St. Vincent's Hospital, Athy
Hospital in County Kildare, Ireland
52°59′54″N 6°59′41″W / 52.998250°N 6.994619°W / 52.998250; -6.994619St. 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
- ^ "St Vincent's Hospital | HIQA". www.hiqa.ie.
- ^ "24 Beds To Close In St Vincent's Hospital, Athy, Co Kildare". www.inmo.ie.
- ^ "Nursing Times, Nursing Mirror: NT". Macmillan Journals. 31 October 1996 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Saint Vincent's Hospital, Woodstock Street, TOWNPARKS (ATHY WEST URBAN ED), Athy, KILDARE". Buildings of Ireland.
- ^ Board, Eastern Health; Taaffe, Frank (22 January 2019). "150 Years of Caring: A History of St Vincent's Hospital, Athy" – via www.lenus.ie.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ Taaffe, Frank (8 July 2010). "Athy Eye On The Past: Proud history of St. Vincents".
- ^ "All about Athy". The Irish Times. 1 February 2007. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
- ^ "Athy hospital bids farewell to top two staff members". Kildare Nationalist. 7 July 2017.
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