National Rehabilitation Hospital (Dublin)
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Geography | |
Location | Dún Laoghaire, Ireland |
Coordinates | 53°16′33″N 6°09′18″W / 53.2759°N 6.1549°WCoordinates: 53°16′33″N 6°09′18″W / 53.2759°N 6.1549°W |
Organisation | |
Type | Specialist |
Services | |
Speciality | Rehabilitation |
History | |
Opened | 1916 |
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Website | www |
Lists | Hospitals in the Republic of Ireland |
The National Rehabilitation Hospital (Irish: Ospidéal Náisiúnta Athshlánúcháin) in Dún Laoghaire, Dublin, is an Irish publicly funded hospital that provides rehabilitation treatment for patients who have a physical or cognitive disability due to illness or injury.[1] Although it is funded by the state the hospital is owned by a Catholic religious order, the Sisters of Mercy.[2]
History[]
The hospital was established when the Sisters of Mercy acquired a property known as "The Ceders" in Dún Laoghaire in 1916.[3][4] A purpose-built hospital for the treatment of tuberculosis was completed in February 1918.[3] The facility was initially known as "Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital" and, after converting to use as rehabilitation hospital in 1961, became the National Rehabilitation Hospital in 1994.[3]
Although funding for an additional 120 beds had been approved in 2015,[5] the Health Service Executive was criticised for staff shortages at the hospital which caused twelve beds to be unavailable in March 2017 in spite of a waiting list of over 200 patients seeking admission.[6] The hospital has a total of 110 beds but is said to be under-resourced according to advocacy organisation An Soal as well as senior staff of the hospital.[7][8]
References[]
- ^ Elaine Edwards (2015-08-12). "National Rehabilitation Hospital 120-bed unit to get €15m". Irishtimes.com. Retrieved 2017-05-14.
- ^ Paul Cullen (2017-04-20). "Q&A: What's the story with religious orders owning hospitals?". Irishtimes.com. Retrieved 2017-05-14.
- ^ a b c "National Rehabilitation Hospital, Dublin". UCD School of Medicine. Retrieved 17 May 2019.
- ^ "History of the National Rehabilitation Hospital". National Rehabilitation Hospital. Retrieved 17 May 2019.
- ^ Fiona Dillon (2015-08-12). "National Rehabilitation Hospital to get new €15m 120-bed revamp". Herald.ie. Retrieved 2017-05-14.
- ^ "Over 200 brain and spinal patients face agonising wait as beds closed". Independent.ie. 2017-04-09. Retrieved 2017-05-14.
- ^ Kitty Holland (2016-08-20). "Families of brain injury survivors being given 'no hope'". Irishtimes.com. Retrieved 2017-05-14.
- ^ Laura Lynott (2017-02-13). "'We have 56 beds in neuro rehab... but we really need 280'". Herald.ie. Retrieved 2017-05-14.
External links[]
- Hospitals in Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown
- Rehabilitation medicine organizations
- 1916 establishments in Ireland
- Hospital buildings completed in 1918
- Hospitals established in 1916
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