National Rehabilitation Hospital (Dublin)
Hospital in Dún Laoghaire, Ireland
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The National Rehabilitation Hospital (Irish: Ospidéal Náisiúnta Athshlánúcháin) in Dún Laoghaire, Dublin, is an Irish publicly funded hospital that provides rehabilitation treatment for patients who have a physical or cognitive disability due to illness or injury.[1][2]
| National Rehabilitation Hospital | |
|---|---|
  Shown in Dublin | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Dún Laoghaire, Ireland |
| Coordinates | 53.27498°N 6.151°W |
| Organisation | |
| Type | Specialist |
| Services | |
| Speciality | Rehabilitation |
| History | |
| Founded | 1916 |
| Links | |
| Website | www |
| Lists | Hospitals in the Republic of Ireland |
History
The hospital was established when the Sisters of Mercy acquired a property known as "The Ceders" in Dún Laoghaire in 1916.[3][4] A purpose-built hospital for the treatment of tuberculosis was completed in February 1918.[3] The facility was initially known as "Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital" and, after converting to use as rehabilitation hospital in 1961, became the National Rehabilitation Hospital in 1994.[3]
Although funding for an additional 120 beds had been approved in 2015,[5] the Health Service Executive was criticised for staff shortages at the hospital which caused twelve beds to be unavailable in March 2017 in spite of a waiting list of over 200 patients seeking admission.[6] The hospital has a total of 110 beds but is said to be under-resourced according to advocacy organisation An Soal as well as senior staff of the hospital.[7][8]
