The Dublin Midlands Hospital Group () is one of the hospital groups established by the Health Service Executive in Ireland.
History The grouping of hospitals was announced by the Irish Minister for Health, Dr. James Reilly TD in May 2013, as part of a restructure of Irish public hospitals and a goal of delivering better patient care. The Group was given responsibility for the following hospitals:
Southern Dublin St. James's Hospital, inner city Dublin Coombe Women & Infants University Hospital, inner city Dublin Tallaght University Hospital
Midlands counties Naas General Hospital Midland Regional Hospital, Portlaoise Midland Regional Hospital, Tullamore
In April 2018, Dublin Midlands Hospital Group had to defend the level of its car parking charges.
Services The Group is headed by a Chief Executive, who is accountable to the National Director for Acute Services in the Health Service Executive, and is responsible for delivering inpatient care, emergency care, maternity services, outpatient care and diagnostic services at its designated hospitals. The Group’s designated cancer centre is St. James’s Hospital. The Group's academic partner is Trinity College Dublin.
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External links Official site