Naas General Hospital

Hospital in County Kildare, Ireland
53°12′41″N 6°39′42″W / 53.2115°N 6.6616°W / 53.2115; -6.6616OrganisationCare systemHSETypeGeneralHistoryOpened1841LinksWebsitewww.naashospital.ie

Naas General Hospital (Irish: Ospidéal Ginearálta an Náis) is a general hospital located on the Craddockstown Road at Naas in County Kildare in Ireland. It was founded in 1841 and is managed by Dublin Midlands Hospital Group.[1]

History

The entrance to the modern General Hospital

The hospital has its origins in the Naas Union Workhouse and Infirmary which was designed by George Wilkinson and opened in 1841.[2] In 1922, shortly after the creation of the Irish Free State, it became Naas County Hospital.[3] During the 1990s, the Department of Health undertook a programme of developing the site as a modern general hospital.[3]

Services

The hospital provides acute services for the population of around 200,000 people in County Kildare and western parts of County Wicklow.[4] The hospital currently has 243 patient beds which include 18 day service beds. The hospital features a 24-hour Emergency Department.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Six hospital groups 'most fundamental reform in decades'". Irish Medical Times. 14 May 2013. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
  2. ^ "Naas". Workhouses. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
  3. ^ a b "History of Naas General Hospital". naashospital.ie. Retrieved 9 November 2012.
  4. ^ "Naas General Hospital - Public Information". www.hse.ie. Archived from the original on 17 February 2013. Retrieved 9 November 2012.
  5. ^ "Welcome to Naas General Hospital | Naas General Hospital". www.naashospital.ie. Retrieved 21 November 2018.

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