St. Columcille's Hospital

St. Columcille's Hospital (Irish: Ospidéal Naomh Colm Cille) is a public hospital providing acute-care hospital services and located in Loughlinstown, County Dublin, Ireland. It is managed by Ireland East Hospital Group.[1]

St. Columcille's Hospital
Health Service Executive
St. Columcille's Hospital
St. Columcille's Hospital is located in Dublin
St. Columcille's Hospital
Shown in Dublin
Geography
LocationLoughlinstown, Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown, Ireland
Coordinates53°14′34″N 6°08′05″W / 53.2429°N 6.1347°W / 53.2429; -6.1347
Organisation
Care systemHSE
TypeGeneral
Services
Beds118
History
Opened1841
Links
Websitewww.hse.ie/eng/services/list/3/acutehospitals/hospitals/loughlinstown/

History edit

The hospital has its origins in the Rathdown Union Workhouse and Infirmary which was designed by George Wilkinson and opened in February 1841.[2] The workhouse infirmary was re-designated a district hospital in 1920.[2]

Services edit

The hospital provides 118 beds, of which 110 are in-patient acute beds, while 8 are reserved for acute day cases.[3]

References edit

  1. ^ "Six hospital groups 'most fundamental reform in decades'". Irish Medical Times. 14 May 2013. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Rathdown". Workhouses. Retrieved 17 May 2019.
  3. ^ "Factfile: St. Columcille's Hospital". Health Service Executive. Archived from the original on 3 November 2009. Retrieved 17 May 2019.