The University Maternity Hospital, Limerick ( ga, Ospidéal Máithreachais na hOllscoile, Luimneach) is a hospital in

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. It is managed by UL Hospitals Group.

History

The hospital on Ennis Road, which was designed by Patrick Sheahan, was opened by the

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, as St Munchin's Regional Maternity Hospital in October 1960. It became the Mid-Western Regional Maternity Hospital in 2006. Following the establishment of the Graduate Medical School at the

University of Limerick The University of Limerick (UL) ( ga, Ollscoil Luimnigh) is a Public university, public research university institution in Limerick, Republic of Ireland, Ireland. Founded in 1972 as the National Institute for Higher Education, Limerick, it beca ...

, it became the University Maternity Hospital Limerick in 2013 when the hospitals in the greater Mid-West Region became part of a single operating and governance structure known as the UL Hospitals Group.Dwane, Mike. (22 May 2013) In 2013 it was listed in the Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013, subsequently enacted as the

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, as one of the institutions where

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s are authorized to be carried out under the Act. In 2018 it was announced that the hospital would move to

Dooradoyle Dooradoyle ( Irish: ''Tuar an Daill'') is a large suburb of Limerick, Ireland. It is one of Limerick's newer suburbs, and is home to the campus of University Hospital Limerick and the Crescent Shopping Centre. Etymology The name Dooradoyle ( g ...

to be co-located with the

University Hospital Limerick University Hospital Limerick ( ga, Ospidéal na hOllscoile, Luimneach) is a hospital located in Dooradoyle, Limerick, Ireland. It is managed by UL Hospitals Group. History The hospital, which was designed by Patrick Sheahan, was officially open ...

References

Hospitals in County Limerick Maternity hospitals Buildings and structures in Limerick (city) Health Service Executive hospitals 1960 establishments in Ireland Hospitals established in 1960 Hospital buildings completed in 1960 Maternity in Ireland 20th-century architecture in the Republic of Ireland {{Ireland-hospital-stub