St. Joseph's Hospital, Dublin
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St. Joseph's Hospital is a secondary hospital in Raheny
, on the Northside
of Dublin in Ireland
. It was founded, as St. Joseph's Nursing Home, in Edenmore House, by a religious order, the Sisters of St. Joseph of Chambery, at the request of Archbishop McQuaid and under the supervision of the order's General House in Rome. Work started on the feast of St. Joseph the Workman in 1957 and the home opened in 1958.
Previous owners of the house, once known as Violet Hill, included Mr. Samuel Dick, who built Raheny's famous Crescent of cottages. The house later hosted the gala party for the launch of the Dublin to Drogheda Railway
.
Under the nuns a private hospital, St. Joseph's passed to a private party abroad, and in 2001 was acquired by the Eastern Regional Health Authority for 10 million Irish pounds; the ERHA has been succeeded by the Health Services Executive. It is administered by the Board of Beaumont Hospital
services provided by the hospital include elective surgery (day and 5 day), acute medical, rehabilitation unit, x-ray, ultrasound and CT diagnostics.
A 100 bed Community Nursing Unit is currently under construction at St. Joseph's Hospital and will be due to open at the end of 2009.
St. Joseph's is situated in a fenced area on the banks of the Santry River
, with the main hospital building and a gate lodge. It adjoins Springdale National School.
The Friars of St. Francis Capuchin Friary, Station Road, Raheny, are the Catholic Chaplains to the Hospital.
Raheny
Raheny is a northern suburb of Dublin, the capital city of Ireland. It is an old area, centred around an old village, and is referenced back to 570 AD but after years of light settlement, with a main village and a coastal hamlet, grew rapidly in the 20th century, and is now a mid-density...
, on the Northside
Northside
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of Dublin in Ireland
Republic of Ireland
Ireland , described as the Republic of Ireland , is a sovereign state in Europe occupying approximately five-sixths of the island of the same name. Its capital is Dublin. Ireland, which had a population of 4.58 million in 2011, is a constitutional republic governed as a parliamentary democracy,...
. It was founded, as St. Joseph's Nursing Home, in Edenmore House, by a religious order, the Sisters of St. Joseph of Chambery, at the request of Archbishop McQuaid and under the supervision of the order's General House in Rome. Work started on the feast of St. Joseph the Workman in 1957 and the home opened in 1958.
Previous owners of the house, once known as Violet Hill, included Mr. Samuel Dick, who built Raheny's famous Crescent of cottages. The house later hosted the gala party for the launch of the Dublin to Drogheda Railway
Dublin and Drogheda Railway
Dublin and Drogheda Railway was an Irish gauge railway company in Ireland.The D&D constructed the railway line between Dublin and Drogheda. The company presented the scheme to parliament in 1836 and received royal assent on 13 August 1836. John MacNeill was appointed as the line's engineer in...
.
Under the nuns a private hospital, St. Joseph's passed to a private party abroad, and in 2001 was acquired by the Eastern Regional Health Authority for 10 million Irish pounds; the ERHA has been succeeded by the Health Services Executive. It is administered by the Board of Beaumont Hospital
Beaumont Hospital, Dublin
Beaumont Hospital, is a public hospital located in Beaumont, Dublin, Ireland. It is managed by the Irish Government's Health Service Executive and provides acute-care hospital services, including a 24-hour emergency department, for the population of Dublin. In 2008, the hospital served 149,559...
services provided by the hospital include elective surgery (day and 5 day), acute medical, rehabilitation unit, x-ray, ultrasound and CT diagnostics.
A 100 bed Community Nursing Unit is currently under construction at St. Joseph's Hospital and will be due to open at the end of 2009.
St. Joseph's is situated in a fenced area on the banks of the Santry River
Santry River
Santry River is a fairly small river on the north side of Dublin city, one of the forty or so watercourses monitored by Dublin City Council.-Course:...
, with the main hospital building and a gate lodge. It adjoins Springdale National School.
The Friars of St. Francis Capuchin Friary, Station Road, Raheny, are the Catholic Chaplains to the Hospital.