The Mater University Hospital About us Home About About us The Mater Misericordiae University Hospital is a level 4 teaching hospital based in Dublin's north inner city. The hospital was opened in 1861 by the Sisters of Mercy. In addition to the local services for our catchment area, the Mater Hospital provides a range of frontline and specialist services on a regional and national level. Our ambition Our ambition is to be the safest hospital in Ireland, delivering the highest quality care, with the most patient centred, efficient processes. Our national specialties We are the national centre for: Heart surgery. Heart and lung transplants. Extra corporeal life support (ECLS) - a procedure that uses a machine to take over the work of the lungs and sometimes the heart. Spinal injuries Pulmonary hypertension - a rare lung disorder Bone anchored hearing aid National isolation unit Last year at a glance: In the last year we provided treatment to: 24,750 inpatients 63,687 day patients 221,956 outpatients 82,307 emergency department visits Our hospital offers: 580 beds - more than 150 of these are inpatient beds are single ensuite rooms 85 day beds 12 operating theatres A university teaching hospital - what does this mean? Education, training and research have always been at the core of the Mater Hospital. We are committed to providing excellence in healthcare for all of our patients and in order to achieve this we recognise that we must support our current and future staff to learn, grow and innovate. Our strong academic partnerships allow us to deliver undergraduate and postgraduate education to hundreds of healthcare professionals including nurses, doctors, clinical therapists, radiographers and many more. We also work closely with academic institutions to deliver cutting edge research that has a direct impact on patient care. Read more about our education and training and research and innovation. The Ireland East Hospital Group The Ireland East Hospital Group (IEHG) and their academic partner, University College Dublin (UCD) is the largest and most diverse of the seven hospital groups. IEHG consists of 11 hospitals, including the Mater Miseracordiae University Hospital, and serves over 1.1 million people. The development of the IEHG presents a unique opportunity within the Irish healthcare system to build on the excellence of our hospital, combined with the innovation, research and educational excellence provided by UCD to deliver consistent high quality safe healthcare outcomes and the world class healthcare our patients deserve. The mission of the Ireland East Hospital Group is to deliver improved evidence base excellence in care delivery, education, training, research and innovation healthcare outcomes for the 1.1 million people we serve. The hospitals within the Ireland East Hospital Group are: The Mater Hospital St Vincent’s University Hospital Midland Regional Hospital Mullingar St Luke’s General Hospital, Kilkenny Wexford General Hospital National Maternity Hospital Our Lady’s Hospital, Navan St Columcille’s Hospital St Michael’s Hospital, Dun Laoghaire Cappagh National Orthopaedic Hospital Royal Victoria Eye and Ear Hospital Contact us SwitchBoard T: 01 803 2000 Find us Location: Mater Misericordiae University Hospital Eccles St, Dublin 7 Getting to the hospital Find your way around Resources Web accessibility Cookie Management Privacy Notice Freedom of information Data Protection Information governance Staff links Contact Us Mater Misericordiae University Hospital, Eccles St, Dublin 7. Ph: 353 (01) 803 2000 VAT No: IE6371402U Registered in Ireland No: 351402 Charity No: CHY203 Registered Charity Number (RCN): 20000349 Make a donation SPEAK