International Patient Services at Beacon Hospital

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About Us

Beacon Hospital is a full service hospital located in Dublin, Ireland, and operated by the

University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC). UPMC is an integrated global health enterprise

headquartered in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania, and one of the leading non-profit health systems in

the United States. UPMC has advanced the quality and efficiency of healthcare and developed

internationally renowned programmes in transplantation, cancer, neurosurgery, psychiatry,

orthopaedics, and sports medicine, amongst others. In addition to its hospital in Ireland, UPMC

has overseas interests in Palermo, Sicily, and Qatar.

Beacon Hospital benefits from the unique combination of cutting-edge American technology, the

academic acclaim of UPMC and renowned Irish clinical and caring skills. All patient treatment

is delivered in a warm, supportive environment, where technology and expertise work in synergy

with compassion and care.

The hospital provides world-class acute care services, including heart surgery, neurosurgery, and

emergency medicine services. Facilities include 8 operating theatres, 2 cardiac catheterisation

labs, 2 endoscopy suites and 14 critical care beds.

Equipped with the very latest GE (General Electric) technology, Beacon Hospital also has a state

of the art fully digital, filmless radiology department. The hospital is a GE showcase site for

Europe.

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Welcome to Beacon Hospital

Beacon Hospital benefits from the unique combinationthe academic acclaim of UPMC and

of cutting-edge American technology, renowned Irish clinical and caring skills.

Our staff are sensitive to the personal and cultural needs of international patients.

International patient services department

About Dublin

As well as being the location for a world-class hospital, Dublin is also a popular tourist

destination. Ireland’s largest city and capital has a great wealth of historic monuments, castles,

museums, classic Georgian architecture, plus a number of theatres, cafes, restaurants and

shopping areas, worthy of any European capital.

Dublin is known for its cultural and literary history; the city has been the birthplace and

inspiration for a number of poets and playwrights, including Oscar Wilde, George Bernard Shaw

and Samuel Beckett.

Beacon Hospital is also ideally located for exploring the beautiful neighboring county of Wicklow,

known as the ‘Garden of Ireland’ with its scenic coastline, picturesque lakes and majestic hills.

Beacon has a dedicated international patient services department with staff who are sensitive

to the personal and cultural needs of international patients.

Our International Patients package includes the following:

• A dedicated liaison person at Beacon Hospital

• A pick up at Dublin Airport

• Access to 4 or 5 star hotel accommodation nearby

• A preoperative visit by the surgeon

• Surgery and ICU stay

• Recovery in a high-tech ward

• Discharge summary and electronic records passed to the referring physician including intraoperative images

• Complete information about patient stay

• Translation services

• Visa processing facilitation services

• Caretaker facilitation

Location

The hospital is 30 minutes from Dublin International Airport by car and has a helicopter

landing facility on-site. The hospital is well connected to all transport infrastructures and is

built in a fully integrated urban centre. A light rail system connects the hospital to Dublin

city centre in 20 minutes.

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Services at Beacon Hospital

Medical and Surgical Services include the following:

• Cardiac surgery – including replacement and repair of heart valves, coronary artery

bypass grafting (CABG), minimally invasive coronary procedures, mitral, arrhythmia and

aortic surgery

• Neurosurgery

• Abdominal surgery

• Fully comprehensive Cancer Centre including medical oncology and radiotherapy (IMRT)

• Lung surgery – including lung cancer, diseases of the pleura and chest wall

• Colon surgery – including colonoscopy and colon cancer surgery

• Interventional radiology

• Diagnostic procedures – including endoscopy, echocardiography, Doppler ultrasound,

64-slice multidetector CT, 1.5T MRI, PACS System, nuclear medicine

• Advanced laparoscopic (minimally invasive) surgery

• Bariatric surgery (lap banding)

• Urology

• Orthopaedic surgery

• ENT surgery

• Ophthalmic surgery

• Gynaecology (Women’s Centre)

• Plastic surgery

• Telemedicine capabilities, link to our UPMC Pittsburgh centre

Translation and Destination Services• Assistance with visa requests/extensions

Administrative and Financial Services

• Assistance with hospital admission procedures

• Appointment scheduling, including consults and follow-up

• Explanation of administration and financial documents

• Assistance with financial transactions (wire transfers, cheque cashing, and others)

• Coordination of discharge planning with medical staff

www.beaconhospital.ie

For more information about international patient services at Beacon Hospital please contact: Tel: +353 1 293 8630 or Email: beacon.international@beaconhospital.ie

Beacon Hospital has JCI accreditation. The JCI is a non-profit organisation dedicated to

improving the quality and safety of healthcare services throughout the world for over

50 years and its benchmark is considered amongst the highest in the United States.

It currently surveys over 20,000 healthcare programmes annually through a voluntary

accreditation process. The JCI standards were initially developed by a 16 member

international task force composed of physicians, nurses, administrators, and public policy

makers, representing the 6 major world regions.

Joint Commission International (JCI)

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Beacon Hospital

Sandyford, Dublin 18

Ireland

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