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Bon Secours Health System
The Bon Secours Health System is the largest private hospital network in Republic of Ireland, Ireland. It was formed in 1993 to co-ordinate the health care facilities in Ireland managed by the Roman Catholic Sisters of Bon Secours. Background The Congregation of the Sisters of Bon Secours was founded in Paris in 1824. One of the first of the congregations of nursing sisters, its object was to nurse the sick in their own homes. The Hyacinthe-Louis de Quélen, Archbishop De Quélen gave the group the name - "''bon secours''" means "good help" in French. Their work soon spread to other French cities such as Lille and Boulogne-Sur-Mer. Catherine O'Ferrall, who was acquainted with their work in Paris, invited the sisters to Ireland. History In 1861, four Sisters of Bon Secours arrived in Dublin and established the congregation's first mission outside France. Their in-home nursing included providing care for the particular patients, and assistance with basic needs for other family mem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bon Secours Sisters
The Congregation of the Sisters of Bon Secours is an international Roman Catholic women's religious congregation for nursing (''gardes malades''), whose declared mission is to care for those who are sick and dying. It was founded by Josephine Potel in 1824, in Paris, France. While the Congregation's stated object is to care for patients from all socio-economic groups, in some territories they only operate for-profit private hospitals. Reflecting their name (''"bon secours"'' means "good help" in French), the Congregation's motto is "Good Help to Those in Need." Initially active in France, the sisters tended the wounded during the Revolution of 1848 and the 1870 Franco-Prussian War, and the sick during the 1893 cholera epidemic in Boulogne-Sur-Mer. In 1832, at the request of the Archbishop of Boulogne, they took charge of an orphanage. Their work expanded to both other countries and other areas of service. The Congregation expanded to Ireland (1861), England (1870), the United St ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sisters Of Bon Secours
The Congregation of the Sisters of Bon Secours is an international Roman Catholic women's religious congregation for nursing (''gardes malades''), whose declared mission is to care for those who are sick and dying. It was founded by Josephine Potel in 1824, in Paris, France. While the Congregation's stated object is to care for patients from all socio-economic groups, in some territories they only operate for-profit private hospitals. Reflecting their name (''"bon secours"'' means "good help" in French), the Congregation's motto is "Good Help to Those in Need." Initially active in France, the sisters tended the wounded during the Revolution of 1848 and the 1870 Franco-Prussian War, and the sick during the 1893 cholera epidemic in Boulogne-Sur-Mer. In 1832, at the request of the Archbishop of Boulogne, they took charge of an orphanage. Their work expanded to both other countries and other areas of service. The Congregation expanded to Ireland (1861), England (1870), the United S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hospital Network
A hospital network is a public, non-profit or for-profit company or organization that provides two or more hospitals and other broad healthcare facilities and services. A hospital network may include hospitals in one or more regions within one or more states within one or more countries. A hospital network has one headquarter, usually within one of the regions served by the network facilities. (The term hospital system or health care system is used more broadly to define the organization of people, institutions, and resources that deliver health care services to meet the health needs of a region or country.) History Some of the earliest hospital networks were affiliated with charitable, religious organizations. The Catholic Church established a hospital network in Medieval Europe that was vastly improved from the merely reciprocal hospitality of the Greeks and family-based obligations of the Romans. These hospitals were established to cater to "particular social groups margina ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bon Secours Hospital, Dublin
The Bon Secours Hospital, Dublin is a private hospital in Glasnevin, Dublin, Ireland. The hospital is part of Bon Secours Mercy Health. This includes sister hospitals in Cork, Galway, Limerick and Tralee. The hospital employs over 140 consultants and sees more than 130,000 patients per year. History The hospital at Glasnevin, which was designed by Jim Barrett, opened in 1951. Services The hospital has over 150 beds, including 135 in-patient beds. There are 30 day case beds, 30 endoscopy beds and 6 oncology day spaces. The hospital has 4 major and 2 minor operating theatres. Services provided include surgery, oncology, cardiology, diagnostic imaging, nutrition and dietetics, histopathology, pharmacy, physiotherapy, and respiratory medicine. Accreditation The hospital was the first in Ireland to receive Joint Commission International accreditation. See also * Bon Secours Hospital, Cork * Bon Secours Hospital, Galway * Bon Secours Hospital, Tralee The Bon Secours Hospital, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bon Secours Health System (USA)
Bon Secours is a not-for-profit Marriottsville, Maryland-based Catholic health system founded in 1983 that owns, manages, or joint ventures 19 acute care hospitals, one psychiatric hospital, five nursing care facilities, four assisted living facilities and 14 home care and hospice programs in seven US states. On September 1, 2018, Bon Secours and Mercy Health combined to become the United States’ fifth largest Catholic health care ministry and one of the nation's 20 largest health care systems. The two systems and their hospitals retained their pre-merger names and branding. The full name of the combined health system iBon Secours Mercy Health Bon Secours Mercy Health headquarters are co-located with Mercy Health in Cincinnati, Ohio. Background The Congregation of the Sisters of Bon Secours was established in 1824 in Paris, France. Their particular apostolate was providing in-home care for the sick and dying. In 1881, the sisters came to Baltimore at the request of James Cardin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Hospitals In Ireland
