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University Hospital Kerry

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University Hospital Kerry
Health Service Executive
University Hospital Kerry
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Geography
LocationRathass, Tralee, County Kerry, Ireland
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Organisation
TypeGeneral
Affiliated universityUniversity College Cork
Services
Emergency departmentYes Accident & Emergency
Beds377
HelipadYes
History
Opened1984
Links
Websitewww.hse.ie/eng/services/list/5/kerryhealthservices/uhk/
ListsHospitals in the Republic of Ireland

University Hospital Kerry (Irish: Ospidéal Ollscoile Chiarraí) is a public hospital in Quill Street, Tralee, County Kerry, Ireland. It is managed by South/Southwest Hospital Group.[1]

History

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The hospital was commissioned to replace the aging St Catherine's Hospital on the north side of Quill Street in Tralee.[2] The new hospital, which was built on a site to the south of the old hospital, opened as the Tralee General Hospital in 1984.[3] After evolving to become Kerry General Hospital, it was renamed University Hospital Kerry in February 2016.[4]

Services

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The hospital provides acute services and has 377 beds and delivers nearly 1,500 babies a year.[3] It is affiliated with University College Cork.[5]

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