University Hospital Kerry | |
Org/Group: | Health Service Executive |
Location: | Rathass, Tralee |
Coordinates: | 52.2655°N -9.6874°W |
Region: | County Kerry |
Country: | Ireland |
Type: | General |
Emergency: | Yes |
Helipad: | Yes |
Affiliation: | University College Cork |
Beds: | 377 |
Founded: | 1984 |
Map Type: | Ireland |
University Hospital Kerry (Irish: Ospidéal Ollscoile Chiarraí) is a public hospital in Quill Street, Tralee, County Kerry, Ireland. It is managed by South/Southwest Hospital Group.[1]
The hospital was commissioned to replace the aging St Catherine's Hospital on the north side of Quill Street in Tralee.[2] The new hospital, which was built on a site to the south of the old hospital, opened as the Tralee General Hospital in 1984.[3] After evolving to become Kerry General Hospital, it was renamed University Hospital Kerry in February 2016.[4]
The hospital provides acute services and has 377 beds and delivers nearly 1,500 babies a year.[3] It is affiliated with University College Cork.[5]