Our Strategy
CUH Vision
“To become one of the best performing Model 4* Hospitals in the State, an internationally recognised and accredited university teaching hospital and academic health sciences centre, meeting all national access standards for patients, and playing a successful part in leading and delivering integrated care for the South of Ireland”
*Model 4 Hospitals provide 24/7 acute surgery, acute medicine, critical care, tertiary care and, in certain locations, supra-regional care.
Cork University Hospital (CUH) is Ireland’s largest statutory university teaching hospital and uniquely it is the only one providing access to every acute medical and surgical speciality on-site
as one team and delivering fully integrated adult, paediatric and maternity care on one campus. CUH is a regional, supra-regional and national centre of excellence for a wide range of clinical
services, supporting networks of care across Munster and the Southern third of Ireland.
CUH Mission
In clarifying our mission, we are making clear what CUH is uniquely focused on delivering on behalf of the health system. As the single Model 4 hospital for the region, and as the Major Trauma Centre, the Cancer Centre and the Children's Centre for the region (and providing many of these services to up to 3 other RHA areas), we are meant to concentrate on and deliver on our 5 ‘C’s strategy:
Over time we hope to concentrate and centralise these services within Cork at CUH Wilton Campus, while divesting and reconfiguring other services in an integrated way with other providers (including Model 3 / 2 hospitals and community services) and / or sites.
Through focus groups involving a diverse cross-section of staff across our hospital, we engaged in thoughtful reflection, review, and validation of what truly matters to us as a healthcare community.
The result is a vision statement that reflects the collective dedication, ambition and passion of our entire team.
CUH Values
We uphold the four core values set out by the Health Service Executive (HSE):
