Helipad Cork Airport ORK / EICK
New onsite helipad planned for 2012Beds 1000 History Founded 1978 Links Website http://cuh.hse.ie/ Lists Cork University Hospital (Irish: Ospidéal Ollscoil Chorcaí), abbreviated as CUH, is the largest university teaching hospital in Ireland and is the only Level 1 trauma centre in the country due to the presence of over 40 different medical and surgical specialties on the campus. It is operated by the Health Service Executive. The hospital is located in Wilton in the south-western suburbs of Cork.[1] CUH officially opened in November 1978, and was known then as Cork Regional Hospital. The hospital primarily treats patients from Cork and Kerry which have a combined population of more than 620,000. In addition to this, it is also a tertiary referral centre for Munster, serving a population of more than 1,173,000.
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Capacity
CUH can annually handle:[2]
- 25,500 inpatient admissions
- 27,000 day cases
- 58,000 emergency cases (A&E)
This makes CUH one of the biggest hospitals in Ireland.
Facts - 2008 performance
CUH is one of Ireland's largest hospitals, with an 1000-bed capacity. The hospital employs just over 3,400 staff.[3][4]
- Staff - 3,400 (campus)
- Beds - 853
- Budget - €340m
- Births - 8,500 appox in 2008
- Inpatient Procedures - 25,500
- Day Case Procedures - 27,000
- A&E Attendances - 58,000 (new and returns)
- Out Patients Attendances - 194,872 (new and returns)
- Meals per annum - 1 million
- Capital investment - €250 million (capital programme)
- Dialysis Treatments - 22,300
Services
CUH has a wide range of services split into 6 categories[5]:
- Clinical Services
- Clinical Support Services
- General Support Services
- Governance/Management
- Nursing and Midwifery Services
- GPs and Healthcare Professionals
New Helipad
It was confirmed on 6 April 2011 that CUH will receive a new helipad costing €1.5m, work is expected to commence on the new project sometime in 2012 or 2013.[6] The hospital's original helipad was removed in 2003 to facilitate the construction of a new accident and emergency department. Access is currently facilitated by ambulance from Cork Airport 8.5km from the Cork University Hospital campus. The journey time is approximately 10 minutes by ambulance.
CUH FM
CUH has its own hospital radio CUH FM. It is located within in the hospital, just down the corridor from the main entrance. The station has full coverage to the hospital and surrounding areas, including Wilton.[7]
Transport
The following Bus Éireann routes service the hospital:[8]
To/From Route Number Mayfield-Blackpool-Knocknaheeney-Bishopstown (Northern Orbital) 1 Mayfield-City Centre-Bishopstown/Curraheen 8 St. Patrick's Street-Cork University Hospital 14 Mahon-Douglas-Ballyphehane-Togher-Bishopstown (Southern Orbital) 19 See also
- Mallow General Hospital
- St. Mary's Orthopaedic Hospital
References
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Coordinates: 51°52′59″N 8°30′40″W / 51.883°N 8.511°W
Categories:- Hospitals in County Cork
- Hospitals in the Republic of Ireland
- 1978 establishments
- Buildings and structures in Cork (city)
- Irish building and structure stubs
- European hospital stubs
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