Cherry Orchard Hospital

Cherry Orchard Hospital (Irish: Ospidéal Ghort na Silíní) is a public hospital in Ballyfermot, Dublin, Ireland.

Cherry Orchard Hospital
Health Service Executive
Entrance to Cherry Orchard Hospital
Shown in Dublin
Geography
LocationDublin, County Dublin, Ireland
Coordinates53.34286°N 6.37741°W / 53.34286; -6.37741
Organisation
Care systemHSE
TypeGeneral
History
Opened1953

History

The hospital, which was commissioned to replace the aging Cork Street Fever Hospital, opened in November 1953.[1][2] By the 1980s immunisation programmes had reduced the incidence of infectious diseases and the hospital expanded the range of medical services it provided to include psychiatric and rehabilitation services.[1] After the government implemented cuts to services at the hospital in 2010, there were protests organised against Mary Harney, the Health Minister, on behalf of the Save Cherry Orchard Hospital Campaign.[3][4][5] A new child and adolescent mental health facility opened at the hospital in 2013.[6]

Services

The hospital has a containment laboratory capable of testing for the deliberate release of the biological agent Bacillus anthracis.[7]

References
  1. "Cork Street Fever Hospital and Cherry Orchard Hospital" (PDF). Royal College of Physicians of Ireland. p. 5. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
  2. "Cherry Orchard Hospital, Ballyfermot Road, Dublin 10, Dublin City". National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
  3. Mangan, Stephen (14 September 2010). "HSE to go ahead with Cherry Orchard plans". The Irish Times. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
  4. Mangan, Stephen (22 June 2010). "Campaigners oppose cuts at Cherry Orchard hospital". The Irish Times. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
  5. "Harney pelted with red paint". Irish Independent. 1 November 2010. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
  6. "Cherry Orchard Hospital's mental health facility wins best building project". Design Curial. 12 April 2013. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
  7. "Report by Ireland in accordance with the Final Declaration of the Third Review Conference of the Parties to the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production and Stockpiling of Bacteriological (Biological) and Toxin Weapons and on Their Destruction". 2015. p. 2. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
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