Mater Misericordiae University Hospital
Mater Misericordiae University Hospital | |
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Health Service Executive | |
Geography | |
Location | Dublin City, County Dublin, Ireland |
Coordinates | 53°21′33″N 6°16′08″W / 53.359274°N 6.268956°W |
Organisation | |
Care system | HSE |
Type | Teaching |
Affiliated university | University College Dublin |
Services | |
Emergency department | Yes |
History | |
Opened | 1861 |
Links | |
Website | http://www.mater.ie |
The Mater Misericordiae University Hospital (Irish: Ospidéal an Mater Misercordiae), commonly known as the Mater (/ˈmætər/ "matter"),[1] is a major teaching hospital, based at Eccles Street, Phibsborough, on the northside of Dublin, Ireland. It is managed by Ireland East Hospital Group.[2]
History
The hospital was founded as an initiative of
In 2003, the National Pulmonary Hypertension Unit, the leading centre for the treatment of
Services
The hospital, which is a teaching hospital for the University College Dublin, has 719 beds, along with 206 Day Beds and 16 Operating Theatres.[7] It contains a negative-pressure ventilation ward which houses the National Bio-Terrorism Unit,[8] and is the National Centre in Ireland for various services.[9] The newly-established Rock Wing will also include a 24-bed trauma ward, helping the hospital to become one of Ireland's two Major Trauma Centres.[10]
Notable staff
- Mary McGivney (1865– ) Royal Red Cross,[11] Matron from 1892–1920.[12][13][14] She trained at The London Hospital, Whitechapel, London under Eva Luckes between 1888–1889.[15][16] McGivney also completed three month's maternity training at Endell Street Women's Hospital, London.[12]
See also
References
- ^ "About Us > The Board of Governors". Archived from the original on 15 April 2008. Retrieved 9 July 2010.
- ^ "Six hospital groups 'most fundamental reform in decades'". Irish Medical Times. 14 May 2013. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
- ^ a b "Mater Hospital celebrates its 150th anniversary". Health Manager. 1 September 2011. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
- PMID 2325571.
- ^ "Mater allots beds to PH patients as unit advances in research". Irish Times. 11 September 2007. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
- ^ "Irish patients have heart valves replaced without open surgery". Irish Times. 17 September 2008. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
- ^ "About Us | The Mater Hospital". Mater.ie. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
- ^ Wall, Martin (13 June 2006). "Mater to get bio-terrorism unit". The Irish Times. Retrieved 28 October 2016.
- ^ "About Us | The Mater Hospital". www.mater.ie. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
- ^ "New 98-bed wing opens in Mater hospital". The Irish Times. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
- The Nursing Record. 58 (1518): 1305. 5 May 1917 – via www.rcn.org.uk.
- ^ a b Rogers, Sarah (2022). 'A Maker of Matrons'? A study of Eva Lückes's influence on a generation of nurse leaders:1880–1919' (Unpublished PhD thesis, University of Huddersfield, April 2022
- ^ Matron's Annual Letter to Nurses, No.2, Matron's Annual Letter to Nurses, 1894–1916; RLHLH/N/7/2, No.2, June 1895, 11; Barts Health NHS Trust Archives and Museums, London
- ^ Helena O’Donoghue, 'Mercy through the Years: The Story of Health Care in the South Central Province of the Sisters of Mercy' (2007)
- ^ Mary McGivney, Register of Probationers; RLHLH/N/1/2, 242; Barts Health NHS Trust Archives and Museums, London
- ^ Susan McGahey, Register of Probationers; RLHLH/N/1/2, 31; Barts Health NHS Trust Archives and Museums, London