Cork University Hospital
| Cork University Hospital Ospidéal Ollscoil Chorcaí |
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| Health Service Executive | |
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| Geography | |
| Location | Wilton, Cork, Ireland Phone: +353 21 492 2000 |
| Coordinates | 51°52′55″N 8°30′39″W / 51.881953°N 8.510740°WCoordinates: 51°52′55″N 8°30′39″W / 51.881953°N 8.510740°W |
| Organisation | |
| Care system | Cork University Hospital Group |
| Funding | Public hospital |
| Hospital type | Teaching |
| Affiliated university | University College Cork |
| Services | |
| Emergency department | Yes |
| Helipad |
Cork Airport ORK / EICK New onsite helipad planned for 2012 |
| Beds | 800 |
| History | |
| Founded | 1978 |
| Links | |
| Website | http://cuh.hse.ie/ |
Cork University Hospital (Irish: Ospidéal Ollscoil Chorcaí), abbreviated as CUH, is a university teaching hospital in Ireland. It is sometimes cited as being comparable to a Level 1 trauma center due to the presence of over 40 different medical and surgical specialties on the campus, although it is not accredited as such by the American College of Surgeons. It is operated by the Health Service Executive. The hospital is located in Wilton in the south-western suburbs of Cork. CUH officially opened in November 1978, and was known then as Cork Regional Hospital. The hospital primarily treats patients from Cork and Kerry which have a combined population of more than 620,000. In addition to this, it is also a tertiary referral centre for Munster, serving a population of more than 1,173,000.
CUH can annually handle:
This makes CUH one of the biggest hospitals in Ireland.
CUH is one of Ireland's largest hospitals, with a 1000-bed capacity. The hospital employs just over 3,400 staff.
CUH has a wide range of services split into 6 categories:
It was confirmed on 6 April 2011 that CUH will receive a new helipad costing €1.5m, work is expected to commence on the new project sometime in 2012 or 2013. The hospital's original helipad was removed in 2003 to facilitate the construction of a new accident and emergency department. Access was facilitated by ambulance from Cork Airport 8.5 km from the Cork University Hospital campus. The journey time was approximately 10 minutes by ambulance. Currently helicopters land on a purpose built helipad at Highfield R.F.C next to the hospital and are transferred by 2 minute ambulance ride to CUH.
CUH has its own hospital radio CUH FM. It is located within the hospital, just down the corridor from the main entrance. The station has full coverage to the hospital and surrounding areas, including Wilton.
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