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Welcome

We at the South Infirmary-Victoria University Hospital are committed to providing the highest quality service to all our patients in a friendly, safe, and caring environment. We aim to provide individual patient centred care to each patient and their families. We have a total designated bed complement of 180 beds and cater for up to 44,350 admissions and 116,900 outpatient attendances each year.

We are the Regional Center for ENT, Dermatology, Elective Orthopaedic, Ophthalmology (In patient & Day Cases) & Chronic Pain services and provide a significant role in the provision of Oncology, General Surgery, Rheumatology, Endocrinology, Plastic Surgery, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Elective Gynaecology, Radiology and Anaesthesiology services.

Visiting is between 3 - 4 pm and again between 6.30 - 7.30pm. Visiting outside these hours is at the discretion of ward managers or those designated in charge of a ward if a ward manager is not available.

Advice for visitors to the hospital remains as follows:

• Visitors should not visit if they have symptoms of respiratory like illness such as cough sore throat and or gastrointestinal illness such as vomiting & diarrhoea.
• Visitors should follow basic infection prevention and control precautions, including hand hygiene and respiratory etiquette when in the hospital.
• Visitors are requested to keep SIVUH clean and to report any areas of concern in regards to cleanliness to department they are attending.
• In the event of an outbreak, visiting will be restricted to compassionate visiting only, on prior approval with the ward manager.

We welcome your feedback & comments, compliments or suggestions on our website, see our feedback form (click here). Telephone: 021 4926100.

For information on making a complaint and the procedure to make a complaint (click here)

The SIVUH is a smoke free campus.

Hospital Management – 25/02/2026