Mayo University Hospital
Health Service Executive
Mayo University Hospital
Mayo University Hospital is located in Ireland
Mayo University Hospital
Shown in Ireland
Geography
LocationCastlebar, County Mayo, Ireland
Coordinates53°51′07″N 9°18′12″W / 53.8519°N 9.3033°W / 53.8519; -9.3033
Organisation
Care systemHSE
TypeGeneral
Services
Emergency departmentYes
Beds332
History
Opened1938
Links
Websitewww.saolta.ie/hospital/muh

Mayo University Hospital (Irish: Ospidéal Ollscoile Mhaigh Eo) is a general hospital in Castlebar, County Mayo, Ireland. It is managed by Saolta University Health Care Group.[1]

History

The hospital has its origins in the Mayo County Hospital which was built on Westport Road in Castlebar and opened in October 1938.[2] This facility developed into Mayo General Hospital.[2] Taoiseach Enda Kenny opened a new Renal Dialysis Unit in December 2013.[3] The hospital changed its name from Mayo General Hospital to Mayo University Hospital in November 2015.[4]

Notable patients

Notable patients have included:

References

  1. ^ "Six hospital groups 'most fundamental reform in decades'". Irish Medical Times. 14 May 2013. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Survey of Hospital Archives in Ireland" (PDF). National Archives of Ireland. p. 54. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
  3. ^ "Taoiseach opens new renal dialysis unit at Mayo General Hospital and turns sod for new CF building". Midwest Radio. 16 December 2013. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
  4. ^ "Letter to Eugene Murphy" (PDF). Health Service Executive. 11 November 2016. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
  5. ^ "Who was Sir Ernst Chain?". Connaught Telegraph. 6 October 2017. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
  6. ^ "Taoiseach's mother dies at the age of 93". Independent.ie. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
  7. ^ "Enda Kenny's mother dies aged 93". 26 November 2011. Retrieved 18 May 2019 – via www.rte.ie. ((cite journal)): Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  8. ^ "Heart attack kills Robert Shaw in Mayo"The Irish Times, 29 August 1978: p. 1