Head Of Bed Management, University Hospital

Cork University Hospital (CUH) has approximately 800 beds and this will increase further to 1,000 beds on completion of the transfer of additional services to the CUH campus. CUH currently employs approximately 3,269 (WTE) staff of multiple professions and is the primary teaching hospital for the Faculty of Health and Science in University College Cork (UCC). UCC is the Academic partner of the South/South West Hospital Group. CUH has very strong relationships with each of the six schools within the Science Faculty of UCC and this is a key area for future development to maximise the opportunities for both the service and academia.

CUH is a recommended Major Trauma Centre for the Republic of Ireland due to the wide range of specialties delivered by the hospital – including Neurosciences, Cardiac Services, Orthopaedics, General Surgery, Renal, Internal Medicine, Vascular, Ophthalmology, Urology, Plastic Surgery, Maxillary-Facial, Paediatrics, Intensive Care, Oncology, Haematology, Obstetrics, Gynaecology, Neonatology and Emergency Medicine. CUH is JAGaccredited and is a Magnet4EuropeHospital.

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 approx. 550,000 served by the HSE Southern area and a supra-regional centre for a total a population of 1.1 million.

Bed Management Department

The function of the Bed Management Department is to oversee all scheduling, daily admissions, and bed management within Cork University Hospital. The aim is to balance the access demands of the Emergency department and those of the scheduled care urgent/non-urgent elective work with the available bed capacity.

The Bed Management Team optimizes patient flow from admission through to discharge. The Bed Manager leads continuous improvement of the admission process, transfer and discharge planning in scheduled and unscheduled care.

The South West Region is in transition to an Integrated Health System and the CUH CEO will report from 3rd March 2025 to an Integrated Healthcare Area Manager. The Primary Academic partner is University College Cork (UCC), which offers a wide range of educational programmes and conducts research within all the hospitals in the Region. A Regional Executive Management Team oversees the collective executive functioning of the South West Region.