Leopardstown Park Hospital
Leopardstown Park Hospital | |
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Health Service Executive | |
Geography | |
Location | Foxrock, Dublin, Ireland |
Coordinates | 53°16′07″N 6°12′16″W / 53.2687°N 6.2044°W |
Organisation | |
Care system | Public / Voluntary |
Funding | HSE Section 38 |
Type | General |
Services | |
Beds | 197 |
History | |
Opened | 1917 |
Links | |
Website | www |
Lists | Hospitals in the Republic of Ireland |
Leopardstown Hospital (Irish: Ospidéal Pháirc Bhaile na Lobhar) is a publicly funded voluntary hospital in Foxrock, Dublin, Ireland offering healthcare to elderly patients and war veterans.[1]
History
The house and grounds were donated in
In 1974, when the number of British veterans in Dublin had fallen low, a
In April 2008, Enda Kenny, leader of opposition party Fine Gael, used the hospital as an example of then-Taoiseach Bertie Ahern's failure to provide adequate healthcare.[7]
In June 2017 the hospital marked its centenary with a concert on the hospital grounds, attended by the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs, Heather Humphreys, and Robert Barnett, the British ambassador to Ireland.[8]
Facilities
The hospital is run by the Leopardstown Park Hospital Board on behalf of the Health Service Executive and offers residential day care, a day centre, respite care and convalescent care for the elderly.[9] The hospital has 197 beds.[10]
References
- ^ "Leopardstown Park Hospital Board". Department of Health and People. Archived from the original on 9 August 2011. Retrieved 4 July 2010.
- ^ a b "The Leopardstown Park Hospital (Trust Deed Amendment) Act, 1974". Office of the Attorney General. 12 March 1974. Retrieved 4 July 2010.
- ^ a b c d e "S.I. No. 443/2002 -The Leopardstown Park Hospital Board (Establishment) Order 1979,(Amendment) Order 2002". Irish Statute Book. Retrieved 20 December 2013.
- ^ "History". Leopardstown Park Hospital. Retrieved 4 July 2010.
- ^ Craig, Jeananne (7 June 2010). "War veterans mark D-Day anniversary on 'battlefield'". Irish Independent. Archived from the original on 24 October 2012. Retrieved 4 July 2010.
- OCLC 1000448147.)
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: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link - ^ Brennan, Michael (10 April 2008). "Elderly treated without respect, accuses Kenny". Irish Independent. Retrieved 4 July 2010.
- ^ "Minister Humphreys to celebrate the centenary of the foundation of Leopardstown Park Hospital". Merrion Street. 17 June 2017. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
- ^ O'Riordan, Alison (16 May 2010). "'Dad's Army' military show to raise funds for hospital". Irish Independent. Retrieved 4 July 2010.
- ^ "Leopardstown Park Hospital, Dublin, Ireland - Hospital Listing". Hospitals Worldwide. Retrieved 4 July 2010.
Further reading
- Kinsella, Eoin (2017). Leopardstown Park Hospital, 1917–2017: A Home For Wounded Soldiers. LPH Heritage Publishing. ISBN 978-1527208780.