Bantry General Hospital
Bantry
Co. Cork
Tel: 027 50133
Fax: 027 51209
Email: jackie.daly@hse.ie

Visiting Times
Daily 14.00pm – 16.00pm
Evening: 18.30pm – 20.30pm

Bantry General Hospital provides acute general hospital services to the population of the West Cork area extending to locations as distant as the Beara Peninsula and Mizen Head. The hospital is located approximately 60 miles from Cork University Hospital in Cork City.
Bantry General Hospital is a 118-bedded Acute General Hospital and provides a comprehensive range of inpatient, outpatient and day case services in accordance with the principles of equity, people centeredness, quality and accountability. Bantry General Hospital is at present undergoing exciting new changes due to reconfiguration which will greatly benefit the Southwest.

A wide range of specialties are delivered by the hospital. These are:

• General Medicine, which includes coronary, Endocrinology and ICU
• Acute Medical Assessment Admissions Unit
• General Surgery, which includes Casualty Department.
• Day Case Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy.
• Old Age Medicine, which includes an 12-bedded Rehabilitation and Assessment Unit and a 4 bedded Acute Stroke Unit.
• Care of the Elderly & Respite Care
• Radiology
• Palliative Care
• Mental Health Services
• Outpatient Department

The following additional Specialist Out-Patient Services are provided by Visiting Consultants: -

• Orthopaedic
• Paediatric
• Maternity
• Orthoptic
• Urology
• Surgical Outreach
• Dermatology

Support Services are provided as follows:

• Endoscopy Suite
• Medical Assessment Area in ICU
• Physiotherapy Department
• Laboratory Department
• Outpatient Department

A 24-bed continuing care unit for older people serving the catchment area is also located in the hospital, with 5 beds allocated to respite care.

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