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History

The hospital was founded by the

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and officially opened by

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, as Mount Carmel Hospital in August 1950. A purpose-built facility was completed in October 1960. In 2002, the hospital received

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accreditation. It was acquired by Harlequin Healthcare, a company controlled by Gerry Conlan who also owned

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and St. Joseph's Hospital,

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, for €50 million in July 2006. Following the acquisition, Conlan's business evolved to become

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. After Conlan's business got into financial difficulties, the

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took control of the hospital in 2010. In January 2014, it was announced that the financial support from National Asset Management Agency propping up the hospital operations was being withdrawn and that the High Court had approved a request to appoint a liquidator. Following the closure of the hospital, the circumstances leading up to the closure were discussed by the

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Joint Committee on Health and Children on 18 February 2014. The hospital was bought by the

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for a reported €11 million in September 2014. It re-opened as a short-stay rehabilitation hospital known as Mount Carmel Community Hospital in September 2015.

Services

Specialities provided include dermatology, dental surgery, otolaryngology (ENT), general surgery, urology, obstetrics and gynaecology, ophthalmology, orthopaedics, pathology, plastic surgery, physiotherapy, and radiology.

References

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