Mid-Western Regional Hospital, Ennis
Encyclopedia
The Mid-Western Regional Hospital, Ennis (also known as Ennis General Hospital) is a public hospital located in Ennis
, County Clare
, Ireland
. It is managed by the Irish Government's Health Service Executive
and provides acute-care hospital services, including an 8am-8pm emergency department
, for the population of County Clare. In 2008, the hospital served 12,295 out-patients, and 5,067 in-patients, with an average stay of 5.8 nights. 94.4% of admissions were made via the accident and emergency department
or 4,736 patients. In 2007, 19,252 patients presented to the emergency department. The hospital saw 2,075 day cases in the same year.
, general surgery
, accident and emergency, geriatrics
, otorhinolaryngology, urology
, vascular surgery
, gynaecology
, anaesthesia, radiology
.
A 2009 report by the Health Information and Quality Authority
deemed acute services at the hospital to be unsafe.
affected 5.6% of patients in 2007, with a Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus
(MRSA) infection rate of 0.09 per 1,000 bed days in 2007.
Ennis
Ennis is the county town of Clare in Ireland. Situated on the River Fergus, it lies north of Limerick and south of Galway. Its name is a shortening of the original ....
, County Clare
County Clare
-History:There was a Neolithic civilisation in the Clare area — the name of the peoples is unknown, but the Prehistoric peoples left evidence behind in the form of ancient dolmen; single-chamber megalithic tombs, usually consisting of three or more upright stones...
, Ireland
Republic of Ireland
Ireland , described as the Republic of Ireland , is a sovereign state in Europe occupying approximately five-sixths of the island of the same name. Its capital is Dublin. Ireland, which had a population of 4.58 million in 2011, is a constitutional republic governed as a parliamentary democracy,...
. It is managed by the Irish Government's Health Service Executive
Health Service Executive
The Health Service Executive is responsible for the provision of healthcare providing health and personal social services for everyone living in Ireland, with public funds. The Executive was established by the Health Act, 2004 and came into official operation on January 1, 2005...
and provides acute-care hospital services, including an 8am-8pm emergency department
Emergency department
An emergency department , also known as accident & emergency , emergency room , emergency ward , or casualty department is a medical treatment facility specialising in acute care of patients who present without prior appointment, either by their own means or by ambulance...
, for the population of County Clare. In 2008, the hospital served 12,295 out-patients, and 5,067 in-patients, with an average stay of 5.8 nights. 94.4% of admissions were made via the accident and emergency department
Emergency department
An emergency department , also known as accident & emergency , emergency room , emergency ward , or casualty department is a medical treatment facility specialising in acute care of patients who present without prior appointment, either by their own means or by ambulance...
or 4,736 patients. In 2007, 19,252 patients presented to the emergency department. The hospital saw 2,075 day cases in the same year.
Services
The hospital provides 102 beds, of which 96 are in-patient acute beds, while 6 are reserved for acute day cases. In-patient services include general medicineMedicine
Medicine is the science and art of healing. It encompasses a variety of health care practices evolved to maintain and restore health by the prevention and treatment of illness....
, general surgery
Surgery
Surgery is an ancient medical specialty that uses operative manual and instrumental techniques on a patient to investigate and/or treat a pathological condition such as disease or injury, or to help improve bodily function or appearance.An act of performing surgery may be called a surgical...
, accident and emergency, geriatrics
Geriatrics
Geriatrics is a sub-specialty of internal medicine and family medicine that focuses on health care of elderly people. It aims to promote health by preventing and treating diseases and disabilities in older adults. There is no set age at which patients may be under the care of a geriatrician, or...
, otorhinolaryngology, urology
Urology
Urology is the medical and surgical specialty that focuses on the urinary tracts of males and females, and on the reproductive system of males. Medical professionals specializing in the field of urology are called urologists and are trained to diagnose, treat, and manage patients with urological...
, vascular surgery
Vascular surgery
Vascular surgery is a specialty of surgery in which diseases of the vascular system, or arteries and veins, are managed by medical therapy, minimally-invasive catheter procedures, and surgical reconstruction. The specialty evolved from general and cardiac surgery...
, gynaecology
Gynaecology
Gynaecology or gynecology is the medical practice dealing with the health of the female reproductive system . Literally, outside medicine, it means "the science of women"...
, anaesthesia, radiology
Radiology
Radiology is a medical specialty that employs the use of imaging to both diagnose and treat disease visualized within the human body. Radiologists use an array of imaging technologies to diagnose or treat diseases...
.
A 2009 report by the Health Information and Quality Authority
Health Information and Quality Authority
The Health Information and Quality Authority is an independent, government-funded agency in the Republic of Ireland which monitors the safety and quality of the Irish healthcare system...
deemed acute services at the hospital to be unsafe.
Surgical
- adult patients waiting 3–6 months: unavailable
- adult patients waiting 6–12 months: unavailable
- adult patients waiting over 12 months: unavailable
- child patients waiting 3–6 months: unavailable
- child patients waiting 6–12 months: unavailable
- child patients waiting over 12 months: unavailable
Medical
- adult patients waiting 3–6 months: unavailable
- adult patients waiting 6–12 months: unavailable
- adult patients waiting over 12 months: unavailable
- child patients waiting 3–6 months: unavailable
- child patients waiting 6–12 months: unavailable
- child patients waiting over 12 months: unavailable
Hygiene
Independent audits rated hygiene levels as 68% satisfactory in 2005, rising to 89% in 2006. Hospital-acquired infectionNosocomial infection
A nosocomial infection , also known as a hospital-acquired infection or HAI, is an infection whose development is favoured by a hospital environment, such as one acquired by a patient during a hospital visit or one developing among hospital staff...
affected 5.6% of patients in 2007, with a Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus is a bacterium responsible for several difficult-to-treat infections in humans. It is also called multidrug-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and oxacillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus...
(MRSA) infection rate of 0.09 per 1,000 bed days in 2007.
See also
- Mid-Western Regional Hospital, LimerickMid-Western Regional Hospital, LimerickThe Mid-Western Regional Hospital, Limerick is a public hospital located in Dooradoyle, County Limerick, Ireland...
- Mid-Western Regional Hospital, NenaghMid-Western Regional Hospital, NenaghThe Mid-Western Regional Hospital, Nenagh is a public hospital located in Nenagh, County Tipperary, Ireland. It is managed by the Irish Government's Health Service Executive and provides acute hospital services, including a 24-hour emergency department, for the population of County Tipperary...