Letterkenny General Hospital
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| Letterkenny General Hospital Health Service Executive |
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| Place | Letterkenny Co. Donegal, Republic of Ireland, (IE) |
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| Care System | HSE |
| Hospital Type | General |
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| Emergency Dept. | Yes Accident & Emergency |
| Beds | 300 |
| History | |
| Founded | 1960 |
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| Website | Unknown |
| See also | Hospitals in the Republic of Ireland |
Letterkenny General Hospital (Irish: Ospidéal Ginearálta Leitir Ceanainn) is an acute hospital serving the inhabitants of County Donegal in the Republic of Ireland. The hospital currently employs over 1440 people, with more than 545 of these being nursing staff [1]. It contains around 300 beds at present[2].
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[edit] History
Nowadays the hospital consists of a single storey building that dates from the 1960s, and a multi-storey extension built above this and opened in 1981. Most of the facilities are stored in this building but some, such as the dental and mental facilities, are stored across the road in St. Conal's Hospital. Letterkenny General Hospital was designated as one of 30 hospitals in the country to carry out the termination of pregnancy if the Twenty-fifth Amendment of the Constitution Bill was passed. The proposal was rejected. [3] The hospital was rated as having ‘‘poor’’ hygiene in a 2007 hygiene review. [4]
[edit] Layout
The main hospital building has a total of five storeys, each labelled Floor A to E in ascending order. Upper floors may be accessed by stairs or by lifts, of which there are three. Floor A is dedicated to reception, administration and the day clinic and also contains the hospital shop.
Floor B contains the casualty area, radiography centre, medical wards 1 and 2, stationery department, coffee dock and staff canteen amongst others. Floor C houses the orthopaedic and paediatric units and Floor D houses surgical wards 1 and 2, as well as the HDUs (High Dependency Units). Floor E is where all surgery takes place and is also where the ICU (Intensive Care Unit) and its waiting room may be found.
[edit] Hospital Specialities
[edit] Gallery
Interior
 Letterkenny General Hospital waiting room |
 Letterkenny General Hospital treatment room |
 Letterkenny General Hospital department of finance |
 Letterkenny General Hospital coffee dock |
Exterior
 Letterkenny General Hospital directions |
[edit] References
- ^ No. of Staff
- ^ No. of Beds
- ^ Letterkenny Hosptal to carry out abortions Belfast Telegraph, February 22, 2002
- ^ Huh! ‘‘Poor’’ Hygiene
- ^ Hospital Specialities
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