St. Mary's Hospital (Phoenix Park)

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St. Mary's Hospital
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Geography
LocationPhoenix, Dublin, Ireland
Coordinates53°21′00″N 6°20′10″W / 53.349994°N 6.336189°W / 53.349994; -6.336189Coordinates: 53°21′00″N 6°20′10″W / 53.349994°N 6.336189°W / 53.349994; -6.336189
Services
Beds198
History
Opened1948
Links
ListsHospitals in the Republic of Ireland

St Mary's Hospital in the Phoenix Park, Dublin provides accommodation to dependent older persons.

History[]

Royal Hibernian Military School[]

The Royal Hibernian Military School was founded in 1769 as the Hibernian Asylum, by the Hibernian Society, a philanthropic organisation founded in Ireland in 1769 after the Seven Years' War.[1] The Society petitioned the King for a charter on 18 April 1769 and the Hibernian Society was incorporated under Royal Charter on 15 July 1769.[1][2] The first meeting of the Governors was held on 6 November 1769 in Dublin Castle.[2]

In 1922 the school and boys moved to Shorncliffe and the buildings were handed over to the newly independent Irish Government.[1]

Medical use[]

The buildings were used as a hospital by the Irish Army.[3] In 1948 it was transferred to the Dublin Health Authority and turned into a Chest Hospital.[3] In 1964 it became a facility for older patients and provides today accommodation for dependent older people.[3] It has 198 residential places.[4]

COVID-19 pandemic[]

During the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic patients contracted COVID-19.[4] On 11 April 2020 it was announced by HSE that 11 patients had died in the hospital since 2 April 2020.[4] Ten patients were confirmed as testing positive for COVID-19 and the eleventh was a suspected COVID-19 case that was awaiting confirmation.[4] On 25 April 2020 HSE confirmed that 21 patients had died at the hospital since the start of April.[5] Eleven residents had died between 2 April and 17 April and a further ten had died between 17 April and 25 April.[5] All who died tested positive for COVID-19.[5]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c "Introduction to Royal Hibernian Military School". Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Petition to His Majesty King George III Dated 18 April 1769". Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  3. ^ a b c "St Mary's Hospital, Phoenix Park". UCD School of Medicine. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  4. ^ a b c d "11 Covid-19 related deaths confirmed in Dublin nursing home". RTE News. 11 April 2020. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  5. ^ a b c O'Brien, Fergal (25 April 2020). "21 deaths at Dublin nursing home since start of April". RTE News. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
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