Coombe Women & Infants University Hospital
The Coombe Women & Infants University Hospital (Irish: Ospidéal Ollscoile Ban ⁊ Naonáin an Chúim) is a teaching hospital providing a range of medical services to both women and newborn infants in Dublin, Ireland. It is managed by Dublin Midlands Hospital Group.[1]
| Coombe Women & Infants University Hospital | |
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| Health Service Executive | |
 The Coombe Hospital Monument in Dublin's Liberties area (the original portico of the hospital commemorating the site where the hospital was located from 1829 to 1967) | |
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  Shown in Dublin | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Dublin, Ireland |
| Coordinates | 53.3349°N 6.2891°W |
| Organisation | |
| Care system | HSE |
| Type | Specialist |
| Services | |
| Speciality | Obstetrics and gynaecology |
| History | |
| Opened | 1826 |
| Links | |
| Website | http://www.coombe.ie |
History
The hospital was founded by Margaret Boyle in the vacated building of the Meath Hospital in the Coombe in Dublin's Liberties area in 1826.[2] It formally opened as the Coombe Lying-in Hospital in 1829 and was granted a Royal Charter in 1867.[3]
The hospital moved to modern premises nearby in Dolphin's Barn in 1967.[3] Although the old hospital was demolished, the portico was retained as a monument to the many mothers who gave birth in the old hospital.[4] The new facility was renamed the Coombe Women's Hospital in 1993 and it was renamed the Coombe Women & Infants University Hospital in January 2008.[2]
Services
The Coombe Women & Infants University Hospital is one of the largest providers of women and infant health care in the Republic of Ireland. Over 8,000 mothers give birth in the hospital every year.[2] It provides clinical experience to three training colleges, including University College Dublin, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland and Trinity College, Dublin.[5]
References
- "Six hospital groups 'most fundamental reform in decades'". Irish Medical Times. 14 May 2013. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
- "Coombe seeking a rebirth". Irish Times. 15 January 2008. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
- "Celebrating The Coombe Hospital 1976". RTE. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
- "The Coombe Lying-in (Maternity) Hospital". 7 January 2013. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
- "Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology". RCSI Women's Health. Archived from the original on 18 December 2017. Retrieved 6 May 2019.