RCSI Hospitals ( ga, Ospidéil RCSI) is one of the hospital groups established by the
Health Service Executive
The Health Service Executive (HSE) ( ga, Feidhmeannacht na Seirbhíse Sláinte) is the publicly funded healthcare system in Ireland, responsible for the provision of health and personal social services. It came into operation on 1 January 2005 ...
in
Ireland
Ireland ( ; ga, Éire ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe, north-western Europe. It is separated from Great Britain to its east by the North Channel (Grea ...
.
History
The grouping of hospitals was announced by the Irish Minister for Health,
Dr. James Reilly TD in May 2013, as part of a restructure of Irish public hospitals and a goal of delivering better patient care.
The Group was given responsibility for the following hospitals:
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Northern Dublin
* Beaumont Hospital
*]Connolly Hospital
The Connolly Hospital Blanchardstown ( ga, Ospidéal Uí Chonghaile Baile Bhlainséir) is a teaching hospital in Blanchardstown, Dublin, Ireland. It is managed by RCSI Hospitals.
History
The hospital, which was initially established as a t ...
, Blanchardstown
Blanchardstown () is a large outer suburb of Dublin in the modern county of Fingal, Ireland. Located northwest of Dublin city centre, it has developed since the 1960s from a small village to a point where Greater Blanchardstown is the largest u ...
*Rotunda Hospital
The Rotunda Hospital ( ga, Ospidéal an Rotunda; legally the Hospital for the Relief of Poor Lying-in Women, Dublin) is a maternity hospital on Parnell Street in Dublin, Ireland, now managed by RCSI Hospitals. The eponymous Rotunda in Parnell S ...
Other northern and eastern counties
*Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda
Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital ( ga, Ospidéal Mhuire Lourdes) is a public hospital located in Drogheda, County Louth, Ireland. It is managed by RCSI Hospitals.
History
The hospital, which was commissioned on the initiative of Mother Mary Marti ...
* Louth County Hospital
*Cavan General Hospital
Cavan General Hospital ( ga, Ospidéal Ginearálta an Chabháin) is a public hospital located in Cavan, County Cavan, Ireland. It is managed by RCSI Hospitals.
History
The hospital was officially opened by Rory O'Hanlon, Minister for Health, i ...
*Monaghan Hospital
Monaghan General Hospital ( ga, Ospidéal Mhuineacháin) is a hospital in the town of Monaghan, County Monaghan, Ireland
Ireland ( ; ga, Éire ; Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the North Atlantic Ocean, in north-western Europe. It i ...
In July 2018, RCSI Hospitals announced a 12-year low in overcrowding.
Services
The Group is headed by a Chief Executive, who is accountable to the National Director for Acute Services in the Health Service Executive,[ The Group's designated cancer centre is Beaumont Hospital.][
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References
External links
Official site
{{Irish hospitals
Hospital networks in Ireland
Health Service Executive
Medical and health organisations based in the Republic of Ireland