Waterford Regional Hospital
| University Hospital Waterford | |
|---|---|
| Health Service Executive | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Dunmore Road, County Waterford, Ireland |
| Organisation | |
| Care system | HSE |
| Hospital type | Regional |
| Affiliated university |
University College Cork Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland Waterford Institute of Technology |
| Services | |
| Emergency department | Yes |
| Beds | 545 |
| History | |
| Founded | 1988 |
University Hospital Waterford (formerly known as Ardkeen Hospital, and later Waterford Regional Hospital abbreviated as WRH) is a public teaching hospital located in Waterford, County Waterford, Ireland. It is managed by the Irish Government's Health Service Executive and provides acute-care hospital services, including a 24-hour emergency department, for the population of County Waterford and the South East. In 2008, the hospital served 122,837 out-patients, and 23,367 in-patients, with an average stay of 6.3 nights. In 2009, 65,160 patients presented to the emergency department, of which 17,264 were admitted. 70.7% of all admissions were made via the accident and emergency department. The hospital saw 17,978 day cases in the same year. In 2008, there were 2,598 live births.University College Cork is its primary academic partner, and it is also affiliated with the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland and Waterford Institute of Technology.
The hospital provides 429 beds, of which 71 are reserved for acute day cases. A further 45 beds are for psychiatric services. In-patient services include general medicine, general surgery, accident and emergency, dermatology, nephrology and dialysis, oncology, ophthalmology, obstetrics and gynaecology, cardiology, paediatrics, endocrinology, geriatrics, rheumatology, orthopaedics, otorhinolaryngology, haematology, psychiatry, respiratory medicine, anaesthesia, pathology, urology, and radiology.
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