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Bantry General Hospital

Coordinates: 51°40′35″N 9°26′59″W / 51.676415°N 9.449671°W / 51.676415; -9.449671
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Bantry General Hospital
Health Service Executive
Bantry General Hospital is located in Ireland
Bantry General Hospital
Shown in Ireland
Geography
LocationBantry, County Cork, Ireland
Coordinates51°40′35″N 9°26′59″W / 51.676415°N 9.449671°W / 51.676415; -9.449671
Organisation
Care systemHSE
TypeGeneral
Services
Emergency departmentLocal Injury Unit and Medical Assessment Unit
Beds104
History
Opened1959
Links
Websitewww.hse.ie/eng/services/list/3/acutehospitals/hospitals/bantry/
ListsHospitals in the Republic of Ireland

Bantry General Hospital (Irish: Ospidéal Ginearálta Bheanntraí) is a public hospital located in Bantry, County Cork, Ireland. It is managed by South/Southwest Hospital Group.[1]

History

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The hospital has its origins in the Bantry Union Workhouse and Infirmary which was designed by George Wilkinson and opened in 1845.[2] Bantry General Hospital was built on the site in 1959.[2]

Services

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The hospital provides 104 beds, of which 80 are in-patient acute beds, while 6 are reserved for acute day cases.[3] A further 18 beds are for psychiatric services.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Six hospital groups 'most fundamental reform in decades'". Irish Medical Times. 14 May 2013. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Bantry, Co. Cork". Workhouses. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
  3. ^ a b "Fact file: Bantry General Hospital". Health Service Executive. Archived from the original on 14 November 2010. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
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