Ennis Hospital Explained

The Ennis Hospital (ga|Ospidéal Inis) is a public hospital located in Ennis, County Clare, Ireland. It is managed by UL Hospitals Group.^[1]

History

The hospital was officially opened as the Ennis County Hospital on 4 October 1940.^[2] It became the Mid-Western Regional Hospital, Ennis in 2004.^[3] The 24-hour accident & emergency service ceased in 2009.^[4] It was renamed Ennis Hospital in 2013^[5] when the hospitals in the greater Mid-West Region became part of a single operating and governance structure known as the UL Hospitals Group.^[6]

Services

The hospital provides 102 beds, of which 96 are in-patient acute beds, while 6 are reserved for acute day cases.^[7]

See also

• University Hospital Limerick
• Nenagh Hospital

Notes and References

1. Web site: Six hospital groups 'most fundamental reform in decades'. 14 May 2013. Irish Medical Times. 27 May 2019.
2. Web site: Survey of Hospital Archives in Ireland. 17 . National Archives. 24 May 2019.
3. Web site: Names of Limerick hospitals changed. Irish Times. 15 March 2005. 24 May 2019.
4. Web site: Closure of 24-hour A&Es goes ahead. 7 April 2009. Irish Times. 24 May 2019.
5. Web site: The challenges of establishing a hospital group. 1 May 2013. Health Manager. 24 May 2019.
6. Dwane, Mike. (22 May 2013) Web site: HSE set to complete Limerick hospitals name change . Limerick Leader. 31 August 2013.
7. Web site: Ennis Hospital. 2010-08-07 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110927151801/http://www.hse.ie/eng/staff/FactFile/County_Information/Clare/Ennis%20General%20Hospital/ . 2011-09-27 .