Beaumont Hospital, Dublin
Encyclopedia
Beaumont Hospital, is a public hospital located in Beaumont, 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
, for the population of Dublin. In 2008, the hospital served 149,559 out-patients, and 21,576 in-patients, with an average stay of 10.5 nights. 75.9% of admissions were made via the accident and emergency department
or 16,515 patients. In 2007, 46,335 patients presented to the emergency department. The hospital saw 38,796 day cases in the same year.
50 million. Its design is a direct replica of Cork University College Hospital.
It opened on November 29, 1987 following the closure of two smaller and older Dublin hospitals: The Charitable Infirmary, better known as Jervis Street Hospital
and St. Lawrence's Hospital (known as The Richmond).
with whom it shares its campus. It also has a nurse training school in association with Dublin City University
.
co-ordinated a successful bid to the Wellcome Trust
for a major clinical research centre to be led by Professor Dermot P. Kelleher
comprising two elements:
, general surgery
, accident and emergency, neurosurgery
, maxillofacial surgery, dermatology
, nephrology
and dialysis
, endocrinology
, infectious disease
, respiratory medicine
, rheumatology
, ophthalmology
, otorhinolaryngology (ENT), plastic surgery
, urology
, oncology
, cardiology
, orthopaedics, vascular surgery
, psychiatry
, obstetrics and gynaecology
, haematology, paediatrics, anaesthesia, radiology
.
affected 7.2% of patients in 2007, with a Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus
(MRSA) infection rate of 0.23 per 1,000 bed days in 2007.
Beaumont, Dublin
Beaumont is a suburb of Dublin, located on the Northside. It lies within the postal district Dublin 9, sometimes known as D9. The name derives from the French for "beautiful mount".-History:...
, Ireland
Republic of Ireland
Ireland , described as the Republic of Ireland , is a sovereign state in Europe occupying approximately five-sixths of the island of the same name. Its capital is Dublin. Ireland, which had a population of 4.58 million in 2011, is a constitutional republic governed as a parliamentary democracy,...
. It is managed by the Irish Government's Health Service Executive
Health Service Executive
The Health Service Executive is responsible for the provision of healthcare providing health and personal social services for everyone living in Ireland, with public funds. The Executive was established by the Health Act, 2004 and came into official operation on January 1, 2005...
and provides acute-care hospital services, including a 24-hour emergency department
Emergency department
An emergency department , also known as accident & emergency , emergency room , emergency ward , or casualty department is a medical treatment facility specialising in acute care of patients who present without prior appointment, either by their own means or by ambulance...
, for the population of Dublin. In 2008, the hospital served 149,559 out-patients, and 21,576 in-patients, with an average stay of 10.5 nights. 75.9% of admissions were made via the accident and emergency department
Emergency department
An emergency department , also known as accident & emergency , emergency room , emergency ward , or casualty department is a medical treatment facility specialising in acute care of patients who present without prior appointment, either by their own means or by ambulance...
or 16,515 patients. In 2007, 46,335 patients presented to the emergency department. The hospital saw 38,796 day cases in the same year.
History
Beaumont Hospital was planned and commissioned from 1978 to 1984 and represented an investment of IR£Irish pound
The Irish pound was the currency of Ireland until 2002. Its ISO 4217 code was IEP, and the usual notation was the prefix £...
50 million. Its design is a direct replica of Cork University College Hospital.
It opened on November 29, 1987 following the closure of two smaller and older Dublin hospitals: The Charitable Infirmary, better known as Jervis Street Hospital
Jervis Street Hospital, Dublin
Jervis Street Hospital was a former hospital in Dublin, Ireland, that became part of Beaumont Hospital, which was completed in 1987. The site of the hospital became the Jervis Shopping Centre.-History:...
and St. Lawrence's Hospital (known as The Richmond).
Education
Beaumont is the principal undergraduate and postgraduate medical training and research centre associated with the Royal College of Surgeons in IrelandRoyal College of Surgeons in Ireland
The Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland , is a Dublin-based medical institution, situated on St. Stephen's Green. The college is one of the five Recognised Colleges of the National University of Ireland...
with whom it shares its campus. It also has a nurse training school in association with Dublin City University
Dublin City University
Dublin City University is a university situated between Glasnevin, Santry, Ballymun and Whitehall on the Northside of Dublin in Ireland...
