St. Otteran's Hospital (Irish: Ospidéal Naomh Otteran) is a psychiatric hospital in Waterford, County Waterford, Ireland.
| St. Otteran's Hospital | |
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| Health Service Executive | |
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  Shown in Ireland | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Waterford, County Waterford, Ireland |
| Coordinates | 52°14′49″N 7°06′19″W / 52.24700°N 7.10520°W |
| Organisation | |
| Care system | HSE |
| Type | Specialist |
| Services | |
| Speciality | Psychiatric hospital |
| History | |
| Opened | 1835 |
History edit
The hospital, which was designed by Francis Johnston and William Murphy, opened as the Waterford Asylum in 1835.[1] It became Waterford Mental Hospital in the 1920s and went on to become St. Otteran's Hospital in the 1950s.[1] It is named after local patron Saint Otteran. After the introduction of deinstitutionalisation in the late 1980s the hospital went into a period of decline.[2][3] However, despite calls for its closure, some long-stay residents remain in the hospital[4] and the Health Service Executive uses it as a base to provide social inclusion services.[5]
References edit
- ^ a b "Saint Otteran's Hospital, Grange Road Upper, Waterford, County Waterford". National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
- ^ "After the Asylum". Irish Times. 13 July 2013. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
- ^ Cotter, Noelle (2009). "Transfer of Care? A Critical Analysis of Post-Release Psychiatric Care for Prisoners in the Cork Region" (PDF). University College Cork. p. 5. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
- ^ "Mental healthcare standards still falling short". Irish Health. 17 February 2009. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
- ^ "HSE Regional Social Inclusion Services". Wexford Children's and Young People's Services Committee. Retrieved 29 May 2019.