<p><strong>University Kerry Hospital </strong>is the second largest of the Health Service Executive –South’s seven acute hospitals. The hospital provides acute general hospital services to the population of Co. Kerry (180,554) and additionally to a proportion of the populations of West Limerick and North Cork.</p> <p></p> <p>The hospital has 275 acute general beds; 50 Acute Psychiatric beds, 46 elderly continuing care beds and a 24/7 Emergency Department which cares for 43,000 emergency presentations a year. The hospital treats over 24,000 inpatients per annum and approximately 54,000 patients attend the Outpatients Department.</p> <p></p> <p>In addition, the Kerry area has a very large visiting population. It is estimated that there is over 2 million tourists visiting this region ann...