Royal_City_of_Dublin_Hospital

Royal City of Dublin Hospital

Royal City of Dublin Hospital

Hospital in Dublin, Ireland

The Royal City of Dublin Hospital (Irish: Ospidéal Ríoga Chathair Bhaile Átha Cliath) was a health facility on Baggot Street, Dublin, Ireland. The building from which the hospital operated, which was vacant as of early 2024, is a protected structure.[1]

Quick Facts Geography, Location ...

History

The hospital was first established by a group of doctors from the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland as the Baggot Street Hospital in 1832.[2] In the early years of the hospital, attending consultant surgeons included the anatomist John Houston.[3]

The hospital was extended and the current façade of red brick and terracotta tiles was added, based on the designs of Albert Edward Murray, in 1893.[4] It was renamed the Royal City of Dublin Hospital following a visit by Princess Alexandra in 1900.[5]

After services were transferred to St. James's Hospital, the hospital closed in 1986.[6][7] Although part of the building continued to be used for community services and some clinics, the Health Service Executive (HSE) closed these services in 2019.[8]

While, in 2023, it was proposed that part of the building be used for the provision of primary care services,[9] as of 2024 the building remained vacant.[1] Though, as of April 2024, the HSE was reputedly still considering "using the Haddington Road side of the hospital site as the location for a new primary care centre", the remainder of the property was in poor condition and reportedly unsuitable for refurbishment for healthcare use.[1] At that time, the HSE stated that the property was included on its schedule of vacant properties and "State register for disposal".[1]

References

  1. [1]
    "Former Baggot Street Hospital is surplus to requirements and on register for disposal, says HSE". Irish Times. 4 April 2024. Retrieved 21 April 2024.
  2. [2]
    "An Irishman's Diary". Irish Times. 25 February 2008. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
  3. [3]
    Houston, John (1844). "On the microscopic pathology of cancer". Medical Press Office.
  4. [4]
    "Albert Edward Murray". Edmonson Architects. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
  5. [5]
    Davis Coakley (1995). Baggot Street: A Short History of the Royal City of Dublin Hospital
  6. [6]
    "Hospital To Be Community Care Centre 1987". RTÉ. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
  7. [7]
    "Baggot Street hospital could generate €14 million". Irish Times. 16 September 2015. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
  8. [8]
    "Priceless landmark the HSE is letting rot". Irish Independent. 7 August 2022. Retrieved 21 April 2024.
  9. [9]
    "Primary care centre planned for Baggot Street hospital despite calls to turn vacant building into refugee accommodation". Irish Independent. 9 September 2023. Retrieved 21 April 2024.


Stub icon 1 Stub icon2

This hospital in Ireland related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.
Share this article:

This article uses material from the Wikipedia article Royal_City_of_Dublin_Hospital, and is written by contributors. Text is available under a CC BY-SA 4.0 International License; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.