[2] New facilities including a new accident and emergency department, a new neonatal unit, and a new CT scanning unit were officially opened by James Reilly, Minister of Health, in May 2014.

[3] In April 2019, it was claimed that bodies had been 'left to decompose' on trolleys at the hospital.

[4] In 2016 local businessman Matt Shanahan began a campaign to improve UHW cardiology services with a second cath lab and 24/7 percutaneous coronary intervention capability.

[5] The hospital provides 429 beds, of which 71 are reserved for acute day cases.

[6] University College Cork is its primary academic partner, and it is also affiliated with the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland and Waterford Institute of Technology.