Letterkenny General Hospital

Letterkenny General Hospital (Irish: Ospidéal Ginearálta Leitir Ceanainn) is an acute hospital serving the inhabitants of County Donegal in the Republic of Ireland. The hospital currently employs approximately 750 people, with more than 300 of these being nursing staff. It contains around 280 beds at present.

History
Nowadays the hospital consists of a single storey building that dates from the 1960s, and a multi-storey extension built above this and opened in 1981. Most of the facilities are stored in this building but some, such as the dental and mental facilities, are stored across the road in St. Conal's Hospital.

Layout
The main hospital building has a total of five storeys, each labelled Floor A to E in ascending order. Upper floors may be accessed by stairs or by lifts, of which there are three. Floor A is dedicated to reception, administration and the day clinic and also contains the hospital shop. Floor B contains the casualty area, radiography centre, medical wards 1 and 2, stationery department, coffee dock and staff canteen amongst others. Floor C houses the orthopaedic and paediatric units and Floor D houses surgical wards 1 and 2, as well as the HDUs (High Dependency Units). Floor E is where all surgery takes place and is also where the ICU (Intensive Care Unit) and its waiting room may be found.

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Interior