St. Luke's General Hospital Explained

St. Luke's General Hospital
Org/Group:	Health Service Executive
Location:	Kilkenny
Region:	County Kilkenny
Country:	Ireland
Healthcare:	HSE
Type:	General
Emergency:	Yes
Beds:	285
Founded:	1941
Map Type:	Ireland
Coordinates:	52.6665°N -7.2644°W

St. Luke's General Hospital (ga|Ospidéal Ginearálta Naomh Lúcás) is a public hospital located in Kilkenny, County Kilkenny, Ireland. It is managed by Ireland East Hospital Group.^[1]

History

The hospital was opened as Kilkenny County Hospital on 18 December 1941.^[2] New facilities, including a new accident & emergency department, acute medical assessment unit, day services unit and education centre were completed in 2016.^{[3] [4]}

Services

The hospital provides 285 beds, of which 228 are in-patient acute beds, while 12 are reserved for day cases. A further 45 beds are designated for in-patient psychiatric care.^[5]

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. 42. National Archives. 24 May 2019.
3. Web site: Minister marks commencement of €13 million development at St. Luke's General Hospital Carlow/Kilkenny.. 28 November 2012. Irish Building Magazine. 24 May 2019.
4. Web site: St Luke's Hospital in Kilkenny shows how it's done. 13 April 2016. Irish Times. 24 May 2019.
5. Web site: St. Luke's General Hospital . 2010-07-03 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110123015110/http://www.hse.ie/eng/staff/FactFile/County_Information/Kilkenny/St%20Lukes%20General%20Hospital%20Kilkenny/St_Lukes_General_Hospital_Kilkenny.html . 2011-01-23 .