St. Vincent's Hospital, Athy

St. Vincent's Hospital, Athy (Irish: Ospidéal Naomh Uinseann Áth Í) is a hospital located in Athy, Ireland.[1][2][3]

St. Vincent's Hospital, Athy
Geography
Location	Woodstock Street, Athy, County Kildare, Ireland
Coordinates	52.998250°N 6.994619°W
Organisation
Care system	Private
Funding	Public hospital
Type	Specialist
Services
Emergency department	No Accident & Emergency
Beds	116
Speciality	Geriatric care
History
Opened	3 April 1969
Links
Lists	Hospitals in the Republic of Ireland

History

Athy workhouse was established on the site under the Irish Poor Laws; it opened on 9 January 1844, just before the Great Famine.[4] The Sisters of Mercy arrived as nursing sisters in 1873. In 1898, it became a County Home. 268 residents were transferred to the new St. Vincent's Hospital on 3 April 1969.[5][6]

Services

At present St. Vincent's primarily provides geriatric care, including a residential care centre and day-care facilities for Alzheimer's patients.[7] It is monitored by the Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA).[8]

References

1. "St Vincent's Hospital | HIQA". www.hiqa.ie.
2. https://www.inmo.ie/Article/PrintArticle/9747
3. "Nursing Times, Nursing Mirror: NT". Macmillan Journals. October 31, 1996 – via Google Books.
4. "St. Vincent's Hospital, Townparks (athy West Urban Ed), County Kildare".
5. Board, Eastern Health; Taaffe, Frank (January 22, 2019). "150 Years of Caring: A History of St Vincent's Hospital, Athy" – via www.lenus.ie. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
6. Taaffe, Frank (July 8, 2010). "Athy Eye On The Past: Proud history of St. Vincents".
7. "All about Athy". The Irish Times.
8. "Athy hospital bids farewell to top two staff members". Kildare Nationalist. July 7, 2017.