St. Vincent's Psychiatric Hospital, Fairview
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St. Vincent's Psychiatric Hospital, Fairview is a small psychiatric hospital
in Ireland
.
It is located in the north-central part of Dublin city and was founded in 1857 by The Daughters of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul, who were responsible for its operation until 2001.
Although it retains a small private ward, its main role has evolved to provide in-patient and day-patient services for the Health Service Executive
, Ireland's state health provider. A six-bedded inpatient unit for 16-18 year olds was opened in 2009. There is also a day-patient adolescent service based on the campus. Dublin city adult psychiatric services are sectorised with St. Vincent's providing services for the North Inner city, Fairview, Clontarf, Drumcondra
, Millmount, Beaumount and Ballymun areas.
A psychotherapy service is also based on the campus. There is a research centre specialising in Neuroendocrinology
. The hospital provides undergraduate experience for medical students from the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland and University College, Dublin. Non-consultant hospital doctors are prepared for membership of the Royal College of Psychiatrists
.
It is an examination centre for that college and for the Royal College of Physicians in Ireland. Nursing students from Dublin City University
are also trained.
Although it provides services for the HSE, St. Vincent's remains a charitable institution with a Board of Management and a panel of Trustees.
Located off the Richmond Road on Convent Avenue, close to Dublin city centre the hospital is on extensive grounds which provide welcome relief for wildlife.Its lands are frequented by Curlews, Kestrels and Herons as well as all the common urban birdlife. Unusually for an institution so close to the city centre, cattle are still grazed on its lands.
It is expected that the main admission unit will be moved to the nearby Mater Misericordiae University Hospital in the near future. The hospital celebrated 150 years in 2007.
The hospital is mentioned in James Joyce
's A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
.
Psychiatric hospital
Psychiatric hospitals, also known as mental hospitals, are hospitals specializing in the treatment of serious mental disorders. Psychiatric hospitals vary widely in their size and grading. Some hospitals may specialise only in short-term or outpatient therapy for low-risk patients...
in Ireland
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
.
It is located in the north-central part of Dublin city and was founded in 1857 by The Daughters of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul, who were responsible for its operation until 2001.
Although it retains a small private ward, its main role has evolved to provide in-patient and day-patient services for the Health Service Executive
Health Service Executive
The Health Service Executive is responsible for the provision of healthcare providing health and personal social services for everyone living in Ireland, with public funds. The Executive was established by the Health Act, 2004 and came into official operation on January 1, 2005...
, Ireland's state health provider. A six-bedded inpatient unit for 16-18 year olds was opened in 2009. There is also a day-patient adolescent service based on the campus. Dublin city adult psychiatric services are sectorised with St. Vincent's providing services for the North Inner city, Fairview, Clontarf, Drumcondra
Drumcondra, Dublin
Drumcondra is a residential area and inner suburb on the Northside of Dublin, Ireland. It is administered by Dublin City Council.The River Tolka and the Royal Canal flow through the area.-History:...
, Millmount, Beaumount and Ballymun areas.
A psychotherapy service is also based on the campus. There is a research centre specialising in Neuroendocrinology
Neuroendocrinology
Neuroendocrinology is the study of the extensive interactions between the nervous system and the endocrine system, including the biological features of the cells that participate, and how they functionally communicate...
. The hospital provides undergraduate experience for medical students from the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland and University College, Dublin. Non-consultant hospital doctors are prepared for membership of the Royal College of Psychiatrists
Royal College of Psychiatrists
The Royal College of Psychiatrists is the main professional organisation of psychiatrists in the United Kingdom responsible for representing psychiatrists, psychiatric research and providing public information about mental health problems...
.
It is an examination centre for that college and for the Royal College of Physicians in Ireland. Nursing students from Dublin City University
Dublin City University
Dublin City University is a university situated between Glasnevin, Santry, Ballymun and Whitehall on the Northside of Dublin in Ireland...
are also trained.
Although it provides services for the HSE, St. Vincent's remains a charitable institution with a Board of Management and a panel of Trustees.
Located off the Richmond Road on Convent Avenue, close to Dublin city centre the hospital is on extensive grounds which provide welcome relief for wildlife.Its lands are frequented by Curlews, Kestrels and Herons as well as all the common urban birdlife. Unusually for an institution so close to the city centre, cattle are still grazed on its lands.
It is expected that the main admission unit will be moved to the nearby Mater Misericordiae University Hospital in the near future. The hospital celebrated 150 years in 2007.
The hospital is mentioned in James Joyce
James Joyce
James Augustine Aloysius Joyce was an Irish novelist and poet, considered to be one of the most influential writers in the modernist avant-garde of the early 20th century...
's A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man is a semi-autobiographical novel by James Joyce, first serialised in the magazine The Egoist from 1914 to 1915, and published first in book format in 1916 by B. W. Huebsch, New York. The first English edition was published by the Egoist Press in February 1917...
.