Beaumont Hospital, is a public voluntary hospital located in Beaumont, Dublin, Ireland. It is the second largest hospital in the Republic of Ireland. It is managed by a Hospital Board and provides acute care hospital services, including a 24-hour emergency department,for the population of North East Dublin city and North County Dublin, Dublin. It also provides several regional and national specialist services. In 2008, the hospital served 149,559 out-patients, and 21,576 in-patients, with an average stay of 10.5 nights. 75.9% of admissions were made via the accident and emergency department or 16,515 patients. In 2007, 46,335 patients presented to the emergency department.