| Tipperary University Hospital | |
| Org/Group: | Health Service Executive |
| Location: | Clonmel |
| Region: | County Tipperary |
| Country: | Ireland |
| Healthcare: | HSE |
| Type: | Regional |
| Emergency: | Yes |
| Beds: | 255 |
| Founded: | 1853 |
| Map Type: | Ireland |
Tipperary University Hospital (Irish: Ospidéal Ollscoile Thiobraid Árann) is a public hospital located in Clonmel, County Tipperary, Ireland. It is managed by South/Southwest Hospital Group.[1]
The hospital has it origins in the Clonmel Union Workhouse and Infirmary which was designed by George Wilkinson and opened in October 1853.[2] The Sisters of Mercy managed the clinical operations of the infirmary from 1883.[2] The infirmary evolved to become St. Joseph's Hospital, Clonmel and, after a major expansion, it re-opened as the Clonmel County Medical and Maternity Hospital in 1950.[2] [3]
The hospital provides 318 beds, of which 217 are in-patient beds, 25 are designated for day cases, 25 for emergency department patients, and 2 for labour ward admissions, while a further 49 are reserved for psychiatric patients.[4]