Tipperary University Hospital (TippUH), Clonmel, Co. Tipperary, is a Level 111 Acute Hospital.
The hospital is part of the HSE Dublin & South East Health Region and is part of the integrated health area of Carlow, Kilkenny & South Tipperary.
TippUH is governed by the Executive Management Team, which is representative of the hospital's clinical and corporate functions to support the delivery of safe, efficient, effective, high-quality patient care.
Skills and Attributes Planning & Organisation Professional knowledge & experience Description Tipperary University Hospital (TippUH) Tipperary University Hospital (TippUH), Clonmel, Co. Tipperary, is a Level 111 Acute Hospital.
The hospital is part of the HSE Dublin & South East and is governed by the Executive Management Team, which is representative of the hospital's clinical and corporate functions to support the delivery of safe, efficient, effective, high-quality patient care.
An important component of this care is the prevention and control of healthcare-associated infections.
The hospital has 256 inpatient beds and 22-day beds.
TippUH provides acute hospital services to a wide catchment area including South Tipperary, West Waterford, North Cork, and parts of North Tipperary.
It also offers a busy outpatient facility across multiple disciplines, including an Oncology outpatient treatment facility, serving a population of up to 160,000.
Part of the HSE Dublin & South East Health Region, which covers Tipperary South, Waterford, Kilkenny, Carlow, Wexford, Wicklow, and part of South Dublin, the hospital is among Ireland's largest hospital groups, comprising 11 hospitals, including:
St Vincent's University Hospital University Hospital Waterford Tipperary University Hospital Wexford General Hospital St Columcille's Hospital, Loughlinstown Kilcreene Regional Orthopaedic Hospital The National Maternity Hospital National Rehabilitation Hospital Royal Victoria Eye & Ear Hospital Tipperary University Hospital Maternity Services The maternity unit at TippUH handles approximately 1,000 deliveries annually, providing essential services to women and families in Tipperary and surrounding counties.
It aligns with The National Maternity Strategy and is part of Ireland East Women and Infants Directorate (ISWID).
The team has successfully implemented several strategic objectives, including ultrasonography, bereavement, lactation, and perinatal mental health services.
Development is ongoing to expand Community Midwifery services.
The maternity services offer:
A 20-bed unit providing antenatal, intrapartum, and postnatal care A Special Care Baby Unit with 5 cots for babies over 32 weeks' gestation, including repatriation of babies from other units Two delivery/labour ward rooms with 24-hour epidural services and options for emergency Caesarean Sections supported by theatre suites in Main Theatre Outpatient antenatal clinics held on-site and outreach clinics in various primary care centres Flexible booking options, including virtual consultations and phlebotomy services Fetal Assessment Unit available three afternoons weekly A Midwifery-led service for women in the Supported Care Pathway Plans for Community Midwifery and Early Transfer Home services Antenatal education classes in collaboration with a multidisciplinary team A scanning department offering various obstetric scans Specialist services in ultrasound, bereavement, diabetes, and perinatal mental health Emergency Gynaecology services operating 24/7 Recent refurbishments including new induction of labour rooms and CTG monitoring equipment Implementation of Video Enabled Care for gestational diabetes management Initiation of Termination of Pregnancy services and plans for an ambulatory Gynaecology service in 2025 Development plans for a new Maternity Unit building Tipperary University Hospital is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
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