Mayo University Hospital Explained
Mayo University Hospital (ga|Ospidéal Ollscoile Mhaigh Eo) is a general hospital in Castlebar, County Mayo, Ireland. It is managed by Saolta University Health Care Group.[1]
History
The hospital has its origins in the Mayo County Hospital which was built on Westport Road in Castlebar and opened in October 1938.[2] This facility developed into Mayo General Hospital.[2] Taoiseach Enda Kenny opened a new Renal Dialysis Unit in December 2013.[3] The hospital changed its name from Mayo General Hospital to Mayo University Hospital in November 2015.[4]
Notable patients
Notable patients have included:
- Sir Ernst Boris Chain, died in the hospital on 12 August 1979. He was a German-born British biochemist, and a 1945 co-recipient of the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine for his work on penicillin.[5]
- Eithne Kenny, mother of former Taoiseach Enda Kenny and wife of Henry Kenny, died there at the age of 93 on 26 November 2011.[6] [7]
- Actor Robert Shaw, died there on 28 August 1978 after suffering a heart attack at the side of the road in Tourmakeady, near the hospital.[8]
Notes and References
- Web site: Six hospital groups 'most fundamental reform in decades'. 14 May 2013. Irish Medical Times. 27 May 2019.
- Web site: Survey of Hospital Archives in Ireland. 54. National Archives of Ireland. 18 May 2019.
- Web site: Taoiseach opens new renal dialysis unit at Mayo General Hospital and turns sod for new CF building. Midwest Radio. 16 December 2013. 18 May 2019.
- Web site: Letter to Eugene Murphy. 11 November 2016. Health Service Executive. 18 May 2019.
- News: Who was Sir Ernst Chain?. Connaught Telegraph. 6 October 2017. 18 May 2019.
- Web site: Taoiseach's mother dies at the age of 93. Independent.ie. 18 May 2019.
- Enda Kenny's mother dies aged 93. 26 November 2011. 18 May 2019. www.rte.ie.
- https://www.irishtimes.com/search/archive.html?rm=listresults&filter=dateasc&keywords=Heart+attack+kills+Robert+Shaw+in+Mayo&daterange= "Heart attack kills Robert Shaw in Mayo"
