St. Joseph's Hospital, Dublin

St. Joseph's Hospital (Irish: Ospidéal Naomh Seosamh) is a hospital in Raheny, on the Northside of Dublin in Ireland. It is used as a rehabilitation hospital for patients of the Beaumont Hospital in Dublin.

St. Joseph's Hospital
Health Service Executive
Shown in Dublin
Geography
Location	Raheny, County Dublin, Ireland
Coordinates	53.382663°N 6.182288°W / 53.382663; -6.182288
Organisation
Care system	HSE
Type	Specialist
Services
Emergency department	Yes Accident & Emergency
Speciality	Rehabilitation hospital
History
Opened	1958
Links
Website	www.beaumont.ie
Lists	Hospitals in the Republic of Ireland

History

The hospital was founded in Edenmore House in Raheny^[a] by the Sisters of St. Joseph of Chambéry as St. Joseph's Nursing Home in 1958.^[1] It operated as a private hospital until 2001 when it was acquired by the Health Service Executive.^[2] It was then transferred to the management of the Beaumont Hospital in 2004.^[2] The Beaumont Hospital established a new 14-bed rehabilitation centre at St. Joseph's Hospital in March 2005^[2] a community nursing unit was completed there in 2010^[3] and a care for the elderly unit was officially opened there by the Taoiseach, Enda Kenny, in July 2014.^[4]

Notes

1. Edenmore House was built in the early 18th century and was acquired by Samuel Dick, a Dublin merchant, in 1787, by John Maconchy, a businessman, in 1825, and by the Dublin to Drogheda Railway in 1842.

References

1. "St. Joseph's Hospital Campus - History". Beaumont Hospital. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
2. "New rehab unit opened". Irish Health. 1 March 2005. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
3. "St Joseph's Community Nursing Unit Raheny". O'Connell Mahon. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
4. "Care for the elderly facility opens at St Joseph's". Fingal Independent. 8 July 2014. Retrieved 9 May 2019.