Lucy Nugent

Lucy joined Tallaght University Hospital (TUH) as Chief Operations Officer in 2014, moved to the role of Deputy CEO in 2016 and was appointed CEO in 2019. Prior to joining TUH she worked in the HSE in the Acute Hospitals Division as Head of Quality Assurance & Risk Management, Clinical & Patient Services Manager in the Children’s University Hospital Temple Street. Prior to that she worked in several nursing roles as a registered general and children’s nurse. Lucy is a Past President of the Health Management Institute of Ireland and has represented it on several committees of the European Association of Hospital Managers and the International Hospital Federation.  She is President of the European Association of Hospital Managers and is the first woman to hold this position in its 53-year history. Lucy is a Director of South Dublin Chamber of Commerce and Operation Smile Ireland.