Kerry General Hospital
Tralee
Co. Kerry

Tel: (066) 718 4000
Fax: (066) 712 6241

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

PLEASE NOTE
Visiting Times for Ardagh Ward ( Medical Rehabilitation Ward) are 16.00 – 20.00 hrs

Kerry General Hospital is the second largest of the HSE South's seven acute hospitals. The hospital provides acute general hospital services to the population of Co. Kerry (139,616 - 2006 Preliminary Census figures) and additionally to a proportion of the populations of West Limerick and North Cork.

The following Specialties are provided:-

• - Emergency Medicine
• - Ear, Nose & Throat Services
• - General Medicine including Medicine of the Elderly & Endocrinology
• - General Surgery
• - Gynaecology (Colposcopy & Urodynamics)
• - Obstetrics
• - Orthopaedics
• - Paediatric including Special Baby Care Unit
• - Pathology
• - Psychiatry
• - Radiography including C.T. Scanning Service.
• - Renal Dialysis Satellite Unit
• - Oncology Satellite Unit
• - Palliative Care

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

• - Dental
• - Dermatology
• - Nephrology
• - Neurology
• - Oncology
• - Ophthalmology
• - Plastic Surgery
• - Rheumatology
• - S.T.D.

Support Services are provided as follows: -

• - Audiology
• - Diabetics
• - Endoscopy Suite
• - Medical Assessment Unit
• - Occupational Therapy
• - Out-Patient Department
• - Physiotherapy
• - Speech and Language Therapy

A 46-bed geriatric unit serving the Tralee catchment area is also located in the hospital. 2-beds are allocated to respite care.

The hospital treats 18,500 inpatients per annum and approximately 40,000 patients attend the Outpatients Department annually. Approx. 34,000 attend the Accident & Emergency Department per annum.

Executive Management Board
An Executive Management Board for Kerry General Hospital has been established to ensure that Kerry General Hospital is managed in an efficient and effective manner enabling it to provide the highest quality care to the public. All members of the E.M.B. are appointed by the Chief Officer of the Health Service Executive.

Number of Beds:
In Patient: 377
Day: 0
Total: 377

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