Mercy University Hospital | |
Org/Group: | Health Service Executive |
Caption: | Mercy University Hospital |
Region: | Cork |
Country: | Ireland |
Type: | Teaching |
Emergency: | Yes |
Beds: | 330 |
Funding: | Public |
Founded: | 1857 |
Map Type: | Ireland |
Coordinates: | 51.9°N -8.4827°W |
Mercy University Hospital (Irish: Ospidéal Ollscoile na Trócaire) (MUH) is a general hospital located in Cork, Ireland. It is managed by HSE Regional Health Authority-South West.[1]
The hospital was established by the Sisters of Mercy on 17 March 1857.[2] [3] However, the oldest part of the building dates back to the 1760s, as the residence of the Mayor of Cork, and was temporarily used as a school before being converted into a hospital. Mercy University Hospital originally contained only 40-beds, but has since grown to its current number of over 300.