Dublin Midlands Hospital Group

The Dublin Midlands Hospital Group (Irish: 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 for Health, Dr. James Reilly TD in May 2013, as part of a restructure of Irish public hospitals and a goal of delivering better patient care.^[1] The Group was given responsibility for the following hospitals:^[1][2]

Southern Dublin

• St. James's Hospital, inner city Dublin
• Coombe Women & Infants University Hospital, inner city Dublin
• Tallaght University Hospital

Midlands counties

• Naas General Hospital
• Midland Regional Hospital, Portlaoise
• Midland Regional Hospital, Tullamore

In April 2018, Dublin Midlands Hospital Group had to defend the level of its car parking charges.^[3]

Services

The Group is headed by a Chief Executive, who is accountable to the National Director for Acute Services in the Health Service Executive,^[4] and is responsibility for delivering inpatient care, emergency care, maternity services, outpatient care and diagnostic services at its designated hospitals.^[4] The Group’s designated cancer centre is St. James’s Hospital.^[5] The Group's academic partner is Trinity College Dublin.^[1]

References

1. "Minister Announces Hospital Groups and Publishes The Framework for Smaller Hospitals". Department of Health. Department of Health (Ireland). 15 May 2013. Retrieved 15 May 2013.
2. "Six hospital groups 'most fundamental reform in decades'". Irish Medical Times. 14 May 2013. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
3. "Over €375k in hospital parking charges last year". Offaly Independent. 27 April 2018. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
4. Madden, Deirdre (2014). Medical Law in Ireland. Kluwer Law International. ISBN 978-9041153333.
5. "Regional Cancer Services". www.hse.ie. Retrieved 6 Feb 2021.

External links

• Official site