Bon Secours Health System

The Bon Secours Health System is the largest private hospital network in Ireland.[1] It was formed in 1993 to coordinate the health care facilities in Ireland managed by the Sisters of Bon Secours.

Background

The Congregation of the Sisters of Bon Secours was founded in Paris in 1824. One of the first of the congregations of nursing sisters, it's object was to nurse the sick in their own homes.[2] Archbishop De Quélen gave the group the name "bon secours" means "good help" in French. Their work soon spread to other French cities such as Lille and Boulogne. Catherine O’Ferrall, who was acquainted with their work in Paris, invited the sisters to come to Ireland.

History

In 1861, four Sisters of Bon Secours arrived in Dublin and established the congregations first mission outside France. Their in-home nursing included providing care for the particular patients, and assistance with basic needs for other family members. As news of their work spread, they were invited to work in other Dioceses.

  • Bon Secours Hospital, Cork was established in 1915. With 300 beds, it is the largest private hospital in Ireland; and is a teaching hospital affiliated with UCC (University College Cork).[3]
  • Bon Secours Hospital, Dublin is an independent acute care hospital located in Glasnevin in North Dublin established in 1951. The hospital was the first in Ireland to receive Joint Commission International accreditation.[4]
  • Barringtons Hospital, Limerick was established in 1929 at George's Quay by Joseph Barrington and his sons. It closed in 1988. In 1991 it was acquired by vascular surgeon Paul O’Byrne who saw a need for a private hospital in the area.[6]


In 2015, the for-profit Bon Secours Health System had about 2,700 staff who worked with 350 medical consultants and saw more than 200,000 patients, making €2.5 million in profit after paying €3 million to the order in rent.[7][8][9]

In 2019 Bon Secours Health System of Dublin merged with Bon Secours Mercy Health of Cincinnati, Ohio. "Together, the health systems have 60,000 employees serving more than 10.5 million people through nearly 50 hospitals, more than 50 home health agencies and senior health and housing facilities."[10]

It is owned by the Roman Catholic Bon Secours Sisters[11]

See also
  • List of hospitals in Ireland
  • Bon Secours Health System (USA)

References
  1. Advertiser, mary O’Connor Galway; Thu; Jul 01; 2010. "Bon Secours nurses protest over what they claim is their employer's decision to renege on pay agreement". Galway Advertiser. Retrieved 16 May 2019.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  2. Meehan, Thomas. "Institutes of Bon Secours." The Catholic Encyclopedia Vol. 2. New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1907. 29 January 2020 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  3. "University College Cork (UCC) and Bon Secours Hospital Cork sign a Teaching Agreement", UCC, June 10, 2007
  4. "Bon Secours Hospital, Dublin", JCI
  5. "History of the Hospital and Bon Secours", Patient Handbook, Bon Secours - Galway, p. 3
  6. "Bon Secours Hospital Limerick", University of Limerick Graduate Entry Medical School
  7. Keena, Colm (7 March 2017). "Order of nuns behind Tuam home runs private hospital group". The Irish Times. Retrieved 8 March 2017.
  8. Taylor, Charlie (23 August 2017). "Healthy profits from Bon Secours group as patient volumes increase". Irish Times. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
  9. Deegan, Gordon (17 August 2018). "Staff costs help lead to profits drop at Bon Secours". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 27 August 2019. The directors said the profits were earned "in a competitive and challenging environment. The decrease in profit for the year is attributable in the main to higher payroll costs associated with service expansion and the progressive restoration of pay in line with National Pay agreements," according to the accounts.
  10. Gooch, Kelly. "Bon Secours completes merger with Ireland's largest private health system", Becker's Hospital Review, July 8th, 2019
  11. "Bon Secours Health System - About Us". Bon Secours Health System. Retrieved 16 May 2019.

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