St Michael's Hospital

Summary

St. Michael’s Hospital is an acute general hospital providing a range of specialised clinical services to the people of South Dublin and Wicklow.

We offer facilities for pathological and radiological services, provide care for both medical and surgical patients, as well as outpatient clinics and services including cardiac rehabilitation, diabetes treatment, heart failure treatment, pulmonary rehabilitation.

We are an academic teaching hospital- part of the St. Vincent’s Healthcare Group – and share resources and expertise with St Vincent’s University Hospital in Elm Park campus, Dublin.

We offer 95 inpatient beds incorporating 7-day, 5-day and day care facilities and an 8am – 8pm Emergency Department.

Our Pelvic Floor Centre is Ireland’s first truly multidisciplinary clinic for the assessment and management of pelvic floor dysfunction. Our internationally trained sub-specialist colorectal surgeons and urogynecologists work as a team, supported by specialist physiotherapists and clinical nurse specialists

Our specialised Heart Failure programme seeks to improve quality of life for patients with heart failure in the East Coast Area, through provision of expert multidisciplinary advice, education and support. The team includes consultant cardiologists, clinical nurse specialists, psychotherapist, physiotherapist, dieticians. We are also the regional training centre for Pulmonary Rehabilitation Care.

The Department of Nursing is dedicated to the provision of high-quality patient-focused care and a nursing degree programme in association with the University College Dublin (UCD) is now being delivered preceded by Diploma (RCSI) and Certificate courses for student nurses.