| Mallow General Hospital | |
| Health Service Executive | |
|---|---|
| Geography | |
| Location | Mallow, County Cork, Republic of Ireland, Ireland |
| Organisation | |
| Care system | HSE |
| Hospital type | Regional |
| Affiliated university | Cork University Hospital Group |
| Services | |
| Emergency department | Yes Accident & Emergency |
| Beds | 81 |
| Links | |
| Lists | Hospitals in the Republic of Ireland |
Mallow General Hospital is a public hospital located in Mallow, County Cork, Ireland.[1] It is managed by the Irish Government's Health Service Executive and provides acute-care hospital services for a population of approximately 90,000 in County Cork.[2] In 2008, the hospital served 10,979 out-patients, and 4,413 in-patients, with an average stay of 5.9 nights. 74.9% of admissions were made via the accident and emergency department. In 2007, 40,114 patients presented to the emergency department. The hospital saw 2,336 day cases in the same year.[1]
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The hospital provides 81 beds, of which 76 are in-patient acute beds, while 5 are reserved for acute day cases.[1] In-patient services include general medicine, general surgery, accident and emergency, geriatrics, intensive care, otorhinolaryngology, paediatrics, anaesthesia, radiology.[1]
Below are waiting times for procedures at Mallow General Hospital, as reported by the National Treatment Purchase Fund.[1][3]
As of November 2009:
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Independent audits rated hygiene levels as 88% satisfactory in 2005,[4] rising to 91% in 2006.[5] The hospital had a Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infection rate of 0.14 per 1,000 bed days in 2007.[1]
In August 2010, the Irish Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA) announced it was to begin an investigation of potential health risks to patients attending the hospital. The inquiry, which was brought about due to patient complaints, will focus on major surgery, emergency and critical care services.[6]