Tallaght_University_Hospital

Tallaght University Hospital

Tallaght University Hospital

Teaching hospital in Tallaght, Ireland

The Tallaght University Hospital (Irish: Ospidéal Ollscoile Thamhlachta) is a teaching hospital in County Dublin, Ireland. Its academic partner is the Trinity College Dublin. It is managed by Dublin Midlands Hospital Group.[1]

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History

The hospital, which was designed by Robinson Keefe Devane,[2] was intended to provide the newly developed Dublin suburb of Tallaght with its own general hospital, by relocating services from three smaller sites in Dublin's city centre: the Adelaide Hospital, the Meath Hospital and the National Children's Hospital.[3] A board of directors was established by the Minister for Health in 1980.[4] It was built at a cost of £140 million[5] and opened as the Adelaide and Meath Hospital, Dublin, incorporating the National Children's Hospital (AMNCH) on 21 June 1998.[3]

In March 2010, an investigation was launched when it emerged that 58,000 X-rays had not been reviewed by a consultant radiologist.[6] In November 2011, Minister for Health James Reilly announced "radical governance reforms" for the hospital including a slimmed down board composed of experts.[7] It changed its name to the Tallaght Hospital in February 2012[8] and to the Tallaght University Hospital in March 2018.[9]

The Children's Services Department changed its name to Children's Health Ireland at Tallaght as part of the rebranding of three hospitals under the Children's Health Ireland banner on 1 January 2019.[10]

Services

The hospital, which is a teaching hospital for Trinity College Dublin, has 562 beds.[11]

In November 2021 the hospital installed an Integrated Clinical Environment, the first in Ireland, with order communications, results reporting and an electronic patient record provided by CliniSys.[12]

References

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    "S.I. No. 38/1980 - Tallaght Hospital Board (Establishment) Order, 1980". www.irishstatutebook.ie. electronic Irish Statute.
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    "Tallaght Hospital opens its doors to 115 patients". Irish Times. 22 June 1998. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
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    "HSE confirms investigation into Tallaght x-ray scandal". Breaking News. 3 October 2010. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
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    "James Reilly unveils radical Tallaght shake-up". RTÉ News. 9 November 2011. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
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    "Tallaght Hospital renamed Tallaght Hospital". Irish Health. 14 February 2012. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
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    "Tallaght Hospital changes name to Tallaght University Hospital". Echo. 12 March 2018. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
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    "Children's Hospital Group". HSE. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
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    "Tallaght leads in neighbourhood ranking for first-time buyer sales". Irish Times. 13 February 2018. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
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    "Tallaght University Hospital upgrades pathology systems". Building Better Healthcare. 7 December 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
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