| St. Columcille's Hospital, Loughlinstown | |
| Health Service Executive | |
|---|---|
| Geography | |
| Location | Loughlinstown, Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown, Ireland |
| Organisation | |
| Care system | HSE |
| Hospital type | General |
| Services | |
| Emergency department | Yes Accident & Emergency |
| Beds | 118 |
| Links | |
| Lists | Hospitals in the Republic of Ireland |
St. Columcille's Hospital, Loughlinstown is a public[1] hospital located in Loughlinstown, County Dublin, Ireland. It is managed by the Irish Government's Health Service Executive and provides acute-care hospital services, including a 24-hour emergency department,[1] for the population of South Dublin and County Wicklow. In 2008, the hospital served 44,479 out-patients, and 4,236 in-patients, with an average stay of 10.5 nights.[1] 89.7% of admissions were made via the accident and emergency department or 4,274 patients. In 2007, 23,812 patients presented to the emergency department. The hospital saw 2,735 day cases in the same year.[1]
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The hospital provides 118 beds, of which 110 are in-patient acute beds, while 8 are reserved for acute day cases.[1] In-patient services include general medicine, general surgery, accident and emergency, cardiology, endocrinology, ophthalmology, orthopaedics, geriatrics, urology, vascular surgery, obstetrics and gynaecology, haematology, paediatrics, anaesthesia, radiology.[1]
As of July 2010, waiting times for procedures are unavailable.[2]
Independent audits rated hygiene levels as 62% satisfactory in 2005,[3] rising to 84% in 2006.[4] The hospital had a Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infection rate of 0.19 per 1,000 bed days in 2007.[1]