Tallaght University Hospital
Tymon North Community Unit - Cherry Blossom & Bluebell Wards
| Location | Tymon North Community Unit 2nd Floor Tymon North Road D24 T2XD |
| Contact Numbers | (01) 414 2420 |
| Visiting Hours | 2pm-4pm and 6pm-8pm |
| Patient Meal Times | Breakfast 8:15am, lunch 12:15pm, tea 5:15pm |
Tymon North is an acute inpatient medical gerontology unit, located offsite in Tymon North Community Unit and operated by Tallaght University Hospital.
This unit has 48 beds across two inpatient wards (Cherry Blossom and Bluebell) and is staffed by a full medical and nursing team, with a dedicated multidisciplinary team (physiotherapy, occupational therapy, dietetics, speech and language therapy, medical social work).
Patients are transferred to the unit from the main hospital campus for ongoing acute medical care and rehabilitation before being discharged home.
The TeamConsultant Leads: Dr. Anna McDonagh, Dr. Aoife Fallon, Dr. Sylvia Karpinski Other team members and disciplines: |
Other InformationPastoral Care Services are available for patients. Nursing Staff will arrange for a member of the Pastoral Care Team to visit a patient if required. Valuables, (i.e. money and jewellery). We advise you not to bring valuables with you during an admission. The Hospital is not responsible for patients’ valuables, if kept by the patient. If you do happen to carry cash or items of value with you, there is a patient safe on ward which your nurse can lodge things in. |
Day of Discharge / TransferOnce your discharge day is planned, hospital policy aims to have all patients discharged by 11am. Please think through what arrangements you need to put in place to get home from Tymon North. On discharge, all patients are given a discharge letter for their GP and a prescription. An appointment for follow up will be made if necessary. |
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