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St. Vincent's Hospital, Athy

Coordinates: 52°59′54″N 6°59′41″W / 52.998250°N 6.994619°W / 52.998250; -6.994619
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St. Vincent's Hospital, Athy
St. Vincent's Hospital, Athy is located in Ireland
St. Vincent's Hospital, Athy
Geography
LocationWoodstock Street, Athy, County Kildare, Ireland
Coordinates52°59′54″N 6°59′41″W / 52.998250°N 6.994619°W / 52.998250; -6.994619
Organisation
Care systemPrivate
FundingPublic hospital
TypeSpecialist
Services
Emergency departmentNo Accident & Emergency
Beds116
SpecialityGeriatric care
History
Opened3 April 1969
Links
ListsHospitals in the Republic of Ireland

St. Vincent's Hospital, Athy (Irish: Ospidéal Naomh Uinseann Áth Í) is a hospital located in Athy, Ireland.[1][2][3]

History

Athy workhouse was established on the site under the Irish Poor Laws; it opened on 9 January 1844, just before the Great Famine.[4] The Sisters of Mercy arrived as nursing sisters in 1873. In 1898, it became a County Home. 268 residents were transferred to the new St. Vincent's Hospital on 3 April 1969.[5][6]

Services

At present St. Vincent's primarily provides geriatric care, including a residential care centre and day-care facilities for Alzheimer's patients.[7] It is monitored by the Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA).[8]

References

  1. ^ "St Vincent's Hospital | HIQA". www.hiqa.ie.
  2. ^ https://www.inmo.ie/Article/PrintArticle/9747
  3. ^ "Nursing Times, Nursing Mirror: NT". Macmillan Journals. October 31, 1996 – via Google Books.
  4. ^ "St. Vincent's Hospital, Townparks (athy West Urban Ed), County Kildare".
  5. ^ Board, Eastern Health; Taaffe, Frank (January 22, 2019). "150 Years of Caring: A History of St Vincent's Hospital, Athy" – via www.lenus.ie. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  6. ^ Taaffe, Frank (July 8, 2010). "Athy Eye On The Past: Proud history of St. Vincents".
  7. ^ "All about Athy". The Irish Times.
  8. ^ "Athy hospital bids farewell to top two staff members". Kildare Nationalist. July 7, 2017.