Naas General Hospital | |
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![]() Naas General Hospital | |
Geography | |
Location | Naas, County Kildare, Ireland |
Coordinates | 53°12′41″N 6°39′42″W / 53.2115°N 6.6616°W |
Organisation | |
Care system | HSE |
Type | General |
History | |
Opened | 1841 |
Links | |
Website | www |
Naas General Hospital (Irish: Ospidéal Ginearálta an Náis) is a general hospital located on the Craddockstown Road at Naas in County Kildare in Ireland. It was founded in 1841 and is managed by Dublin Midlands Hospital Group.[1]
History
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The hospital has its origins in the Naas Union Workhouse and Infirmary which was designed by George Wilkinson and opened in 1841.[2] In 1922, shortly after the creation of the Irish Free State, it became Naas County Hospital.[3] During the 1990s, the Department of Health undertook a programme of developing the site as a modern general hospital.[3]
Services
[edit]The hospital provides acute services for the population of around 200,000 people in County Kildare and western parts of County Wicklow.[4] The hospital currently has 243 patient beds which include 18 day service beds. The hospital features a 24-hour Emergency Department.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Six hospital groups 'most fundamental reform in decades'". Irish Medical Times. 14 May 2013. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
- ^ "Naas". Workhouses. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
- ^ a b "History of Naas General Hospital". naashospital.ie. Retrieved 9 November 2012.
- ^ "Naas General Hospital - Public Information". www.hse.ie. Archived from the original on 17 February 2013. Retrieved 9 November 2012.
- ^ "Welcome to Naas General Hospital | Naas General Hospital". www.naashospital.ie. Retrieved 21 November 2018.