The Rotunda Hospital, Dublin

The Rotunda Hospital, Annual Report 2017 Dublin The Rotunda Hospital Dublin Annual Report 2017 Contents Introduction 4 Introduction by the Master .............................................................................................................. 8 Introduction by the Chairperson ..................................................................................................14 About the Rotunda Hospital .......................................................................................................16 Board of Governors .......................................................................................................................17 Clinical Directors Office ................................................................................................................18 Clinical Services 20 Maternity 22 Department of Midwifery and Nursing .......................................................................................24 Emergency and Assessment Unit ...............................................................................................27 Early Pregnancy Assessment Service .......................................................................................28 Recurrent Pregnancy Loss Service ............................................................................................32 Fetal Medicine Service ..................................................................................................................33 Maternal Medicine Service ...........................................................................................................36 Teenage Pregnancy Service ........................................................................................................40 Combined Obstetric Endocrine Service ....................................................................................41 Infection Diseases Service ...........................................................................................................43 Epilepsy Service .............................................................................................................................46 Mental Health Service ...................................................................................................................47 Next Birth After Caesarean Section ............................................................................................50 Labour and Delivery ......................................................................................................................52 Anaesthesia Service ......................................................................................................................57 Critical Care Service ......................................................................................................................59 Maternal Morbidity .........................................................................................................................62 Complicated Post Natal Service .................................................................................................65 Radiology Service ..........................................................................................................................66 Gynaecology 68 Gynaecology Service ....................................................................................................................70 Colposcopy Service ......................................................................................................................74 Sexual Assault Treatment Service ...............................................................................................75 Neonatology 78 Department of Neonatology .........................................................................................................80 Allied Clinical Services 100 Laboratory Medicine Department ............................................................................................102 - Division of Biochemistry and Endocrinology ....................................................................103 - Division of Clinical Microbiology .........................................................................................104 - Division of Haematology and Transfusion .........................................................................106 - Division of Histopathology ...................................................................................................108 - Laboratory Medicine - Quality Management .....................................................................109 Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics Service ....................................................................................110 Medical Social Work Service .....................................................................................................112 Pharmacy Service ........................................................................................................................114 Physiotherapy Service .................................................................................................................118 02 The Rotunda Hospital Annual Report Contents Quality and Safety Services 120 Quality and Patient Safety Service............................................................................................122 Infection Prevention and Control Service ................................................................................125 Clinical Risk Service ....................................................................................................................128 Health and Safety Service ..........................................................................................................130 Clinical Audit Service ..................................................................................................................131 Academia 132 Department of Research ............................................................................................................134 Research Ethics ...........................................................................................................................137 RCSI Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology ................................................................138 Library and Information Service ................................................................................................139 The Rotunda Foundation ............................................................................................................140 Corporate Services 142 Human Resources .......................................................................................................................144 Finance ..........................................................................................................................................146 Information Technology ...............................................................................................................150 Support Services..........................................................................................................................151 - Catering Department .............................................................................................................151 - Clinical Engineering Department ........................................................................................152 - Central Sterile Service Department ....................................................................................152 - Household Services Department ......................................................................................153 - Portering Department ............................................................................................................154 Patient Services ............................................................................................................................156 Clinical Reporting .........................................................................................................................157 Governance 158 Board of Governors .....................................................................................................................160 Appendices 162 Appendix 1: Clinical Summary Data ........................................................................................164 Appendix 2: Comparative Summary ........................................................................................168 Appendix 3: Perinatal Deaths ....................................................................................................169 Appendix 4: Outpatient Activity Data .......................................................................................170 Appendix 5: Financial Information ............................................................................................171 Appendix 6: Clinical Audits ........................................................................................................172 Appendix 7: Staff Research Publications ................................................................................175 Appendix 8: Staff list ...................................................................................................................179 03 The Rotunda Hospital Annual Report Contents Introduction years of delivering the highest quality of care to generations of mothers and babies 9,915 Mothers Cared for 8,226 Mothers Delivered 8,409 Babies Born 212 Beds 833 Employees 416 Medical and Nursing Students 107,422 Outpatient

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