This is a list of hospitals in the Republic of Ireland. Connacht County Galway & Galway City *Bon Secours Hospital, Galway *Galway Clinic, Galway *Merlin Park University Hospital, Galway *Portiuncula University Hospital, Ballinasloe *University Hospital Galway, Galway County Leitrim *Our Lady's Hospital, Manorhamilton County Mayo *Mayo University Hospital, Castlebar *Ballina District Hospital, Ballina *Swinford District Hospital, Swinford *Belmullet District Hospital, Belmullet *Sacred Heart Hospital, Castlebar County Roscommon * Roscommon University Hospital, Roscommon * Sacred Heart Hospital, Roscommon County Sligo *Sligo University Hospital, Sligo *St. John's Hospital, Sligo *Kingsbridge Private Hospital, Sligo Leinster County Carlow * St. Dympna's Hospital County Dublin & Dublin City *Beacon Hospital *Beaumont Hospital, Dublin *Blackrock Clinic, Blackrock *Bloomfield Care Centre, Rathfarnham *Bon Secours Hospital, Dublin *Cappagh National Orthopaedic Hospi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cincinnati, Ohio
Cincinnati ( ) is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Hamilton County. Settled in 1788, the city is located at the northern side of the confluence of the Licking and Ohio rivers, the latter of which marks the state line with Kentucky. The city is the economic and cultural hub of the Cincinnati metropolitan area. With an estimated population of 2,256,884, it is Ohio's largest metropolitan area and the nation's 30th-largest, and with a city population of 309,317, Cincinnati is the third-largest city in Ohio and 64th in the United States. Throughout much of the 19th century, it was among the top 10 U.S. cities by population, surpassed only by New Orleans and the older, established settlements of the United States eastern seaboard, as well as being the sixth-most populous city from 1840 until 1860. As a rivertown crossroads at the junction of the North, South, East, and West, Cincinnati developed with fewer immigrants and less influence from Europe than Ea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sisters Of The Little Company Of Mary
The Little Company of Mary is a Roman Catholic religious institute of women (also referred to as the Blue Sisters) dedicated to caring for the suffering, the sick and the dying. The order was founded in 1877 in Nottingham, England by Venerable Mary Potter. This religious institute is distinct from Company of Mary–an institute for men (also Roman Catholic) founded by Saint Louis de Montfort in 1713–and the Sisters of the Company of Mary, Our Lady–a women's religious order founded by Saint Jeanne de Lestonnac in 1607. History The Little Company of Mary began in 1877, in an abandoned factory in Hyson Green, Nottingham. Their principal work was the care of the sick and dying.Patrick, Mother Mary. "Sisters of the Little Company of Mary." The Catholic Encyclopedia Vol. 14. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bon Secours Hospital, Galway
The Bon Secours Hospital, Galway is a private hospital in County Galway, Ireland. The hospital is part of Bon Secours Mercy Health. This includes sister hospitals in Cork, Dublin, Limerick and Tralee. The hospital sees over 18,000 patients per annum, comprising 6,000 in-patients and 12,000 day-cases. History Bon Secours Hospital Galway was built in 1954 and was known then as Calvary Hospital. It was owned and managed by the Sisters of the Little Company of Mary until 1985. Following a short closure, the hospital reopened as Galvia Private Hospital in 1986. In 1998, Galvia Private Hospital was purchased by the Bon Secours Health System. Services The hospital had major expansions in 2006 and 2009–2011, and has 120 beds, including 22 day case beds, and provides 4 operating theatres. Services provided include cardiology, clinical neurophysiology Neurophysiology is a branch of physiology and neuroscience that studies nervous system function rather than nervous system architecture. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bon Secours Hospital, Tralee
The Bon Secours Hospital, Tralee is a private hospital in County Kerry, Ireland. The hospital is part of Bon Secours Mercy Health. This includes sister hospitals in Cork, Dublin, Galway and Limerick. History The hospital in Tralee was established by the Bon Secours Sisters in 1921. Services The hospital provides 130 acute-care beds. Services provided include angiography, cardiology, bone densitometry, dietetics, diagnostic imaging, general medicine, intensive care medicine, general surgery, paediatrics, pharmacy, respiratory medicine, physiotherapy, and radiology. Accreditation The hospital received Joint Commission International The Joint Commission is a United States-based nonprofit tax-exempt 501(c) organization that accredits more than 22,000 US health care organizations and programs. The international branch accredits medical services from around the world. A majorit ... accreditation in 2005. References Bon Secours Sisters Hospital buildings completed in 1921 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Republic Of Ireland
Ireland ( ga, Éire ), also known as the Republic of Ireland (), is a country in north-western Europe consisting of 26 of the 32 counties of the island of Ireland. The capital and largest city is Dublin, on the eastern side of the island. Around 2.1 million of the country's population of 5.13 million people resides in the Greater Dublin Area. The sovereign state shares its only land border with Northern Ireland, which is part of the United Kingdom. It is otherwise surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean, with the Celtic Sea to the south, St George's Channel to the south-east, and the Irish Sea to the east. It is a unitary, parliamentary republic. The legislature, the , consists of a lower house, ; an upper house, ; and an elected President () who serves as the largely ceremonial head of state, but with some important powers and duties. The head of government is the (Prime Minister, literally 'Chief', a title not used in English), who is elected by the Dáil and appointed by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
University College Cork
University College Cork – National University of Ireland, Cork (UCC) ( ga, Coláiste na hOllscoile Corcaigh) is a constituent university of the National University of Ireland, and located in Cork. The university was founded in 1845 as one of three Queen's Colleges located in Belfast, Cork, and Galway. It became University College, Cork, under the Irish Universities Act of 1908. The Universities Act 1997 renamed the university as National University of Ireland, Cork, and a Ministerial Order of 1998 renamed the university as University College Cork – National University of Ireland, Cork, though it continues to be almost universally known as University College Cork. Amongst other rankings and awards, the university was named Irish University of the Year by ''The Sunday Times'' on five occasions; most recently in 2017. In 2015, UCC was also named as top performing university by the European Commission funded U-Multirank system, based on obtaining the highest number of "A" sco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
