Connolly Hospital

The Connolly Hospital Blanchardstown (Irish: Ospidéal Uí Chonghaile Baile Bhlainséir) is a teaching hospital in Blanchardstown, Dublin, Ireland. It is managed by RCSI Hospitals.[1]

Connolly Hospital
Health Service Executive
Main entrance to Connolly Hospital
Shown in Dublin
Geography
LocationBlanchardstown, Fingal, Ireland
Coordinates53.388541°N 6.368649°W / 53.388541; -6.368649
Organisation
Care systemHSE
TypeGeneral
Affiliated universityRoyal College of Surgeons in Ireland
Services
Emergency departmentYes
Beds407
History
Opened1955
Links
Websitewww.connollyhospital.ie

History
The National Childrens Hospital Satellite Centre Connolly Hospital opened in 2019

The hospital, which was initially established as a tuberculosis sanitarium, was designed by Norman White[2] and constructed by Sisk Builders.[3] It was named in memory of the Irish republican leader, James Connolly, and officially opened as the James Connolly Memorial Hospital in 1955.[3] Following the introduction of effective antibiotic treatment, the hospital was re-designated as a general hospital for the North West area of Dublin and re-opened as such in 1973.[3]

In 2005 a new accident and emergency unit, new operating theatres, new surgery facilities and a new intensive care unit were officially opened by the Minister of State for Children, Brian Lenihan, who also announced that the hospital would be renamed the Connolly Hospital Blanchardstown.[4]

A satellite facility for the National Children's Hospital, providing outpatient facilities and an urgent care centre is due to open in summer 2019.[5]

Teaching
Connolly Hospital campus bilingual sign

The hospital provides clinical teaching as part of the graduate entry program to medicine for the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland.[6]

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References
  1. "Six hospital groups 'most fundamental reform in decades'". Irish Medical Times. 14 May 2013. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
  2. Boyd, Gary A.; McLaughlin, John (2015). "Infrastructure and the Architectures of Modernity in Ireland 1916-2016". Routledge. ISBN 978-1472446862.
  3. "Dublin hospital celebrates 60th anniversary". Irish Health. 22 April 2015. Retrieved 12 May 2019.
  4. "Connolly Hospital funding plan announced". Irish Times. 20 January 2005. Retrieved 12 May 2019.
  5. "Children's hospital satellite centre to open on time despite 'challenges'". Irish Times. 12 February 2019. Retrieved 12 May 2019.
  6. "Teaching hospitals". Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland. Retrieved 12 May 2019.
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