Naas General Hospital ( ga, Ospidéal Ginearálta an Náis) is a general hospital located on the Craddockstown Road at

Naas Naas ( ; ga, Nás na Ríogh or ) is the county town of County Kildare in Ireland. In 2016, it had a population of 21,393, making it the second largest town in County Kildare after Newbridge. History The name of Naas has been recorded in th ...

County Kildare County Kildare ( ga, Contae Chill Dara) is a county in Ireland. It is in the province of Leinster and is part of the Eastern and Midland Region. It is named after the town of Kildare. Kildare County Council is the local authority for the county, ...

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. It was founded in 1841 and is managed by

Dublin Midlands Hospital Group The Dublin Midlands Hospital Group ( ga, Grúpa Ospidéal Lár Tíre Bhaile Átha Cliath) is one of the hospital groups established by the Health Service Executive in Ireland. History The grouping of hospitals was announced by the Irish Minister f ...

History

The hospital has its origins in the Naas Union Workhouse and Infirmary which was designed by George Wilkinson and opened in 1841. In 1922, shortly after the creation of the

Irish Free State The Irish Free State ( ga, Saorstát Éireann, , ; 6 December 192229 December 1937) was a state established in December 1922 under the Anglo-Irish Treaty of December 1921. The treaty ended the three-year Irish War of Independence between th ...

, it became Naas County Hospital. During the 1990s, the Department of Health undertook a programme of developing the site as a modern general hospital.

Services

The hospital provides acute services for the population of around 200,000 people in

and western parts of

County Wicklow County Wicklow ( ; ga, Contae Chill Mhantáin ) is a county in Ireland. The last of the traditional 32 counties, having been formed as late as 1606, it is part of the Eastern and Midland Region and the province of Leinster. It is bordered by t ...

. The hospital currently has 243 patient beds which include 18 day service beds. The hospital features a 24-hour Emergency Department.

References

External links

Official site
{{Irish hospitals 1841 establishments in Ireland Hospitals established in 1841 Hospitals in County Kildare Naas Teaching hospitals of the University of Dublin, Trinity College Health Service Executive hospitals Hospital buildings completed in 1841