.
Specialities
- National Referral Centre for Neurological Treatment, Directed by Orla HardimanOrla HardimanOrla Hardiman is an Irish consultant neurologist. She is a Senior Lecturer in Clinical Neurological Sciences at the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland , Clinical Professor of Neurology at the University of Dublin a Consultant Neurologist at the National Neuroscience Center of Ireland at...
- National referral Centre for NeurosurgeryNeurosurgeryNeurosurgery is the medical specialty concerned with the prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation of disorders which affect any portion of the nervous system including the brain, spine, spinal cord, peripheral nerves, and extra-cranial cerebrovascular system.-In the United States:In...
- Renal and Pancreatic Transplantation Centre and Cochlear ImplantationCochlear implantA cochlear implant is a surgically implanted electronic device that provides a sense of sound to a person who is profoundly deaf or severely hard of hearing...
- Regional Ear, Nose and ThroatOtolaryngologyOtolaryngology or ENT is the branch of medicine and surgery that specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of ear, nose, throat, and head and neck disorders....
Centre - Regional GastroenterologyGastroenterologyGastroenterology is the branch of medicine whereby the digestive system and its disorders are studied. The name is a combination of three Ancient Greek words gaster , enteron , and logos...
Centre
Clinical research centre
Dublin Molecular Medicine CentreDublin Molecular Medicine Centre
Dublin Molecular Medicine Centre was set up in 2002, as a registed charity, to create critical mass in molecular medicine research in Dublin, Ireland. Funding was provided by the Higher Education Authority....
co-ordinated a successful bid to the Wellcome Trust
Wellcome Trust
The Wellcome Trust was established in 1936 as an independent charity funding research to improve human and animal health. With an endowment of around £13.9 billion, it is the United Kingdom's largest non-governmental source of funds for biomedical research...
for a major clinical research centre to be led by Professor Dermot P. Kelleher
Dermot P. Kelleher
Dermot P Kelleher is Head of the School of Medicine at the University of Dublin and one of the three founders of Opsona Therapeutics in 2004.Opsona's research is primarily focused on the role of Toll-like receptors and TLR signalling in human innate immunity.-Research interests:His major interest...
comprising two elements:
- A new centre will be built at St. James's Hospital, Dublin.
- A network of new clinical research facilities linking the proposed new centre to existing centres at Beaumont Hospital, St. Vincent’s University Hospital Dublin and Mater Misericordiae University Hospital.
Services
The hospital provides 751 beds, of which 631 are in-patient acute beds, while 110 are reserved for acute day cases. A further 10 beds are designated for in-patient psychiatric care. In-patient services include general medicineMedicine
Medicine is the science and art of healing. It encompasses a variety of health care practices evolved to maintain and restore health by the prevention and treatment of illness....
, general surgery
Surgery
Surgery is an ancient medical specialty that uses operative manual and instrumental techniques on a patient to investigate and/or treat a pathological condition such as disease or injury, or to help improve bodily function or appearance.An act of performing surgery may be called a surgical...
, accident and emergency, neurosurgery
Neurosurgery
Neurosurgery is the medical specialty concerned with the prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation of disorders which affect any portion of the nervous system including the brain, spine, spinal cord, peripheral nerves, and extra-cranial cerebrovascular system.-In the United States:In...
, maxillofacial surgery, dermatology
Dermatology
Dermatology is the branch of medicine dealing with the skin and its diseases, a unique specialty with both medical and surgical aspects. A dermatologist takes care of diseases, in the widest sense, and some cosmetic problems of the skin, scalp, hair, and nails....
, nephrology
Nephrology
Nephrology is a branch of internal medicine and pediatrics dealing with the study of the function and diseases of the kidney.-Scope of the specialty:...
and dialysis
Dialysis
In medicine, dialysis is a process for removing waste and excess water from the blood, and is primarily used to provide an artificial replacement for lost kidney function in people with renal failure...
, endocrinology
Endocrinology
Endocrinology is a branch of biology and medicine dealing with the endocrine system, its diseases, and its specific secretions called hormones, the integration of developmental events such as proliferation, growth, and differentiation and the coordination of...
