Cork University Hospital ( ga, Ospidéal na hOllscoile Corcaigh) is a large university teaching hospital in

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in Ireland. Its academic partner is

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. It is the only Level 1 Trauma Centre in Ireland. It is a public hospital managed by the

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, a part of the

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History

The hospital officially opened as Cork Regional Hospital in November 1978. A new Regional Cancer Centre opened in December 2009 and a new Cardiac Renal Centre, built at a cost of €85 million, opened in October 2010.

Services

The hospital has 800 beds. The hospital has its own hospital radio ''CUH FM'' offering full coverage to the hospital. The hospital also receives patients by helicopter: currently helicopters land on a purpose built

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at the facilities of Bishopstown G.A.A. and Highfield R.F.C. near to the hospital. In 2011 it was confirmed on 6 April 2011 that the hospital would receive a new helipad costing €1.5m and, after a lengthy site selection process, a planning application for the helipad was submitted in November 2018.

Transport

A number of

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city bus routes serve the hospital, including routes 201 and 208 (from Mayfield), 214 (from

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), 216 (from Monkstown via

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), and 219 (from Mahon). In addition, a number of regional bus routes also serve the hospital, including some services on route 232 (from Ballincollig), routes 236, 237 and 239 (from West Cork). Since Spring 2020 West Cork Connect also serve the hospital on their route to/from West Cork.

References

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History

Services

Transport

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