Home Mercy Urgent Care Centre
Mercy Hospital Foundation
| Print |

Mercy Urgent Care Centre,
St Mary’s Health Campus,
(formerly St. Mary's Orthopaedic Hospital)
Gurranabraher,
Cork city,
Tel: 021 - 4926900
Fax: 021 - 4926996

PLEASE NOTE: Mercy University Hospital Main Number: 021-4271971

 

Opening Hours: 8.00am to 6.00pm, 7 days a week
Where is the Mercy Urgent Care Centre?

The Mercy Urgent Care Centre is at St. Mary’s Health Campus, Gurranabraher, Cork city on the grounds of the former St. Mary’s Orthopaedic Hospital.

There is plenty of parking available outside the centre. Bus Route 202 (Mahon to Knocknaheeny), stops outside the entrance to St. Mary’s Health Campus. The North Orbital Bus 201 stops at Cork University Hospital and on Harbour View Road, which is only minutes walk from the Mercy Urgent Care Centre.

 

Click here to go to a Google Maps view

What is an Urgent Care Centre?

The Mercy Urgent Care Centre at St. Mary’s Health Campus offers assessment and treatment to anyone who has had a recent minor injury, for example, suspected broken bones, minor burns and scalds or cuts.

The centre is led by a consultant in emergency medicine and has direct access to x-ray and laboratory tests and we provide a full range of urgent care services, for example; stitching and application of plaster of paris. We have direct access to all hospital services as the centre is under the governance of the Mercy University Hospital.

 

What injuries or conditions CAN be treated?
  • Suspected broken bones to legs (from knees to toes)
  • Suspected broken bones to arms (from collar bone to finger tips)
  • All sprains and strains
  • Facial injuries
  • Minor burns and scalds
  • Wounds, bites cuts and grazes, including scalp lacerations
  • Splinters
  • Foreign bodies in eyes/ears/nose
  • Minor chest injuries.
*Above list should be recent injuries.

 

What injuries and conditions CANNOT be treated?
  • Children under 10 years old
  • Injuries following a fall from a height or a serious road traffic accident
  • Serious head injuries
  • Chest pain
  • Abdominal pain
  • Gynaecological problems
  • Serious neck/back pain
  • Pregnancy related conditions
  • Pelvis or hip fractures.
*The above list is not exhaustive.

 

How much does it cost?
Patients with full medical cards No Charge
Patients with valid medical/GP referral letter No Charge
Non-medical card holders
The same fee as for the Emergency Department applies		 Currently €100
Non-EU short term visitors
The same fee as for the Emergency Department applies		 Currently €200

 

Who works at the Mercy Urgent Care Centre?

The Mercy Urgent Care Centre is staffed by a team, led by a consultant in emergency medicine, including doctors, clinical nurse managers, staff nurses, radiographers, multi-task attendants, physiotherapists, social workers, pharmacists and clerical staff.

 

Who can use the Mercy Urgent Care Centre?

Anyone from Cork city and county or those visiting from elsewhere can come to the Mercy Urgent Care Centre.

 

When is the Mercy Urgent Care Centre open?

The Mercy Urgent Care Centre is open from 8.00am to 6.00pm, 7 days a week. After 6.00pm please go to the Emergency Department at Mercy University Hospital or Cork University Hospital.

 

Where should I go if I have a pain from a long standing injury?

If you have a pain from a long standing injury, please go to your GP.

 

What should I do in an emergency?

In An Emergency.....
Please go to the Emergency Department at Mercy University Hospital or Cork University Hospital or call an ambulance on 999 or 112.

 

Publications
Please click the following links to download some of our publications:
end faq