The West / North West Hospitals Group (Irish: Grúpa Ospidéil an Iarthair / an Iarthuaiscirt) is one of six hospital groups located in Ireland.The grouping of hospitals was announced by the Irish Minister for Health, Dr. James Reilly TD in May 2013, as part of a restructure of Irish public hospitals and a goal of delivering better patient care.

West is a noun, adjective, or adverb indicating direction or geography. West is one of the four cardinal directions or compass points. It is the opposite of east and is perpendicular to north and south.

West is a cardinal direction.