Cork University Hospital (CUH) is the largest university teaching hospital in Ireland and is the only level 1 trauma centre in the Republic of Ireland – an accreditation given because of the very wide range of specialities delivered by the hospital – CUH has 800 beds and a wide range of specialities including Neuroscience, Cardiac Service, Orthopaedics, General Surgery, Renal, Internal Medicine, Vascular, Ophthalmology, Urology, Plastic Surgery, Maxillary-Facial, Paediatrics, Intensive Care, Oncology, Haematology, Burns.
CUH is the tertiary referral centre for the HSE Southern area, and the supra-regional area of Limerick, Clare, Tipperary, Waterford and Kilkenny.
CUH therefore acts as a regional centre for secondary and tertiary care for the catchment population of 550,000 served by the HSE Southern area and a supra-regional centre for a total a population of 1.1 million.
CUH is the primary teaching hospital for the Faculty of Health and Science in University College Cork.
UCC is the Academic partner of the South-South West Hospital Group.
CUH has a very strong relationship with each of the six schools within the Science Faculty, and Social Work Courses of UCC, this is a key area for future development to maximise the opportunities for both the service and academia.
Care is delivered in a variety of settings and new approaches and models of care to follow the care demands of the health service are being advanced within the context of overall healthcare reform, including Slaintécare.
The Division of Paediatrics cares for children from birth to 16 years of age incorporating acute paediatric (85% of all paediatric admissions), children with chronic illnesses and children at risk.
The Social Work Department in Cork University Hospital offers a number of services to patients and their families.
The service focuses on the social and emotional aspects linked to a patient's admission to the hospital and involves working with those who may experience distress, crisis, trauma, breach of safety, bereavement and adjustment to loss.