Tallaght University Hospital’s special offsite Age-related Unit located at Tymon North has just celebrated its 4th anniversary.
The 48-bed facility, which is managed and staffed by TUH is located just a ten-minute drive from the hospital’s main campus. It cares for patients who need ongoing medical attention and rehabilitation before they can return home.
The Hospital was offered the opportunity by the HSE to manage this unit just before the end of 2020. At that point, TUH quickly acted to transfer a team of its staff to the second floor of the brand-new Tymon North building which opened during a COVID lockdown.
The unit in Tymon North provides unique specialist medical gerontology care, as well as addressing any social care and rehabilitation needs patients might have as they continue theirrecovery until they are well enough for discharge. There are two wards, Cherry Blossom and Bluebell with a total of 48 beds. Each single room is en-suite with a television. The expected length of stay for patients is two to 12 weeks.
Consultant Geriatrician Dr. Aoife Fallon is the Clinical Lead at Tymon North. Paying tribute to the hardworking multidisciplinary team who have helped her to run the Unit, Dr Fallon said, “In terms of staffing I am privileged to work with excellent colleagues who always put the patient’s needs at the centre of everything they do.”
Since it opened in 2020, Tymon North has treated over one thousand patients, with an average age of 81 years. After their stay, the majority of patients (750) have been discharged home.
