Saint Ultan's Children's Hospital

Saint Ultan's Children's Hospital
Geography
Location Charlemont Street, Dublin, Ireland
Coordinates 53°19′51″N 6°15′40″W / 53.330712°N 6.261230°W / 53.330712; -6.261230Coordinates: 53°19′51″N 6°15′40″W / 53.330712°N 6.261230°W / 53.330712; -6.261230 ,
Organisation
Funding Non-profit hospital
Services
History
Founded 1919
Closed 1984
Links
Lists Hospitals in the Republic of Ireland

Saint Ultan's Children's Hospital was a paediatric hospital in Dublin, Ireland. It was named after Ultan of Ardbraccan, patron saint of paediatricians.[1]

History

The Hospital was founded in 1919 by Kathleen Lynn and Madeleine ffrench-Mullen with the help of Sinn Féin activists.[2]

The committee opened the Hospital with a fund of just £70 and 2 sleeping cots. The building was in a state of disrepair and was reputed to have once been a shooting hall used by Lord Charlemont.[3] It was the first hospital for infants in Ireland. Hospital physicians included Ella Webb and Dorothy Price. Earlier in her career, Lynn had experienced discrimination in applying for hospital positions due to her gender, and Saint Ultan's was the only hospital in Ireland entirely managed by women.[4] The Hospital grew rapidly. It was the first hospital in Ireland to provide the BCG vaccination and from 1937 became the centre for BCG in Ireland.

Closure

The Hospital closed in 1984 when it merged with the National Children's Hospital in Harcourt St, later Tallaght Hospital.[5][6] The site became part of the Charlemont Clinic, a private medical clinic which operated until 2014, when it was sold for redevelopment as a luxury hotel.[7]

References

  1. ↑ "Navan Historical Society - Ardbraccan Anecdotes". navanhistory.ie. Retrieved 3 December 2016.
  2. ↑ "St Ultan's: a women's hospital for infants". historyireland.com. 13 February 2013. Retrieved 3 December 2016.
  3. ↑ Hopkins, Frank (1 January 2003). "Rare Old Dublin: Heroes, Hawkers & Hoors". Mercier Press Ltd. Retrieved 3 December 2016 – via Google Books.
  4. ↑ Ó hÓgartaigh, Margaret, Kathleen Lynn. Irishwoman, Patriot, Doctor. (Irish Academic Press, 2006). pp. 68–69.
  5. ↑ "676-9200.jpg - Irish Photo Archive". photoshelter.com. Retrieved 3 December 2016.
  6. ↑ "Dublin: Saint Ultan's Hospital, World War One At Home". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 3 December 2016.
  7. ↑ "Mixed-use development for old Charlemont site". imt.ie. 18 March 2016. Retrieved 3 December 2016.
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