, infectious disease
Infectious disease
Infectious diseases, also known as communicable diseases, contagious diseases or transmissible diseases comprise clinically evident illness resulting from the infection, presence and growth of pathogenic biological agents in an individual host organism...
, respiratory medicine
Respiratory Medicine
The Respiratory Medicine journal is published by Elsevier Science. Its subjects are internal medicine and practice of medicine.Its ISSN is 0954-6111. Its impact factor in 2004 was 2,086....
, rheumatology
Rheumatology
Rheumatology is a sub-specialty in internal medicine and pediatrics, devoted to diagnosis and therapy of rheumatic diseases. Clinicians who specialize in rheumatology are called rheumatologists...
, ophthalmology
Ophthalmology
Ophthalmology is the branch of medicine that deals with the anatomy, physiology and diseases of the eye. An ophthalmologist is a specialist in medical and surgical eye problems...
, otorhinolaryngology (ENT), plastic surgery
Plastic surgery
Plastic surgery is a medical specialty concerned with the correction or restoration of form and function. Though cosmetic or aesthetic surgery is the best-known kind of plastic surgery, most plastic surgery is not cosmetic: plastic surgery includes many types of reconstructive surgery, hand...
, urology
Urology
Urology is the medical and surgical specialty that focuses on the urinary tracts of males and females, and on the reproductive system of males. Medical professionals specializing in the field of urology are called urologists and are trained to diagnose, treat, and manage patients with urological...
, oncology
Oncology
Oncology is a branch of medicine that deals with cancer...
, cardiology
Cardiology
Cardiology is a medical specialty dealing with disorders of the heart . The field includes diagnosis and treatment of congenital heart defects, coronary artery disease, heart failure, valvular heart disease and electrophysiology...
, orthopaedics, vascular surgery
Vascular surgery
Vascular surgery is a specialty of surgery in which diseases of the vascular system, or arteries and veins, are managed by medical therapy, minimally-invasive catheter procedures, and surgical reconstruction. The specialty evolved from general and cardiac surgery...
, psychiatry
Psychiatry
Psychiatry is the medical specialty devoted to the study and treatment of mental disorders. These mental disorders include various affective, behavioural, cognitive and perceptual abnormalities...
, obstetrics and gynaecology
Obstetrics and gynaecology
Obstetrics and gynaecology are the two surgical–medical specialties dealing with the female reproductive organs in their pregnant and non-pregnant state, respectively, and as such are often combined to form a single medical specialty and postgraduate training programme...
, haematology, paediatrics, anaesthesia, radiology
Radiology
Radiology is a medical specialty that employs the use of imaging to both diagnose and treat disease visualized within the human body. Radiologists use an array of imaging technologies to diagnose or treat diseases...
.
Waiting times
The national median waiting time for surgery in November 2009 stood at 2.5 months; at Beaumont Hospital this figure was 1.7 months. Overall waiting time was 1.6 months, below the national median of 2.4 months. As of November 2009, the National Treatment Purchase Fund listed the following waiting times for procedures:Surgical
- adult patients waiting 3–6 months: 235
- adult patients waiting 6–12 months: 100
- adult patients waiting over 12 months: 8
- child patients waiting 3–6 months: 7
- child surgical patients waiting 6–12 months: 2
- child surgical patients waiting over 12 months: 0
Medical
- adult patients waiting 3–6 months: 160
- adult patients waiting 6–12 months: 94
- adult patients waiting over 12 months: 4
- child patients waiting 3–6 months: 1
- child patients waiting 6–12 months: 0
- child patients waiting over 12 months: 0
Hygiene
Independent audits rated hygiene levels as 62% satisfactory in 2005, rising to 83% in 2006. Hospital-acquired infectionNosocomial infection
A nosocomial infection , also known as a hospital-acquired infection or HAI, is an infection whose development is favoured by a hospital environment, such as one acquired by a patient during a hospital visit or one developing among hospital staff...
affected 7.2% of patients in 2007, with a Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus is a bacterium responsible for several difficult-to-treat infections in humans. It is also called multidrug-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and oxacillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus...
(MRSA) infection rate of 0.23 per 1,000 bed days in 2007.